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William Nigh

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Known For

74 Years Old

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.

Born

Berlin, Wisconsin, USA on 12th October 1881

Died

27th November 1955

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My Four Years in Germany Image
My Four Years in Germany
Socialist
The Waiters' Picnic Image
The Waiters' Picnic
The Head Waiter
The Star Boarder Image
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph Image
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Buttsy Gallagher
The Rainbow Trail Image
The Rainbow Trail
Shad
A Royal Family Image
A Royal Family
Minister of Police
Salomy Jane Image
Salomy Jane
Rufe Waters
No Image
Her Debt of Honor
Olin Varcoe
The Soul of Man Image
The Soul of Man
David Fortune
Beware! Image
Beware!
German Officer
Democracy: The Vision Restored Image
Democracy: The Vision Restored
David Fortune