Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Acting • Born 1905-02-16 – Died 1987-11-08

Acting0Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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.

Filmography

98 credits
Warlock

Warlock

Movie • 1959

Townsman (uncredited)

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Movie • 1969

Onlooker at Park (uncredited)

Teenage Millionaire

Teenage Millionaire

Movie • 1961

Boxer in Gym (uncredited)

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

Movie • 1949

Handler (uncredited)

The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

Movie • 1942

Townsman (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

Movie • 1944

Townsman (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

Movie • 1961

Reception Guest (uncredited)

The Street with No Name

The Street with No Name

Movie • 1948

Prisoner (Uncredited)

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

Movie • 1965

Bar Patron (uncredited)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Movie • 1969

Townsman (uncredited)

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

Movie • 1965

Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)

Pardners

Pardners

Movie • 1956

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Movie • 1970

Hardrock

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

Movie • 1963

Townsman (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

Movie • 1954

Citizen (uncredited)

Youth on Parole

Youth on Parole

Movie • 1937

Convict (uncredited)

Raton Pass

Raton Pass

Movie • 1951

Cowhand (uncredited)

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

Movie • 1937

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Movie • 1969

First Trainer

Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

Movie • 1960

Funny Girl

Funny Girl

Movie • 1968

Vendor (uncredited)

13 West Street

13 West Street

Movie • 1962

Barfly (uncredited)

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

Movie • 1948

Short Grass

Short Grass

Movie • 1950

Townsman (uncredited)

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

Movie • 1940

The Young Stranger

The Young Stranger

Movie • 1957

Detective (uncredited)

Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

Movie • 1963

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Accused

The Accused

Movie • 1949

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley

Gasoline Alley

Movie • 1951

Workman (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

Movie • 1955

Gangster (uncredited)

Station West

Station West

Movie • 1948

Townsman (uncredited)

Mister 880

Mister 880

Movie • 1950

Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)

The Best Man

The Best Man

Movie • 1964

Man at Pool (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

Movie • 1967

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Luv

Luv

Movie • 1967

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Pinky

Pinky

Movie • 1949

Man (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Movie • 1958

Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

Movie • 1952

Boxing Spectator (uncredited)

A Likely Story

A Likely Story

Movie • 1947

Gym Attendant (uncredited)

The Payoff

The Payoff

Movie • 1942

Hood (uncredited)

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

Movie • 1962

Inmate (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Movie • 1940

Minor Role (uncredited)

Motor Patrol

Motor Patrol

Movie • 1950

Police Officer (uncredited)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Movie • 1962

Townsman (uncredited)

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

Movie • 1959

Barfly (uncredited)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Movie • 1966

Townsman (uncredited)

Dark Command

Dark Command

Movie • 1940

Guerrilla

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

Movie • 1956

Barker (uncredited)

The Square Jungle

The Square Jungle

Movie • 1955

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

Movie • 1936

Game Spectator

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

Movie • 1957

Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)

The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

Movie • 1967

Barfly (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie • 1956

Saloon Patron (uncredited)

The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo

Movie • 1939

Boxer

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

Movie • 1952

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Movie • 1947

Audience Member (uncredited)

The Clones

The Clones

Movie • 1973

Laboratory Guard

Song of Arizona

Song of Arizona

Movie • 1946

Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)

Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana

Movie • 1941

Lottery Thug (uncredited)

Go West, Young Lady

Go West, Young Lady

Movie • 1941

Townsman

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

Movie • 1954

Henchman Montana

Twisted Nightmare

Twisted Nightmare

Movie • 1987

Sheriff

The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Movie • 1968

Townsman (uncredited)

Ringside

Ringside

Movie • 1949

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Mule Feathers

Mule Feathers

Movie • 1977

Card Player

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

Movie • 1943

Townsman (uncredited)

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

Movie • 1948

Worshiper

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

Movie • 1939

Olsen, Welterweight Champ

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

Movie • 1949

Bookie (uncredited)

Mystery Street

Mystery Street

Movie • 1950

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

Movie • 1937

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

Movie • 1959

Police Officer (uncredited)

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

Movie • 1968

Gambler

Black Legion

Black Legion

Movie • 1937

Legion Member (uncredited)

The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones

Movie • 1956

Townsman (uncredited)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Movie • 1960

Roustabout

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

Movie • 1958

Guard (uncredited)

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

Movie • 1959

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Albuquerque

Albuquerque

Movie • 1948

Wayne's Man (uncredited)

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Movie • 1962

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps

Movie • 1975

(as Kid Chissell)

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

Movie • 1949

Henchman

The Baron of Arizona

The Baron of Arizona

Movie • 1950

Townsman (uncredited)

Return of the Gunfighter

Return of the Gunfighter

Movie • 1967

Barfly (uncredited)

The Outriders

The Outriders

Movie • 1950

Prisoner (uncredited)

The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Movie • 1968

Stagehand (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

Man from God's Country

Movie • 1958

Townsman (uncredited)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Movie • 1939

Convict (uncredited)

Pursued

Pursued

Movie • 1947

Townsman (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

Movie • 1954

Townsman (uncredited)

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Movie • 1936

Guard

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

Movie • 1966

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dillinger

Dillinger

Movie • 1945

Watchman (uncredited)

The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

Movie • 1947

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out

Movie • 1966

Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1959

Man in Park

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

TV • 1957

Barfly (uncredited)

Get Smart

Get Smart

TV • 1965

Tourist (uncredited)

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