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Noble 'Kid' Chissell
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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 Sus…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Noble 'Kid' Chissell's Filmography
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Twisted Nightmare
as Sheriff
Mule Feathers
as Card Player
Timber Tramps
as (as Kid Chissell)
The Clones
as Laboratory Guard
Bigfoot
as Hardrock
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Barfly (uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as First Trainer
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Townsman (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
as Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
Funny Girl
as Vendor (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Townsman (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Gambler
Valley of the Dolls
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Luv
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Last Challenge
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
as Show Spectator (Uncredited)
Return of the Gunfighter
as Barfly (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
as Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
The Best Man
as Man at Pool (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
as Townsman (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Inmate (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townsman (uncredited)
13 West Street
as Barfly (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Reception Guest (uncredited)
Teenage Millionaire
as Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
as Roustabout
Beloved Infidel
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Warlock
as Townsman (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Rio Bravo
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
as Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
as Guard (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
The Young Stranger
as Detective (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
as Barker (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Pardners
as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
The Killing
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Square Jungle
Guys and Dolls
as Gangster (uncredited)
The Seven Year Itch
as Train Station Gateman (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
as Citizen (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Henchman Montana
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Raider (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Glory Alley
as Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Raton Pass
as Cowhand (uncredited)
Gasoline Alley
as Workman (uncredited)
Short Grass
as Townsman (uncredited)
Mister 880
as Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
Mystery Street
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
Motor Patrol
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Outriders
as Prisoner (uncredited)
Pinky
as Man (uncredited)
Ringside
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
as Bookie (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
as Henchman
The Set-Up
as Handler (uncredited)
The Accused
as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
Station West
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Street with No Name
as Prisoner (Uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
as Worshiper
Albuquerque
as Wayne's Man (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Audience Member (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Gym Attendant (uncredited)
Pursued
as Townsman (uncredited)
Song of Arizona
as Henchman Jim (as Kid Chissell)
Dillinger
as Watchman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Ghost
as Townsman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Payoff
as Hood (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Townsman (uncredited)
Go West, Young Lady
as Townsman
Lady from Louisiana
as Lottery Thug (uncredited)
The Leather Pushers
Dark Command
as Guerrilla
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Kid from Kokomo
as Boxer
Ex-Champ
as Olsen, Welterweight Champ
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Convict (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Youth on Parole
as Convict (uncredited)
Marked Woman
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Legion Member (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love
as Game Spectator
Flash Gordon
as Guard