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William Nigh(1881-1955)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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William Nigh
William Nigh was born on 12 October 1881 in Berlin, Wisconsin, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Born Rich (1924), Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916) and School Days (1921). He died on 27 November 1955 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornOctober 12, 1881
DiedNovember 27, 1955(74)
BornOctober 12, 1881
DiedNovember 27, 1955(74)
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Known for

Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor in Born Rich (1924)
Born Rich
  • Director
  • 1924
William Nigh and Marguerite Snow in Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
4.8
  • Director
  • 1916
Wesley Barry and Arline Blackburn in School Days (1921)
School Days
  • Director
  • 1921
Edward Brophy, Hugh O'Connell, and Zasu Pitts in She Gets Her Man (1935)
She Gets Her Man
7.2
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Director

  • Pamela Blake, Ralph Byrd, John Gallaudet, Audrey Long, Wanda McKay, Conrad Nagel, and Kane Richmond in Stage Struck (1948)
    Stage Struck
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Don Castle, Elyse Knox, and Regis Toomey in I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Teala Loring and Gilbert Roland in Riding the California Trail (1947)
    Riding the California Trail
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Ramsay Ames and Gilbert Roland in Beauty and the Bandit (1946)
    Beauty and the Bandit
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Marjorie Riordan and Gilbert Roland in South of Monterey (1946)
    South of Monterey
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Pamela Blake, Norris Goff, John James, and Chester Lauck in Partners in Time (1946)
    Partners in Time
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Ramsay Ames and Gilbert Roland in The Gay Cavalier (1946)
    The Gay Cavalier
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Kay Francis in Allotment Wives (1945)
    Allotment Wives
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Bruce Cabot and Kay Francis in Divorce (1945)
    Divorce
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Mary Boland, Johnny Mack Brown, Frank Craven, Johnny Downs, Conrad Nagel, C. Aubrey Smith, and Gale Storm in Forever Yours (1945)
    Forever Yours
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Ivan Lebedeff, Noel Neill, Robin Raymond, Lyle Talbot, and Helen Vinson in Are These Our Parents? (1944)
    Are These Our Parents?
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Johnny Downs and Rosemary Lane in Trocadero (1944)
    Trocadero
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Jackie Cooper, Johnny Duncan, Evelynne Eaton, Ethelreda Leopold, John Litel, Gertrude Michael, Patricia Morison, and Gale Storm in Where Are Your Children? (1943)
    Where Are Your Children?
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Bobby Larson, Barton MacLane, and Jan Wiley in The Underdog (1943)
    The Underdog
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1943
  • James Dunn, Robert Bice, Sam McDaniel, and Florence Rice in The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
    The Ghost and the Guest
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1943

Actor

  • William Nigh in Fear-Bound (1925)
    Fear-Bound
    • Jim Tumble (as Will Nigh)
    • 1925
  • Lucille La Verne and William Nigh in Among the Missing (1923)
    Among the Missing
    Short
    • The Deserter
    • 1923
  • The Soul of Man (1921)
    The Soul of Man
    • David Fortune
    • 1921
  • Democracy: The Vision Restored (1920)
    Democracy: The Vision Restored
    • David Fortune
    • 1920
  • Beware! (1919)
    Beware!
    • German Officer
    • 1919
  • William Farnum in The Rainbow Trail (1918)
    The Rainbow Trail
    5.0
    • Shad (as William Nye)
    • 1918
  • My Four Years in Germany (1918)
    My Four Years in Germany
    5.7
    • Socialist
    • 1918
  • William Nigh and Violet Palmer in The Blue Streak (1917)
    The Blue Streak
    • The Blue Streak
    • 1917
  • William Nigh in Life's Shadows (1916)
    Life's Shadows
    • Martin Bradley
    • 1916
  • William Nigh and Marguerite Snow in Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph (1916)
    Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
    4.8
    • Buttsy Gallagher
    • 1916
  • Valli Valli in Her Debt of Honor (1916)
    Her Debt of Honor
    • Olin Varcoe
    • 1916
  • A Royal Family
    • Minister of Police
    • 1915
  • Salomy Jane (1914)
    Salomy Jane
    5.9
    • Rufe Waters
    • 1914
  • The Passing of Izzy
    Short
    • Izzy (as Bill Nye)
    • 1914
  • The Star Boarder (1914)
    The Star Boarder
    5.2
    Short
    • Boarder (uncredited)
    • 1914

Writer

  • Mary Boland, Johnny Mack Brown, Frank Craven, Johnny Downs, Conrad Nagel, C. Aubrey Smith, and Gale Storm in Forever Yours (1945)
    Forever Yours
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1945
  • Alan Hale and Laura La Plante in The Sea Ghost (1931)
    The Sea Ghost
    5.1
    • dialogue
    • 1931
  • The Little Giant (1926)
    The Little Giant
    • adaptation
    • 1926
  • William Nigh in Fear-Bound (1925)
    Fear-Bound
    • story
    • 1925
  • Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor in Born Rich (1924)
    Born Rich
    • scenario
    • 1924
  • Marriage Morals (1923)
    Marriage Morals
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Maurine Powers in Notoriety (1922)
    Notoriety
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Wesley Barry in Rags to Riches (1922)
    Rags to Riches
    • scenario
    • 1922
  • Vera Gordon in Your Best Friend (1922)
    Your Best Friend
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1922
  • Wesley Barry and Arline Blackburn in School Days (1921)
    School Days
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1921
  • Anna Q. Nilsson in Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
    Why Girls Leave Home
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • My Four Years in Germany (1918)
    My Four Years in Germany
    5.7
    • scenario
    • 1918
  • Valeska Suratt in Wife Number Two (1917)
    Wife Number Two
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Valeska Suratt in The Slave (1917)
    The Slave
    4.8
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • William Nigh and Violet Palmer in The Blue Streak (1917)
    The Blue Streak
    • Writer
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Will Nigh
  • Born
    • October 12, 1881
    • Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
  • Died
    • November 27, 1955
    • Burbank, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 12 Articles

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    An original member of the Keystone Kops.
  • Nickname
    • Bill

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