
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Born: 1905-02-16
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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.
Known For

To Mary - with Love

The Accused

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

Some Like It Hot

Rio Bravo

To Kill a Mockingbird

Warlock

Riding Shotgun

Beloved Infidel

Mister 880

Gasoline Alley

Teenage Millionaire

Mule Feathers

The Miracle of the Bells

Cat Ballou

Pinky

The Outriders

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Funny Girl

The Set-Up

Grand Canyon

Luv

Albuquerque

The Proud Ones

Raton Pass

Ringside

Sweet Charity

Around the World in 80 Days

Bigfoot

Pardners

The Clones

Whispering Smith

The Quiet Man

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Pocketful of Miracles

Blackbeard's Ghost

Flash Gordon

Alcatraz Island

Youth on Parole

The Cincinnati Kid

Timber Tramps

The Baron of Arizona

Valley of the Dolls

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Guys and Dolls

Twisted Nightmare

Birdman of Alcatraz

Marked Woman

The Silver Chalice

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Last Hurrah

Twilight of Honor

Lady from Louisiana

Friendly Persuasion

I Want to Live!

The Kid from Kokomo

Pursued

13 West Street

Dark Command

The Street with No Name

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Last Challenge

The Leather Pushers

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Black Legion

Return of the Gunfighter

Song of Arizona

The Best Man

The Payoff

The Mummy's Ghost

The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Edge of Darkness

Station West

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

The Mummy's Tomb

Mystery Street

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Seven Ways from Sundown

The Young Stranger

Short Grass

The Square Jungle

The Man from Galveston

Glory Alley

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Man from God's Country

Ex-Champ

A Likely Story

Go West, Young Lady

Sorrowful Jones
