Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Biography
Noble "Kid" Chissell (February 16, 1905 – November 8, 1987) was a boxing champion, actor, and dance marathon champion. Chissell, former U.S. Navy Middleweight Boxing Champ (1932), received an award in 1982 for having over 1,000 screen credits. As a prizefighter he once fought "Packy East", later known as Bob Hope. Even earlier he won the 1928 World Marathon Dance Champion contest. He first gained international prominence as the villainous sulky driver, "Flea-Flit Dryer", in the film Home in Indiana, opposite Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Lon McAllister, June Haver, and Jeanne Crain. Numerous other motion pictures include his portrayal of a middle-weight champ in Ex-Champ, prison guard with Susan Hayward in I Want to Live!, a gambler in Guys and Dolls, police officer Noble in The Big Chase, and deputy sheriff with Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou. In the first and sixth episodes of Disney's World of Color series, Gallegher, Chissell played the Irish fight referee and jailer opposite Edmond O'Brien. He was croupier at the roulette game in "Tiger by the Tail", one of the Gunsmoke episodes. Life of Riley, Dragnet, and Playhouse 90 and People's Court were other series Chissell worked in.
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Movies (48)
Twisted Nightmare
as Sheriff
1987
Mule Feathers
as Card Player
1977
Timber Tramps
as (as Kid Chissell)
1975
The Clones
as Laboratory Guard
1973
Bigfoot
as Hardrock
1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as First Trainer
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Townsman (uncredited)
1969
Sweet Charity
as Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
1969
Funny Girl
as Vendor (uncredited)
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Stagehand (uncredited)
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Townsman (uncredited)
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Gambler
1968
Valley of the Dolls
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1967
The Last Challenge
as Barfly (uncredited)
1967
Luv
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1967
Return of the Gunfighter
as Barfly (uncredited)
1967
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Townsman (uncredited)
1966
The Cincinnati Kid
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1965
Cat Ballou
as Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
1965
The Best Man
as Man at Pool (uncredited)
1964
The Man from Galveston
as Townsman (uncredited)
1963
Twilight of Honor
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Inmate (uncredited)
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townsman (uncredited)
1962
13 West Street
as Barfly (uncredited)
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
1961
Teenage Millionaire
as Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
1961
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Roustabout
1960
Beloved Infidel
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
1959
Warlock
as Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Some Like It Hot
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1959
Rio Bravo
as Barfly (uncredited)
1959
The Last Hurrah
as Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
1958
I Want to Live!
as Guard (uncredited)
1958
Man from God's Country
as Townsman (uncredited)
1958
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
1957
The Young Stranger
as Detective (uncredited)
1957
Friendly Persuasion
as Barker (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Patron (uncredited)
1956
Pardners
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1956
The Proud Ones
as Townsman (uncredited)
1956
The Square Jungle
1955
Guys and Dolls
as Gangster (uncredited)
1955
The Silver Chalice
as Citizen (uncredited)
1954
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
1954
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Henchman Montana
1954
