Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Born February 16, 1905 (Age: 121)
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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.
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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Filmography
Twisted Nightmare
1987
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as Sheriff
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Age: 82
Mule Feathers
1977
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as Card Player
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Age: 72
The Clones
1973
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as Laboratory Guard
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Age: 68
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
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as First Trainer
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Age: 64
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 64
Sweet Charity
1969
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as Onlooker at Park (uncredited)
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Age: 64
Funny Girl
1968
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as Vendor (uncredited)
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Age: 63
Mission: Impossible - Old Man Out
1966
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as Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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as Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Cat Ballou
1965
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as Deputy at Hanging (uncredited)
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Age: 60
The Best Man
1964
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as Man at Pool (uncredited)
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Age: 59
The Man from Galveston
1963
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 58
Twilight of Honor
1963
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as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 58
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
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as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
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as Inmate (uncredited)
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Age: 57
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 57
13 West Street
1962
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as Barfly (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
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as Reception Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Teenage Millionaire
1961
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as Boxer in Gym (uncredited)
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Age: 56
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
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as
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Age: 55
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
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as Roustabout
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Age: 54
Beloved Infidel
1959
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as Baggage Man (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Warlock
1959
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Some Like It Hot
1959
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as Police Officer (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Rio Bravo
1959
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as Barfly (uncredited)
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Age: 54
The Last Hurrah
1958
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as Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
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Age: 53
I Want to Live!
1958
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as Guard (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Man from God's Country
1958
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Friendly Persuasion
1956
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as Barker (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
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as Saloon Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Pardners
1956
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as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
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Age: 51
The Proud Ones
1956
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 51
The Square Jungle
1955
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as
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Age: 50
Guys and Dolls
1955
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as Gangster (uncredited)
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Age: 50
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Citizen (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Riding Shotgun
1954
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
1954
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as Henchman Montana
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Age: 48
Short Grass
1950
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Mister 880
1950
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as Observer on a Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Mystery Street
1950
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as Diner Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Motor Patrol
1950
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as Police Officer (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Baron of Arizona
1950
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Outriders
1950
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as Prisoner (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Dillinger
1945
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as Watchman (uncredited)
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Age: 40
The Payoff
1942
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as Hood (uncredited)
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Age: 37
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Go West, Young Lady
1941
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as Townsman
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Age: 36
Lady from Louisiana
1941
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as Lottery Thug (uncredited)
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Age: 36