Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Acting

Born February 16, 1905, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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

• 1987Twisted Nightmare — Sheriff
• 1977Mule Feathers — Card Player
• 1975Timber Tramps — (as Kid Chissell)
• 1973The Clones — Laboratory Guard
• 1970Bigfoot — Hardrock
• 1970The Cheyenne Social Club — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1969Sweet Charity — Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
• 1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guys — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They? — First Trainer
• 1968Blackbeard's Ghost — Gambler
• 1968Funny Girl — Vendor (uncredited)
• 1968The Legend of Lylah Clare — Stagehand (uncredited)
• 1968The Shakiest Gun in the West — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1967Luv — Bar Patron (uncredited)
• 1967Return of the Gunfighter — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1967The Last Challenge — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1967The Ride to Hangman's Tree — Show Spectator (Uncredited)
• 1967Valley of the Dolls — Pedestrian (uncredited)
• 1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out — Prison Guard (uncredited)
• 1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? — Minor Role (uncredited)
• 1965Cat Ballou — Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
• Get Smart — Tourist (uncredited)
• 1965The Cincinnati Kid — Bar Patron (uncredited)
• 1964The Best Man — Man at Pool (uncredited)
• 1963The Man from Galveston — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1963Twilight of Honor — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• 196213 West Street — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1962Birdman of Alcatraz — Inmate (uncredited)
• 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1962To Kill a Mockingbird — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — Reception Guest (uncredited)
• 1961Teenage Millionaire — Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
• 1960Seven Ways from Sundown
• 1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus — Roustabout
• 1959Beloved Infidel — Baggage Man (uncredited)
• 1959Rio Bravo — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1959Some Like It Hot — Police Officer (uncredited)
• The Twilight Zone — Man in Park
• 1959Warlock — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1958I Want to Live! — Guard (uncredited)
• 1958Man from God's Country — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1958The Last Hurrah — Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
• Perry Mason — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1957The Spirit of St. Louis — Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
• 1957The Young Stranger — Detective (uncredited)
• 1956Around the World in 80 Days — Saloon Patron (uncredited)
• 1956Friendly Persuasion — Barker (uncredited)
• 1956Pardners — Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
• 1956The Killing — Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
• 1956The Proud Ones — Townsman (uncredited)
• Cheyenne — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1955Guys and Dolls — Gangster (uncredited)
• 1955The Seven Year Itch — Train Station Gateman (uncredited)
• 1955The Square Jungle
• 1954Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush — Henchman Montana
• 1954Riding Shotgun — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1954The Silver Chalice — Citizen (uncredited)
• 1953Woman They Almost Lynched — Raider (uncredited)
• 1952Glory Alley — Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
• 1952The Quiet Man — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
• 1951Gasoline Alley — Workman (uncredited)
• 1951Raton Pass — Cowhand (uncredited)
• 1950Mister 880 — Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
• 1950Motor Patrol — Police Officer (uncredited)
• 1950Mystery Street — Diner Patron (uncredited)
• 1950Short Grass — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1950The Baron of Arizona — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1950The Outriders — Prisoner (uncredited)
• 1949Grand Canyon — Henchman
• 1949Pinky — Man (uncredited)
• 1949Ringside — Fight Spectator (uncredited)
• 1949Sorrowful Jones — Bookie (uncredited)
• 1949The Accused — Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
• 1949The Set-Up — Handler (uncredited)
• 1948Albuquerque — Wayne's Man (uncredited)
• 1948Station West — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1948The Miracle of the Bells — Worshiper
• 1948The Street with No Name — Prisoner (Uncredited)
• 1948Whispering Smith
• 1947A Likely Story — Gym Attendant (uncredited)
• 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now — Audience Member (uncredited)
• 1947Pursued — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1947The Last Round-up
• 1946Song of Arizona — Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
• 1945Dillinger — Watchman (uncredited)
• 1944The Mummy's Ghost — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1943Edge of Darkness — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1942The Mummy's Tomb — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1942The Payoff — Hood (uncredited)
• 1941Go West, Young Lady — Townsman
• 1941Lady from Louisiana — Lottery Thug (uncredited)
• 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois — Minor Role (uncredited)
• 1940Dark Command — Guerrilla
• 1940The Leather Pushers
• 1939Ex-Champ — Olsen, Welterweight Champ
• 1939The Kid from Kokomo — Boxer
• 1939You Can't Get Away with Murder — Convict (uncredited)
• 1937Alcatraz Island — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• 1937Black Legion — Legion Member (uncredited)
• 1937Marked Woman — Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
• 1937Youth on Parole — Convict (uncredited)
• 1936Flash Gordon — Guard
• 1936To Mary - with Love — Game Spectator