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Sheb Wooley

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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.

Born

Erick, Oklahoma, USA on 10th April 1921

Died

16th September 2003

All Credits

The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
Tex
The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
Hatton
The Lone Ranger Image
The Lone Ranger
Don Wyman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Image
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Brock
Trackdown Image
Trackdown
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Billy Ray Parker
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Image
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Luke McGuire (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Image
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Maverick Image
Maverick
Sheriff
The Mod Squad Image
The Mod Squad
The Adventures of Kit Carson Image
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Cheyenne Image
Cheyenne
Rawhide Image
Rawhide
Pete Nolan
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Sugarfoot Image
Sugarfoot
Pete Martin
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Image
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)
My Friend Flicka Image
My Friend Flicka
A Goofy Movie Image
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Outlaw Josey Wales Image
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
Silverado Image
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
Giant Image
Giant
Gabe Target
High Noon Image
High Noon
Ben Miller
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Image
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar Image
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
The War Wagon Image
The War Wagon
Snyder
The Young Rebels Image
The Young Rebels
Hoosiers Image
Hoosiers
Cletus
The Big Brawl Image
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
Rose Marie Image
Rose Marie
Corporal
PT 109 Image
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge Image
Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Distant Drums Image
Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup
Man Without a Star Image
Man Without a Star
Latigo
The Dollmaker Image
The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
The Lusty Men Image
The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Image
Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
Trooper Hook Image
Trooper Hook
Townsman
The Charge at Feather River Image
The Charge at Feather River
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Black Whip Image
The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
Purple People Eater Image
Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
Terror in a Texas Town Image
Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
Hellgate Image
Hellgate
Neill Price
Apache Drums Image
Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
Fort Worth Image
Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma Image
The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Image
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Uphill All the Way Image
Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
Little Big Horn Image
Little Big Horn
Quince
Arrow In The Dust Image
Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
Cattle Town Image
Cattle Town
Miller
Texas Bad Man Image
Texas Bad Man
Mack
Toughest Man in Arizona Image
Toughest Man in Arizona
Ride a Violent Mile Image
Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
Hootenanny Hoot Image
Hootenanny Hoot
Self
No Image
Country Boy