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