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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.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)
7.8
1989
Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
5.3
1988
Hoosiers
Cletus
7.0
1986
Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
4.8
1986
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
7.0
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Billy Ray Parker · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
7.5
1984
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
5.9
1980
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
7.4
1976
The Young Rebels
(1 episode)
4.5
1970
The Mod Squad
(1 episode)
6.3
1968
The War Wagon
Snyder
6.8
1967
Country Boy
0.0
1966
Hootenanny Hoot
Self
5.0
1963
Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
7.1
1960
Rawhide
Pete Nolan · (114 episodes)
7.2
1959
Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
6.7
1958
Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
4.0
1957
Trackdown
(1 episode)
6.4
1957
Maverick
Sheriff · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Sugarfoot
Pete Martin · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Trooper Hook
Townsman
6.6
1957
The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
0.0
1956
Giant
Gabe Target
7.6
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Brock · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
My Friend Flicka
(1 episode)
5.7
1955
Cheyenne
(1 episode)
5.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
6.6
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Luke McGuire (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Man Without a Star
Latigo
6.5
1955
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
7.2
1954
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
7.4
1954
Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
5.9
1954
Rose Marie
Corporal
4.0
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
5.2
1954
Texas Bad Man
Mack
0.0
1953
The Charge at Feather River
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
5.6
1953
The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
6.6
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0
1952
Cattle Town
Miller
6.7
1952
Hellgate
Neill Price
6.7
1952
High Noon
Ben Miller
7.7
1952
Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup
6.2
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(7 episodes)
5.3
1951
Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
6.7
1951
Little Big Horn
Quince
6.6
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
6.4
1951
Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
5.7
1950
The Lone Ranger
Don Wyman · (1 episode)
6.7
1949
The Lone Ranger
Hatton · (1 episode)
6.7
1949
The Lone Ranger
Tex · (1 episode)
6.7
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948