Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Date of Birth:

Feb 16, 1905

Place of Birth:

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:

Lady from Louisiana Lady from Louisiana

1941

Song of Arizona Song of Arizona

1946

The Clones The Clones

1973

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

Go West, Young Lady Go West, Young Lady

1941

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

1954

Ringside Ringside

1949

The Shakiest Gun in the West The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

Twisted Nightmare Twisted Nightmare

1987

The Quiet Man The Quiet Man

1952

The Kid from Kokomo The Kid from Kokomo

1939

Friendly Persuasion Friendly Persuasion

1956

Dark Command Dark Command

1940

A Big Hand for the Little Lady A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Rio Bravo Rio Bravo

1959

The Square Jungle The Square Jungle

1955

To Mary - with Love To Mary - with Love

1936

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

The Last Challenge The Last Challenge

1967

The Spirit of St. Louis The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

Mule Feathers Mule Feathers

1977

Edge of Darkness Edge of Darkness

1943

To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Albuquerque Albuquerque

1948

Beloved Infidel Beloved Infidel

1959

I Want to Live! I Want to Live!

1958

Timber Tramps Timber Tramps

1975

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon

1949

The Outriders The Outriders

1950

Return of the Gunfighter Return of the Gunfighter

1967

The Baron of Arizona The Baron of Arizona

1950

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

1960

The Proud Ones The Proud Ones

1956

Sorrowful Jones Sorrowful Jones

1949

Ex-Champ Ex-Champ

1939

The Miracle of the Bells The Miracle of the Bells

1948

Mystery Street Mystery Street

1950

Marked Woman Marked Woman

1937

Black Legion Black Legion

1937

Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot

1959

Blackbeard's Ghost Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

Motor Patrol Motor Patrol

1950

Youth on Parole Youth on Parole

1937

The Silver Chalice The Silver Chalice

1954

The Man from Galveston The Man from Galveston

1963

Bigfoot Bigfoot

1970

Raton Pass Raton Pass

1951

Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island

1937

Funny Girl Funny Girl

1968

Seven Ways from Sundown Seven Ways from Sundown

1960

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

Pardners Pardners

1956

Cat Ballou Cat Ballou

1965

The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Tomb

1942

The Set-Up The Set-Up

1949

Teenage Millionaire Teenage Millionaire

1961

Sweet Charity Sweet Charity

1969

The Mummy's Ghost The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Pocketful of Miracles Pocketful of Miracles

1961

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

The Cincinnati Kid The Cincinnati Kid

1965

The Street with No Name The Street with No Name

1948

13 West Street 13 West Street

1962

Whispering Smith Whispering Smith

1948

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

Pinky Pinky

1949

Luv Luv

1967

Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls

1967

Glory Alley Glory Alley

1952

A Likely Story A Likely Story

1947

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Birdman of Alcatraz Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

The Payoff The Payoff

1942

The Best Man The Best Man

1964

Mister 880 Mister 880

1950

The Young Stranger The Young Stranger

1957

The Leather Pushers The Leather Pushers

1940

Short Grass Short Grass

1950

Twilight of Honor Twilight of Honor

1963

The Accused The Accused

1949

Station West Station West

1948

Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls

1955

Gasoline Alley Gasoline Alley

1951

Warlock Warlock

1959

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