William Nigh

Career Overview

William Nigh has 148 screen credits in a career dating back to 1913. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Mr. Wong Collection with 5 titles. Signature works include The Strange Case of Doctor Rx, Black Dragons, The Kid from Kansas. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 148
Birth Date: 1881-10-12
Birth Place: Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

Mr. Wong Collection (5 titles)
Cisco Kid (Gilbert Roland) Collection (3 titles)
East Side Kids Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Patric Knowles (1 collaborations)
Lionel Atwill (1 collaborations)
Anne Gwynne (1 collaborations)
Mantan Moreland (1 collaborations)
Samuel S. Hinds (1 collaborations)
Mona Barrie (1 collaborations)
Shemp Howard (1 collaborations)
Paul Cavanagh (1 collaborations)
Edmund MacDonald (1 collaborations)
John Gallaudet (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (112 credits)
- The Nest
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Stage Struck
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1948
- Riding the California Trail
  director
  
  directing
  
  1947
- South of Monterey
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- Partners in Time
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- The Gay Cavalier
  director
  
  directing
  
  1946
- Allotment Wives
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Divorce
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Forever Yours
  director
  
  directing
  
  1945
- Are These Our Parents?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Trocadero
  director
  
  directing
  
  1944
- Where Are Your Children?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- The Underdog
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- The Ghost and the Guest
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Corregidor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1943
- Lady from Chungking
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- City of Silent Men
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Tough as They Come
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Escape from Hong Kong
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Black Dragons
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Mr. Wise Guy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1942
- Zis Boom Bah
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- Mob Town
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- The Kid from Kansas
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- No Greater Sin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- Secret Evidence
  director
  
  directing
  
  1941
- The Ape
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- Doomed to Die
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- Son of the Navy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- The Fatal Hour
  director
  
  directing
  
  1940
- Mutiny in the Big House
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- Mr. Wong in Chinatown
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- Streets of New York
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- The Mystery of Mr. Wong
  director
  
  directing
  
  1939
- I Am a Criminal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Gangster's Boy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Mr. Wong, Detective
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Romance of the Limberlost
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Female Fugitive
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Rose of the Rio Grande
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- Boy of the Streets
  director
  
  directing
  
  1938
- A Bride for Henry
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Atlantic Flight
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Hoosier Schoolboy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- The 13th Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- The Law Commands
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- Bill Cracks Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  1937
- North of Nome
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Crash Donovan
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- Don’t Get Personal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1936
- The Old Homestead
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- His Night Out
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- She Gets Her Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Dizzy Dames
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- The Headline Woman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Without Children
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Sweepstake Annie
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- The Mysterious Mr. Wong
  director
  
  directing
  
  1935
- Two Heads on a Pillow
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Once to Every Bachelor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Monte Carlo Nights
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- City Limits
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- House of Mystery
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- School for Girls
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- Mystery Liner
  director
  
  directing
  
  1934
- He Couldn't Take It
  director
  
  directing
  
  1933
- Men Are Such Fools
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Border Devils
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- Without Honor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1932
- The Sea Ghost
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- The Lightning Flyer
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- The Single Sin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1931
- Fighting Thru
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Today
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Lord Byron of Broadway
  director
  
  directing
  
  1930
- Thunder
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Desert Nights
  director
  
  directing
  
  1929
- Four Walls
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Across to Singapore
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- The Law of the Range
  director
  
  directing
  
  1928
- Mr. Wu
  director
  
  directing
  
  1927
- The Fire Brigade
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Casey of the Coast Guard
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- The Little Giant
  director
  
  directing
  
  1926
- Born Rich
  director
  
  directing
  
  1924
- Marriage Morals
  director
  
  directing
  
  1923
- Notoriety
  director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- Your Best Friend
  director
  
  directing
  
  1922
- School Days
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- Why Girls Leave Home
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- The Soul of Man
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- Skinning Skinners
  director
  
  directing
  
  1921
- Democracy: The Vision Restored
  director
  
  directing
  
  1920
- Beware!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- The Fighting Roosevelts
  director
  
  directing
  
  1919
- My Four Years in Germany
  director
  
  directing
  
  1918
- Thou Shalt Not Steal
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- Wife Number Two
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Slave
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- The Blue Streak
  director
  
  directing
  
  1917
- Life's Shadows
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- The Child of Destiny
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- The Kiss of Hate
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- Her Debt of Honor
  director
  
  directing
  
  1916
- A Yellow Streak
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- Emmy of Stork's Nest
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- A Royal Family
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- Story of Jewel City
  director
  
  directing
  
  1915
- Salomy Jane
  director
  
  directing
  
  1914
writing (18 credits)
- Forever Yours
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1945
- The Sea Ghost
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1931
- Born Rich
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1924
- Marriage Morals
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1923
- Notoriety
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1922
- Rags to Riches
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1922
- Your Best Friend
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1922
- School Days
  story
  
  writing
  
  1921
- Why Girls Leave Home
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1921
- My Four Years in Germany
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1918
- Wife Number Two
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1917
- The Slave
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1917
- The Blue Streak
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1917
- Life's Shadows
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1916
- The Child of Destiny
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1916
- Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1916
- Her Debt of Honor
  scenario writer
  
  writing
  
  1916
- A Yellow Streak
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1915
production (4 credits)
- Desert Nights
  producer
  
  production
  
  1929
- Across to Singapore
  producer
  
  production
  
  1928
- Mr. Wu
  producer
  
  production
  
  1927
- Born Rich
  producer
  
  production
  
  1924
actors (13 credits)
- The Soul of Man
  David Fortune
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1921
- Democracy: The Vision Restored
  David Fortune
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1920
- Beware!
  German Officer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1919
- The Rainbow Trail
  Shad
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1918
- My Four Years in Germany
  Socialist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1918
- The Blue Streak
  The Blue Streak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1917
- Life's Shadows
  Martin Bradley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1916
- Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
  Buttsy Gallagher
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1916
- Her Debt of Honor
  Olin Varcoe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1916
- A Royal Family
  Minister of Police
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1915
- Salomy Jane
  Rufe Waters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1914
- The Star Boarder
  Boarder (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1914
- The Waiters' Picnic
  The Head Waiter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1913
editing (1 credits)
- Kaiser's Finish
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1918