Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 10, 1921
Place of Birth:
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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Sheb Wooley
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Purple People Eater | Harvey Skitters |
| 1986 | Hoosiers | Cletus |
| 1986 | Uphill All the Way | Anson Sudro |
| 1985 | Silverado | Cavalry Sergeant |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker | Mr. Kendrick |
| 1980 | The Big Brawl | Screaming Thug |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Travis Cobb |
| 1967 | The War Wagon | Snyder |
| 1966 | Country Boy | |
| 1963 | Hootenanny Hoot | Self |
| 1963 | PT 109 | Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Terror in a Texas Town | Baxter |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook | Townsman |
| 1957 | Ride a Violent Mile | Jonathan Long |
| 1956 | Giant | Gabe Target |
| 1956 | The Black Whip | Bill Lassater |
| 1955 | Man Without a Star | Latigo |
| 1954 | Arrow In The Dust | Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Pete Martin |
| 1954 | Rose Marie | Corporal |
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Posseman (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Texas Bad Man | Mack |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River | Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | High Noon | Ben Miller |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Miller |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Gambler with Buster (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Hellgate | Neill Price |
| 1951 | Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | |
| 1951 | Little Big Horn | Quince |
| 1951 | Distant Drums | Pvt. Jessup |
| 1951 | Fort Worth | Outrider (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Rocky Mountain | Kay Rawlins |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Billy Ray Parker |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Pete Nolan |
| 1957 | Maverick | Sheriff |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Pete Martin |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Brock |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Luke McGuire (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Don Wyman |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Hatton |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Tex |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |