William Nigh was an American

United States

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 film

Film

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 director

Film director

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, writer

Screenwriter

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, and actor

Actor

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. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye".

He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin

Berlin, Wisconsin

Berlin is a city in Green Lake and Waushara Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,305 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Berlin in Green Lake County; only a small portion of the city extends into the Town of Aurora in Waushara...

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His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane

Salomy Jane (1914 film)

Salomy Jane is a Western feature film based on Bret Harte's 1898 novella of the same name. The film is the only known surviving complete work of Beatriz Michelena and the California Motion Picture Corporation.-Plot:...

. 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

Mr. Wise Guy

Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film starring The East Side Kids and directed by William Nigh.-Plot:After being falsely accused of stealing a truck, the East Side Kids are sentenced to a reform camp. Meanwhile, Danny's brother, Bill Collins, is accused of murder...

, Thunder

Thunder (film)

Thunder is a melodrama film released by MGM, starring Lon Chaney.Directed by William Nigh, it is noteworthy for several reasons. First, it was Chaney's penultimate film appearance and his last silent film, as well as one of the very last films of the silent era...

, Black Dragons

Black Dragons

Black Dragons is a 1942 American film directed by William Nigh and starring Bela Lugosi, Loan Barclay, and George Pembroke. The Black Dragon Society also appears in Let's Get Tough! a 1942 East Side Kids film made by the same team of writer Harvey Gates and producer Sam Katzman.-Plot :It is prior...

, Corregidor

Corregidor (1943 film)

Corregidor is an American war film directed by William Nigh and starring Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, and Donald Woods. The film is set in December 1941 through May 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.-Cast:...

, Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective is a 1938 crime film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Boris Karloff - Mr. James Lee Wong* Grant Withers - Captain Sam Street* Maxine Jennings - Myra Ross, Dayton's Secretary...

, The Mystery of Mr. Wong

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

The Mystery of Mr. Wong is a 1939 mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Plot:The second in the series of Mr. Wong features starring Boris Karloff finds wealthy gem-collector Brandon Edwards gaining possession of the largest star sapphire in the world, the 'Eye of the...

, Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Boris Karloff - Mr. James Lee Wong* Marjorie Reynolds - Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan * Grant Withers - Police Capt. Bill Street...

, Lady from Chungking

Lady from Chungking

The Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American War film.-Synopsis:The film tells the story of an aristocratic Chinese woman leading a group of Chinese fighters against Japan during World War II.-Cast:* Anna May Wong... Kwan Mei...

, The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour is a 1940 American thriller/ crime drama film. It was directed by William Nigh, and starred Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, and Marjorie Reynolds.The film is also known as Mr. Wong at Headquarters in the United Kingdom.-Cast:...

, The Ape

The Ape

The Ape is a 1940 American horror film made for Monogram Pictures, co-written by Curt Siodmak and starring Boris Karloff.-Plot outline:Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal fluid from a human to complete the formula for his...

, Doomed to Die

Doomed to Die

Doomed to Die is a 1940 horror-mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Boris Karloff - James Lee Wong* Marjorie Reynolds - Roberta 'Bobbie' Logan* Grant Withers - Capt...

, Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway

Lord Byron of Broadway , also known as What Price Melody?, is an American musical drama film, directed by Harry Beaumont and William Nigh...

, and Casey of the Coast Guard

Casey of the Coast Guard

Casey of the Coast Guard is a 1926 action genre silent film, released in ten chapters. Directed by William Nigh and written by Lewis Allen Browne. The film is presumed to be lost.-Plot:...

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He died in Burbank, California

Burbank, California

Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

at the age of 74.

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