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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Born
February 16, 1905
Died
November 8, 1987
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.
Known For
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Barfly (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Townsman (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Gambler
Warlock
(1959)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
(1955)
Gangster (uncredited)
Marked Woman
(1937)
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Inmate (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
(1968)
Vendor (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
To Mary - with Love
(1936)
Game Spectator
Black Legion
(1937)
Legion Member (uncredited)
Youth on Parole
(1937)
Convict (uncredited)
Marked Woman
(1937)
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
(1939)
Olsen, Welterweight Champ
The Kid from Kokomo
(1939)
Boxer
The Leather Pushers
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dark Command
(1940)
Guerrilla
Go West, Young Lady
(1941)
Townsman
Lady from Louisiana
(1941)
Lottery Thug (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Payoff
(1942)
Hood (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
(1943)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
(1944)
Townsman (uncredited)
Song of Arizona
(1946)
Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
A Likely Story
(1947)
Gym Attendant (uncredited)
The Street with No Name
(1948)
Prisoner (Uncredited)
Station West
(1948)
Townsman (uncredited)
Albuquerque
(1948)
Wayne's Man (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
(1948)
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Worshiper
Pinky
(1949)
Man (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
(1949)
Bookie (uncredited)
Ringside
(1949)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
The Set-Up
(1949)
Handler (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
(1949)
Henchman
The Accused
(1949)
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Mystery Street
(1950)
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Motor Patrol
(1950)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Mister 880
(1950)
Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Short Grass
(1950)
Townsman (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Workman (uncredited)
Raton Pass
(1951)
Cowhand (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
(1952)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Glory Alley
(1952)
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
(1954)
Henchman Montana
The Silver Chalice
(1954)
Citizen (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
(1955)
Gangster (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
(1956)
Townsman (uncredited)
Pardners
(1956)
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
(1957)
Detective (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
(1958)
Guard (uncredited)
Warlock
(1959)
Townsman (uncredited)
Beloved Infidel
(1959)
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Police Officer (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Barfly (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
(1960)
Roustabout
Seven Ways from Sundown
(1960)
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Teenage Millionaire
(1961)
Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
13 West Street
(1962)
Barfly (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Inmate (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1962)
Townsman (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
(1963)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
(1963)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Best Man
(1964)
Man at Pool (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
The Last Challenge
(1967)
Barfly (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Luv
(1967)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
(1968)
Vendor (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Gambler
The Shakiest Gun in the West
(1968)
Townsman (uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(1969)
First Trainer
Sweet Charity
(1969)
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Townsman (uncredited)
Bigfoot
(1970)
Hardrock
The Clones
(1973)
Laboratory Guard
Timber Tramps
(1975)
(as Kid Chissell)
Mule Feathers
(1977)
Card Player
Twisted Nightmare
(1987)
Sheriff
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