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
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
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
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
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
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
The Square Jungle
1955
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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
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