Noble 'Kid' Chissell
AKA: Kid
Birthday: 1905-02-16
Died: 1987-11-08
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Inmate (uncredited)
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
Character: Game Spectator
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
Character: Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Character: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Character: Laboratory Guard
Character: Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
Character: Lottery Thug (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Montana
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Olsen, Welterweight Champ
Character: Diner Patron (uncredited)
Character: Bookie (uncredited)
Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Legion Member (uncredited)
Character: Police Officer (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Character: Wayne's Man (uncredited)
Character: Baggage Man (uncredited)
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Character: (as Kid Chissell)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Character: Handler (uncredited)
Character: Prisoner (Uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Vendor (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Workman (uncredited)
Character: Gangster (uncredited)
Character: Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)
Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Character: Man (uncredited)
Character: Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Character: Gym Attendant (uncredited)
Character: Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Reception Guest (uncredited)
Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Character: Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
Character: Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Citizen (uncredited)
Character: Cowhand (uncredited)
Character: Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Convict (uncredited)
Character: Barfly (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Man at Pool (uncredited)
Character: Hood (uncredited)
Character: Police Officer (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Barker (uncredited)