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Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Known for
Acting
Born
February 16, 1905, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died
November 8, 1987
Movies
100

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.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

1987Twisted NightmareSheriff
1977Mule FeathersCard Player
1975Timber Tramps(as Kid Chissell)
1973The ClonesLaboratory Guard
1970BigfootHardrock
1970The Cheyenne Social ClubBarfly (uncredited)
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?First Trainer
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysTownsman (uncredited)
1969Sweet CharityOnlooker at Park (uncredited)
1968Funny GirlVendor (uncredited)
1968The Legend of Lylah ClareStagehand (uncredited)
1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestTownsman (uncredited)
1968Blackbeard's GhostGambler
1967Valley of the DollsPedestrian (uncredited)
1967LuvBar Patron (uncredited)
1967The Last ChallengeBarfly (uncredited)
1967The Ride to Hangman's TreeShow Spectator (Uncredited)
1967Return of the GunfighterBarfly (uncredited)
1966Mission: Impossible - Old Man OutPrison Guard (uncredited)
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Minor Role (uncredited)
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyTownsman (uncredited)
1965The Cincinnati KidBar Patron (uncredited)
1965Cat BallouDeputy at Hanging (uncredited)
1964The Best ManMan at Pool (uncredited)
1963The Man from GalvestonTownsman (uncredited)
1963Twilight of HonorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962To Kill a MockingbirdCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1962Birdman of AlcatrazInmate (uncredited)
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceTownsman (uncredited)
196213 West StreetBarfly (uncredited)
1961Pocketful of MiraclesReception Guest (uncredited)
1961Teenage MillionaireBoxer in Gym (uncredited)
1960Seven Ways from Sundown
1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusRoustabout
1959Beloved InfidelBaggage Man (uncredited)
1959WarlockTownsman (uncredited)
1959Some Like It HotPolice Officer (uncredited)
1959Rio BravoBarfly (uncredited)
1958The Last HurrahPolitical Rally Marcher (uncredited)
1958I Want to Live!Guard (uncredited)
1958Man from God's CountryTownsman (uncredited)
1957The Spirit of St. LouisPasserby at Train Station (uncredited)
1957The Young StrangerDetective (uncredited)
1956Friendly PersuasionBarker (uncredited)
1956Around the World in 80 DaysSaloon Patron (uncredited)
1956PardnersRodeo Spectator (uncredited)
1956The KillingRacetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1956The Proud OnesTownsman (uncredited)
1955The Square Jungle
1955Guys and DollsGangster (uncredited)
1955The Seven Year ItchTrain Station Gateman (uncredited)
1954The Silver ChaliceCitizen (uncredited)
1954Riding ShotgunTownsman (uncredited)
1954Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border AmbushHenchman Montana
1953Woman They Almost LynchedRaider (uncredited)
1952The Quiet ManUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1952Glory AlleyBoxing Spectator (uncredited)
1951Raton PassCowhand (uncredited)
1951Gasoline AlleyWorkman (uncredited)
1950Short GrassTownsman (uncredited)
1950Mister 880Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
1950Mystery StreetDiner Patron (uncredited)
1950Motor PatrolPolice Officer (uncredited)
1950The Baron of ArizonaTownsman (uncredited)
1950The OutridersPrisoner (uncredited)
1949PinkyMan (uncredited)
1949RingsideFight Spectator (uncredited)
1949Sorrowful JonesBookie (uncredited)
1949Grand CanyonHenchman
1949The Set-UpHandler (uncredited)
1949The AccusedBoxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
1948Whispering Smith
1948Station WestTownsman (uncredited)
1948The Street with No NamePrisoner (Uncredited)
1948The Miracle of the BellsWorshiper
1948AlbuquerqueWayne's Man (uncredited)
1947The Last Round-up
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowAudience Member (uncredited)
1947A Likely StoryGym Attendant (uncredited)
1947PursuedTownsman (uncredited)
1946Song of ArizonaHenchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
1945DillingerWatchman (uncredited)
1944The Mummy's GhostTownsman (uncredited)
1943Edge of DarknessTownsman (uncredited)
1942The PayoffHood (uncredited)
1942The Mummy's TombTownsman (uncredited)
1941Go West, Young LadyTownsman
1941Lady from LouisianaLottery Thug (uncredited)
1940The Leather Pushers
1940Dark CommandGuerrilla
1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisMinor Role (uncredited)
1939The Kid from KokomoBoxer
1939Ex-ChampOlsen, Welterweight Champ
1939You Can't Get Away with MurderConvict (uncredited)
1937Alcatraz IslandCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1937Youth on ParoleConvict (uncredited)
1937Marked WomanCourtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1937Black LegionLegion Member (uncredited)
1936To Mary - with LoveGame Spectator
1936Flash GordonGuard

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