William Nigh
Age: 74 | From: Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1881-10-12 03:27:50
Death: 1955-11-27 03:27:50
Aliases: Emil Kreuske , Will Nigh , William Nye
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
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Movie Involvements: 122
TV Involvements: 0
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Biography
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin. His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane. He acted in 8 more films in the 1910s and two more in the 1920s, but directed a total of 119 films, the last in 1948. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career. His films included Mr. Wise Guy, Thunder, Black Dragons, Corregidor, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Lady from Chungking, The Fatal Hour, The Ape, Doomed to Die, Lord Byron of Broadway, and Casey of the Coast Guard. He died in Burbank, California at the age of 74. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Nigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Fatal Hour
(1940) Director
The Ape
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown
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Mr. Wong, Detective
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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(1942) Director
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
(1939) Director
Across to Singapore
(1928) Producer
Corregidor
(1943) DirectorActing
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| 1920 | David Fortune | |
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