- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Erick, Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- September 16, 2003
Sheb Wooley
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater"[1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School and assistant coach in the 1986 film Hoosiers; Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.
Filmography
movieWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
movieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieGolden Dreams
2001 · Screaming Native American
movieA Goofy Movie
1995 · Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
moviePurple People Eater
1988 · Harvey Skitters
movieHoosiers
1986 · Cletus Summers
movieUphill All the Way
1986 · Anson Sudro
movieSilverado
1985 · Cavalry Sergeant
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Billy Ray Parker
movieThe Dollmaker
1984 · Mr. Kendrick
movieHistory of the World: Part I
1981 · Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieThe Big Brawl
1980 · Screaming Thug
movieThe Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Travis Cobb
tvThe Young Rebels
1970
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
movieThe War Wagon
1967 · Snyder
Country Boy
movieCountry Boy
1966
movieHootenanny Hoot!
1963 · Self
moviePT 109
1963 · Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieSergeant Rutledge
1960 · Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
tvRawhide
1959 · Pete Nolan, Story
movieTerror in a Texas Town
1958 · Baxter
movieRide a Violent Mile
1957 · Jonathan Long
tvTrackdown
1957
tvMaverick
1957 · Sheriff
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Pete Martin
movieTrooper Hook
1957 · Townsman
movieWithout Incident
1957
movieThe Black Whip
1956 · Bill Lassater
movieGiant
1956 · Gabe Target
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Brock
tvMy Friend Flicka
1955
tvCheyenne
1955
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · , Luke McGuire (uncredited)
movieMan Without a Star
1955 · Latigo
movieSeven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 · Undetermined Role (uncredited)
movieJohnny Guitar
1954 · Posseman (uncredited)
movieArrow In The Dust
1954 · Trooper (uncredited)
movieRose Marie
1954 · Corporal
movieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954 · Pete Martin
movieTexas Bad Man
1953 · Mack
movieThe Charge at Feather River
1953 · Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieThe Lusty Men
1952 · Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
movieToughest Man in Arizona
1952
movieCattle Town
1952 · Miller
movieHellgate
1952 · Neill Price
movieHigh Noon
1952 · Ben Miller
movieDistant Drums
1951 · Pvt. Jessup
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
movieFort Worth
1951 · Outrider (uncredited)
movieLittle Big Horn
1951 · Quince
movieInside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
movieApache Drums
1951 · Townsman (uncredited)
movieRocky Mountain
1950 · Kay Rawlins
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949 · Don Wyman, Hatton, Tex
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self