
Sheb Wooley
Born
April 10, 1921
Died
September 16, 2003 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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

A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1995

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

PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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

Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
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