2

Sheb Wooley

Born · April 10, 1921

Died · September 16, 2003 (82 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Bio

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

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

High Noon

High Noon

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Silverado

Silverado

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)

1989

Purple People Eater

Harvey Skitters

1988

Hoosiers

Cletus

1986

Uphill All the Way

Anson Sudro

1986

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant

1985

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Ray Parker · (1 episode)

1984

The Dollmaker

Mr. Kendrick

1984

The Big Brawl

Screaming Thug

1980

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb

1976

The Young Rebels

(1 episode)

1970

The Mod Squad

(1 episode)

1968

The War Wagon

Snyder

1967

Country Boy

1966

Hootenanny Hoot

Self

1963

Sergeant Rutledge

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

1960

Rawhide

Pete Nolan · (114 episodes)

1959

Terror in a Texas Town

Baxter

1958

Ride a Violent Mile

Jonathan Long

1957

Trackdown

(1 episode)

1957

Maverick

Sheriff · (1 episode)

1957

Sugarfoot

Pete Martin · (1 episode)

1957

Trooper Hook

Townsman

1957

The Black Whip

Bill Lassater

1956

Giant

Gabe Target

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Brock · (1 episode)

1956

My Friend Flicka

(1 episode)

1955

Cheyenne

(1 episode)

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

(1 episode)

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Luke McGuire (uncredited) · (1 episode)

1955

Man Without a Star

Latigo

1955

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1954

Johnny Guitar

Posseman (uncredited)

1954

Arrow In The Dust

Trooper (uncredited)

1954

Rose Marie

Corporal

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

Pete Martin

1954

Texas Bad Man

Mack

1953

The Charge at Feather River

Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

1953

The Lusty Men

Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

1952

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Cattle Town

Miller

1952

Hellgate

Neill Price

1952

High Noon

Ben Miller

1952

Distant Drums

Pvt. Jessup

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

(7 episodes)

1951

Fort Worth

Outrider (uncredited)

1951

Little Big Horn

Quince

1951

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951

Rocky Mountain

Kay Rawlins

1950

The Lone Ranger

Don Wyman · (1 episode)

1949

The Lone Ranger

Hatton · (1 episode)

1949

The Lone Ranger

Tex · (1 episode)

1949

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

1948