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.
Known For
Townsman (uncredited)
Warlock
Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Teenage Millionaire
Handler (uncredited)
The Set-Up
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
Reception Guest (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
Prisoner (Uncredited)
The Street with No Name
Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Townsman (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Pardners
Hardrock
Bigfoot
Townsman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
Citizen (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
Convict (uncredited)
Youth on Parole
Cowhand (uncredited)
Raton Pass
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
First Trainer
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Seven Ways from Sundown
Vendor (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Barfly (uncredited)
13 West Street
Whispering Smith
Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass
The Leather Pushers
Detective (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
The Accused
Workman (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley
Gangster (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
Townsman (uncredited)
Station West
Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Mister 880
Man at Pool (uncredited)
The Best Man
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Luv
Man (uncredited)
Pinky
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Glory Alley
Gym Attendant (uncredited)
A Likely Story
Hood (uncredited)
The Payoff
Inmate (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Police Officer (uncredited)
Motor Patrol
Townsman (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Barfly (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
Townsman (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Guerrilla
Dark Command
Barker (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
The Square Jungle
Game Spectator
To Mary - with Love
Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Barfly (uncredited)
The Last Challenge
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Boxer
The Kid from Kokomo
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
Audience Member (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Laboratory Guard
The Clones
Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
Song of Arizona
Lottery Thug (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana
Townsman
Go West, Young Lady
Henchman Montana
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Sheriff
Twisted Nightmare
Townsman (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ringside
Card Player
Mule Feathers
Townsman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
Worshiper
The Miracle of the Bells
Olsen, Welterweight Champ
Ex-Champ
Bookie (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Mystery Street
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Marked Woman
Police Officer (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Gambler
Blackbeard's Ghost
Legion Member (uncredited)
Black Legion
Townsman (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
Roustabout
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Guard (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
Wayne's Man (uncredited)
Albuquerque
Baggage Man (uncredited)
Beloved Infidel
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
(as Kid Chissell)
Timber Tramps
Henchman
Grand Canyon
Townsman (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
Barfly (uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
Prisoner (uncredited)
The Outriders
Stagehand (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Townsman (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
Convict (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Townsman (uncredited)
Pursued
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-02-16
Place of Birth
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Also Known As
Kid