Sheb Wooley

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.

A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

7.0

1995

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)

7.9

1989

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

Harvey Skitters

4.8

1988

Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Cletus

7.0

1986

Uphill All the Way

Uphill All the Way

Anson Sudro

4.3

1986

Silverado

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant

7.0

1985

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Ray Parker · (1 episode)

7.5

1984

The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

Mr. Kendrick

7.5

1984

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

Screaming Thug

5.9

1980

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb

7.4

1976

The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

(1 episode)

4.5

1970

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

(1 episode)

6.3

1968

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

Snyder

6.8

1967

Country Boy

0.0

1966

Hootenanny Hoot

Hootenanny Hoot

Self

5.0

1963

PT 109

PT 109

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

5.9

1963

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

7.1

1960

Rawhide

Rawhide

Pete Nolan · (114 episodes)

7.2

1959

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

Baxter

6.7

1958

Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

Jonathan Long

4.0

1957

Trackdown

Trackdown

(1 episode)

6.4

1957

Maverick

Maverick

Sheriff · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

Pete Martin · (1 episode)

4.8

1957

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

Townsman

6.6

1957

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

Bill Lassater

0.0

1956

Giant

Giant

Gabe Target

7.6

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Brock · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

(1 episode)

5.7

1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

(1 episode)

5.8

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

(1 episode)

6.8

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Luke McGuire (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.8

1955

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

Latigo

6.5

1955

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

7.2

1954

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

Posseman (uncredited)

7.4

1954

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

Trooper (uncredited)

5.8

1954

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Corporal

4.0

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

Pete Martin

5.2

1954

Texas Bad Man

Texas Bad Man

Mack

0.0

1953

The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

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

5.6

1953

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

6.6

1952

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

0.0

1952

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

Miller

6.7

1952

Hellgate

Hellgate

Neill Price

6.7

1952

High Noon

High Noon

Ben Miller

7.7

1952

Distant Drums

Distant Drums

Pvt. Jessup

6.2

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

(7 episodes)

5.3

1951

Fort Worth

Fort Worth

Outrider (uncredited)

6.7

1951

Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn

Quince

6.2

1951

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

6.4

1951

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

Townsman (uncredited)

6.2

1951

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

Kay Rawlins

5.7

1950

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Don Wyman · (1 episode)

6.6

1949

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Hatton · (1 episode)

6.6

1949

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Tex · (1 episode)

6.6

1949

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

1948