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