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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) — Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
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A Goofy Movie (1995) — Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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High Noon (1952) — Ben Miller
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) — Travis Cobb
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History of the World: Part I (1981) — Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Silverado (1985) — Cavalry Sergeant
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Giant (1956) — Gabe Target
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Hoosiers (1986) — Cletus Summers
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) — Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Johnny Guitar (1954) — Posseman (uncredited)
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Billy Ray Parker
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The War Wagon (1967) — Snyder
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The Big Brawl (1980) — Screaming Thug
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Man Without a Star (1955) — Latigo
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The Lusty Men (1952) — Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
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Distant Drums (1951) — Pvt. Jessup
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Rawhide (1959) — Pete Nolan
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Terror in a Texas Town (1958) — Baxter
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Maverick (1957) — Sheriff
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The Lone Ranger (1949) — Don Wyman
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PT 109 (1963) — Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Apache Drums (1951) — Townsman (uncredited)
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The Mod Squad (1968)
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Cheyenne (1955)
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
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Trooper Hook (1957) — Townsman
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Rocky Mountain (1950) — Kay Rawlins
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Purple People Eater (1988) — Harvey Skitters
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The Dollmaker (1984) — Mr. Kendrick
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Little Big Horn (1951) — Quince
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Arrow In The Dust (1954) — Trooper (uncredited)
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Hellgate (1952) — Neill Price
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Brock
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
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The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) — Pete Martin
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Uphill All the Way (1986) — Anson Sudro
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Fort Worth (1951) — Outrider (uncredited)