Noble 'Kid' Chissell
ActingAlso Known As
Kid, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Noble LaPorte Chisman, Kid Chissel, Kid Chissell
Biography
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.
Movies
(95 total)
Some Like It Hot
as Police Officer (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Funny Girl
as Vendor (uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as First Trainer
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Inmate (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
as Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
as Gangster (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
The Set-Up
as Handler (uncredited)
Warlock
as Townsman (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Gambler
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
as Barker (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
as Guard (uncredited)
TV Shows
(3 total)
The Twilight Zone
as Man in Park
Get Smart
as Tourist (uncredited)
Perry Mason
as Barfly (uncredited)