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William Nigh (1881–1955)

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Emil Kreuske
in Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

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(age 74) in Burbank, California, USA
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1948 Stage Struck
 
1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
 
1947 Riding the California Trail
 
1946 Beauty and the Bandit
 
1946 South of Monterey
 
1946 Partners in Time
 
1946 The Gay Cavalier
 
1945 Allotment Wives
 
1945 Divorce
 
1945 Forever Yours
 
1944 Are These Our Parents?
 
1944 Trocadero
 
1943 Where Are Your Children?
 
1943 The Underdog
 
1943 The Ghost and the Guest
 
1943 Corregidor
 
1942 Lady from Chungking
 
1942 City of Silent Men
 
1942 Tough As They Come
 
1942 Escape from Hong Kong
 
1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
 
1942 Black Dragons
 
1942 Mr. Wise Guy
 
1941 Zis Boom Bah
 
1941 Mob Town
 
1941 The Kid from Kansas
 
1941 No Greater Sin
 
1941 Secret Evidence
 
1940 The Ape
 
1940 Doomed to Die
 
1940 Son of the Navy
 
1940 The Fatal Hour
 
1939 Mutiny in the Big House
 
1939 Mr. Wong in Chinatown
 
1939 Streets of New York
 
1939 The Mystery of Mr. Wong
 
1939 Phantom Submarine U67
 
1938 I Am a Criminal
 
1938 Gangster's Boy
 
1938 Mr. Wong, Detective
 
1938 Romance of the Limberlost
 
1938 Female Fugitive
 
1938 Rose of the Rio Grande
 
1937 Boy of the Streets
 
1937 A Bride for Henry
 
1937 Atlantic Flight
 
1937 Hoosier Schoolboy
 
1937 The 13th Man
 
1937 The Law Commands
 
1937 Bill Cracks Down
 
1936 North of Nome
 
1936 Crash Donovan
 
1936 Don't Get Personal
 
1935 The Old Homestead
 
1935 His Night Out
 
1935 She Gets Her Man
 
1935 Dizzy Dames
 
1935 The Headline Woman
 
1935 Without Children
 
1935 Sweepstake Annie
 
1934 The Mysterious Mr. Wong
 
1934 Two Heads on a Pillow
 
1934 Once to Every Bachelor
 
1934 Monte Carlo Nights
 
1934 City Limits
 
1934 House of Mystery
 
1934 School for Girls
 
1934 Mystery Liner
 
1933 He Couldn't Take It
 
1932 Men Are Such Fools
 
1932 The Night Rider (uncredited)
 
1932 Border Devils
 
1932 Without Honor
 
1931 The Sea Ghost
 
1931 Lightning Flyer
 
1931 Dangerous Daze (short)
 
1931 The Single Sin
 
1930 Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878
 
1930 Today
 
1930 Lord Byron of Broadway
 
1929 Thunder
 
1929 Desert Nights
 
1928 Four Walls
 
1928 Across to Singapore
 
1928 The Law of the Range
 
1927 The Nest
 
1927 Mr. Wu
 
1926 The Fire Brigade
 
1926 Free Kisses
 
1926 Casey of the Coast Guard
 
1926 The Little Giant
 
1925 Fear-Bound
 
1924 Born Rich
 
1924 Her Memory (short)
 
1924 The Guest (short)
 
1923 Among the Missing
 
1923 Marriage Morals
 
1922 Notoriety
 
1922 Your Best Friend
 
1921/II School Days
 
1921 Why Girls Leave Home
 
1921 The Soul of Man
 
1921 Skinning Skinners
 
1920 Democracy: The Vision Restored
 
1919 Beware!
 
1919 The Fighting Roosevelts
 
1918 My Four Years in Germany
 
1917 Thou Shalt Not Steal
 
1917 Wife Number Two
 
1917/I The Slave
 
1917 The Blue Streak
 
1916 Life's Shadows
 
1916 The Child of Destiny
 
1916 Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
 
1916 The Kiss of Hate
 
1916 Her Debt of Honor
 
1915 A Yellow Streak
 
1915 Emmy of Stork's Nest
 
1915 A Royal Family
 
1915 Story of Jewel City (short)
 
1914 Salomy Jane
 
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1925 Fear-Bound
Jim Tumble (as Will Nigh)
 
1920 Democracy: The Vision Restored
David Fortune
 
1919 Beware!
German Officer
 
1918 The Rainbow Trail
Shad (as William Nye)
 
1918 My Four Years in Germany
Socialist
 
1917 The Blue Streak
The Blue Streak
 
1916 Life's Shadows
Martin Bradley
 
1916 Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Buttsy Gallagher
 
1916 Her Debt of Honor
Olin Varcoe
 
1915 A Royal Family
Minister of Police
 
1914 Salomy Jane
Rufe Waters
 
1914 The Passing of Izzy (short)
Izzy (as Bill Nye)
 
1914/II The Star Boarder (short)
Boarder (uncredited)
 
1914 In the Spider's Web (short)
Jack - the Ex-Convict
 
1914 Atonement (short)
Felix
 
1914 The Rival Barbers (short)
 
1914 The Reform Candidate (short)
 
1914/II The Higher Law (short)
Jack Byrnes - a Detective
 
1914 The Clerk (short)
John Grey - the Clerk
 
1914 A Turn of the Cards (short)
Taylor - Richards' Assistant
 
1914 Mary Magdalene (short)
Syrius Superbus (as William Nye)
 
1914 The Vengeance of Najerra (short)
Leandro
 
1914 The Power of the Mind (short)
The Doctor
 
1914 The Lackey (short)
The Escaped Prisoner
 
1914 Educating His Daughters (short)
 
1913 The Pride of the Force (short)
The Escaped Lunatic
 
1913 Mrs. Brown's Burglar (short)
 
1913 The God of Tomorrow (short) (as K. Yamamoto)
 
1913 The Rival Pitchers (short)
Mike - the Pitcher
 
1913 A Warm Welcome (short)
 
1913 Levinsky's Holiday (short)
Levinksy
 
1913 The Oath of Tsuru San (short)
Yokosawa
 
1913 A Mix-Up in Pedigrees (short)
Paul Devere
 
1913 The Firebugs (short)
Izzy, the Firebug
 
1913 The Waiters' Picnic (short)
The Head Waiter
 
Show ShowWriter (21 titles)
1945 Forever Yours (screenplay / story)
 
1939 Phantom Submarine U67
 
1931 The Sea Ghost (dialogue)
 
1925 Fear-Bound
 
1924 Born Rich
 
1923 Marriage Morals (writer)
 
1922 Notoriety
 
1922 Rags to Riches
 
1922 Your Best Friend (screenplay / story)
 
1921/II School Days (screenplay / story)
 
1921 Why Girls Leave Home
 
1917 Wife Number Two (scenario)
 
1917/I The Slave (scenario)
 
1917 The Blue Streak
 
1916 Life's Shadows (scenario)
 
1916 The Child of Destiny
 
1916 Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (scenario)
 
1916 Her Debt of Honor (scenario)
 
1915 A Yellow Streak (scenario)
 
1915 Story of Jewel City (short) (story)
 
1913 The Oath of Tsuru San (short) (story)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1929 Desert Nights (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Across to Singapore (producer - uncredited)
 
1927 Mr. Wu (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 Born Rich (producer)
 
1916 Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (2 titles)
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1918 Kaiser's Finish (supervisor)
 

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