Noble 'Kid' Chissell
1905-02-16 ( 120 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Mule Feathers 1977-12-05
Timber Tramps 1975-12-31
The Clones 1973-08-01
Bigfoot 1970-10-21
Sweet Charity 1969-02-25
Funny Girl 1968-09-19
Luv 1967-07-26
Cat Ballou 1965-06-24
The Best Man 1964-04-05
13 West Street 1962-02-23
Warlock 1959-05-15
Rio Bravo 1959-03-18
Pardners 1956-08-01
The Proud Ones 1956-05-15
Guys and Dolls 1955-12-23
The Quiet Man 1952-07-21
Glory Alley 1952-06-06
Raton Pass 1951-04-07
Gasoline Alley 1951-01-02
Short Grass 1950-12-24
Mister 880 1950-09-29
Mystery Street 1950-06-23
Motor Patrol 1950-05-12
The Outriders 1950-03-01
Pinky 1949-09-28
Ringside 1949-07-14
Grand Canyon 1949-05-19
The Set-Up 1949-03-29
The Accused 1949-01-12
Station West 1948-09-01
Albuquerque 1948-02-20
A Likely Story 1947-04-18
Pursued 1947-03-05
The Payoff 1942-11-24
Dark Command 1940-04-15
Ex-Champ 1939-05-11
Marked Woman 1937-04-10
Black Legion 1937-01-30