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