Sheb Wooley
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-04-10
- Died:
- 2003-09-16
- Place of birth:
- Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Golden Dreams
A Goofy Movie
Purple People Eater
Hoosiers
Uphill All the Way
Silverado
Murder, She Wrote
The Dollmaker
History of the World: Part I
The Big Brawl
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Young Rebels
The Mod Squad
The War Wagon
Country Boy
Hootenanny Hoot!
PT 109
Sergeant Rutledge
Rawhide
Terror in a Texas Town
Ride a Violent Mile
Trackdown
Maverick
Sugarfoot
Trooper Hook
Without Incident
The Black Whip
Giant
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
My Friend Flicka
Cheyenne
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Man Without a Star
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Johnny Guitar
Arrow In The Dust
Rose Marie
The Boy from Oklahoma
Texas Bad Man
The Charge at Feather River
The Lusty Men
Toughest Man in Arizona
Cattle Town
Hellgate
High Noon
Distant Drums
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Fort Worth
Little Big Horn
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Apache Drums
Rocky Mountain
The Lone Ranger
The Ed Sullivan Show