About
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 1987 | Twisted Nightmare | Actor | Sheriff | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Mule Feathers | Actor | Card Player | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Actor | (as Kid Chissell) | N/A N/A |
| 1973 | The Clones | Actor | Laboratory Guard | 58 Average |
| 1970 | Bigfoot | Actor | Hardrock | 57 Average |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Actor | First Trainer | 65 Fair |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Actor | Onlooker at Park (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1968 | Funny Girl | Actor | Vendor (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Actor | Gambler | 60 Fair |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Actor | Pedestrian (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1967 | The Last Challenge | Actor | Barfly (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1967 | Luv | Actor | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1967 | Return of the Gunfighter | Actor | Barfly (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1966 | A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid | Actor | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1965 | Cat Ballou | Actor | Deputy at Hanging (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Actor | Man at Pool (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1963 | The Man from Galveston | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Twilight of Honor | Actor | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Actor | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 76 Good |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz | Actor | Inmate (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 72 Good |
| 1962 | 13 West Street | Actor | Barfly (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Actor | Reception Guest (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1961 | Teenage Millionaire | Actor | Boxer in Gym (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1960 | Seven Ways from Sundown | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1960 | Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus | Actor | Roustabout | 59 Average |
| 1959 | Beloved Infidel | Actor | Baggage Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1959 | Warlock | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot | Actor | Police Officer (uncredited) | 78 Good |
| 1959 | Rio Bravo | Actor | Barfly (uncredited) | 72 Good |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Actor | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Actor | Guard (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Actor | Passerby at Train Station (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1957 | The Young Stranger | Actor | Detective (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Actor | Barker (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1956 | Around the World in Eighty Days | Actor | Saloon Patron (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1956 | Pardners | Actor | Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Actor | Gangster (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Actor | Citizen (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush | Actor | Henchman Montana | N/A N/A |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Actor | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
| 1952 | Glory Alley | Actor | Boxing Spectator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1951 | T.K.O. | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1951 | Raton Pass | Actor | Cowhand (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Gasoline Alley | Actor | Workman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Actor | Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Mystery Street | Actor | Diner Patron (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Motor Patrol | Actor | Police Officer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Outriders | Actor | Prisoner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Pinky | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Ringside | Actor | Fight Spectator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones | Actor | Bookie (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Grand Canyon | Actor | Henchman | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | The Set-Up | Actor | Handler (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 1949 | The Accused | Actor | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1948 | Station West | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Street with No Name | Actor | Prisoner (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Actor | Worshiper | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Actor | Wayne's Man (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Actor | Audience Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | A Likely Story | Actor | Gym Attendant (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Song of Arizona | Actor | Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | The Mummy's Ghost | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Payoff | Actor | Hood (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Actor | Townsman | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana | Actor | Lottery Thug (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Leather Pushers | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1940 | Dark Command | Actor | Guerrilla | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Actor | Minor Role (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Actor | Boxer | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Actor | Olsen, Welterweight Champ | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | Actor | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Youth on Parole | Actor | Convict (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Marked Woman | Actor | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Actor | Legion Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | To Mary - with Love | Actor | Game Spectator | 58 Average |