William Nigh
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| Born | Emil Kreuske October 12, 1881 Berlin, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1955 (aged 74) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Will Nigh William Nye |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1913–1948 |
William Nigh, born Emil Kreuske (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".
Biography
Nigh was born Emil KreuskeUniversal and Republic Pictures. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career.
His films included .
Nigh died in Burbank, California at the age of 74.
Partial filmography
Director
- Salomy Jane (1914)
- Mignon (1915)
- A Royal Family (1915)
- Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
- A Yellow Streak (1915)
- Her Debt of Honor (1916)
- The Kiss of Hate (1916)
- The Child of Destiny (1916)
- Notorious Gallagher (1916)
- Life's Shadows (1916)
- The Blue Streak (1917)
- The Slave (1917)
- Wife Number Two (1917)
- Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917)
- My Four Years in Germany (1918)
- The Fighting Roosevelts (1919)
- Beware! (1919)
- School Days (1921)
- Skinning Skinners (1921)
- Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
- Notoriety (1922)
- Your Best Friend (1922)
- Marriage Morals (1923)
- Born Rich (1924)
- Fear-Bound (1925)
- Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
- The Fire Brigade (1926)
- The Little Giant (1926)
- The Nest (1927)
- Mr. Wu (1927)
- Across to Singapore (1928)
- Four Walls (1928)
- The Law of the Range (1928)
- Desert Nights (1929)
- Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
- Today (1930)
- Fighting Thru (1930)
- The Single Sin (1931)
- The Lightning Flyer (1931)
- Border Devils (1932)
- Men Are Such Fools (1932)
- He Couldn't Take It (1933)
- City Limits (1934)
- Mystery Liner (1934)
- Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
- Once to Every Bachelor (1934)
- School for Girls (1935)
- The Headline Woman (1935)
- Without Children (1935)
- She Gets Her Man (1935)
- Bill Cracks Down (1937)
- The 13th Man (1937)
- Boy of the Streets (1937)
- A Bride for Henry (1937)
- Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)
- Female Fugitive (1938)
- Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
- Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
- Gangster's Boy (1938)
- I Am a Criminal (1938)
- The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
- Streets of New York (1939)
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
- Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
- The Fatal Hour (1940)
- Doomed to Die (1940)
- The Ape (1940)
- Son of the Navy (1940)
- No Greater Sin (1941)
- The Kid from Kansas (1941)
- Secret Evidence (1941)
- Zis Boom Bah (1941)
- Mob Town (1941)
- Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
- Black Dragons (1942)
- Escape from Hong Kong (1942)
- Tough As They Come(1942)
- City of Silent Men (1942)
- Lady from Chungking (1942)
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
- Corregidor (1943)
- The Underdog (1943)
- Where Are Your Children? (1943)
- Trocadero (1944)
- Are These Our Parents?(1944)
- Divorce (1945)
- Allotment Wives (1945)
- Forever Yours (1945)
- Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
- Partners in Time (1946)
- South of Monterey (1946)
- The Gay Cavalier (1946)
- Riding the California Trail (1947)
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
- Stage Struck (1948)
Actor
- Mary Magdalene (1914)
- Salomy Jane (1914) - Rufe Waters
- A Royal Family (1915) - Minister of Police
- Her Debt of Honor (1916) - Olin Varcoe
- Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916) - Buttsy Gallagher
- Life's Shadows (1916) - Martin Bradley
- The Blue Streak (1917) - The Blue Streak
- My Four Years in Germany (1918) - Socialist
- The Rainbow Trail (1918) - Shad
- Beware! (1919) - German Officer
- Democracy: The Vision Restored (1920) - David Fortune
- Among the Missing (1923) - The Deserter
- Fear-Bound (1925) - Jim Tumble (final film role)
References
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p. 393 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Nigh.
- William Nigh at IMDb
- William Nigh at Find a Grave
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