Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Acting
1905-02-16 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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.
movieTwisted Nightmare
as Sheriff · 1987 · 4.6
movieMule Feathers
as Card Player · 1977 · 4.5
movieTimber Tramps
as (as Kid Chissell) · 1975 · 9.0
movieThe Clones
as Laboratory Guard · 1973 · 4.6
movieBigfoot
as Hardrock · 1970 · 3.3
movieThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as First Trainer · 1969 · 7.6
movieThe Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1969 · 5.6
movieSweet Charity
as Onlooker at Park (uncredited) · 1969 · 6.9
movieFunny Girl
as Vendor (uncredited) · 1968 · 7.2
movieThe Legend of Lylah Clare
as Stagehand (uncredited) · 1968 · 6.0
movieThe Shakiest Gun in the West
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1968 · 6.2
movieBlackbeard's Ghost
as Gambler · 1968 · 6.7
movieValley of the Dolls
as Pedestrian (uncredited) · 1967 · 6.0
movieLuv
as Bar Patron (uncredited) · 1967 · 4.8
movieThe Last Challenge
as Barfly (uncredited) · 1967 · 6.3
movieThe Ride to Hangman's Tree
as Show Spectator (Uncredited) · 1967 · 4.9
movieReturn of the Gunfighter
as Barfly (uncredited) · 1967 · 6.1
movieMission: Impossible - Old Man Out
as Prison Guard (uncredited) · 1966 · 0.0
movieWhat Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1966 · 6.0
movieA Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1966 · 7.1
movieThe Cincinnati Kid
as Bar Patron (uncredited) · 1965 · 7.0
tvGet Smart
as Tourist (uncredited) · 1965 · 7.9
movieCat Ballou
as Deputy at Hanging (uncredited) · 1965 · 6.4
movieThe Best Man
as Man at Pool (uncredited) · 1964 · 7.3