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Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Actor · Born 1921-04-10 · Erick, Oklahoma, USA

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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

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