Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Acting
Born Apr 10, 1921
From Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Died Sep 16, 2003

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 — Acting

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6
2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7.1
2005

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

High Noon
7.7
1952

High Noon

Ben Miller

Giant
7.6
1956

Giant

Gabe Target

The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.4
1976

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb

A Goofy Movie
7.0
1995

A Goofy Movie

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

Silverado
6.9
1985

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant

Hoosiers
7.0
1986

Hoosiers

Cletus

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.1
1954

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Big Brawl
5.9
1980

The Big Brawl

Screaming Thug

Johnny Guitar
7.4
1954

Johnny Guitar

Posseman (uncredited)

The War Wagon
6.8
1967

The War Wagon

Snyder

History of the World: Part I
6.8
1981

History of the World: Part I

Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

Hellgate
6.7
1952

Hellgate

Neill Price

PT 109
6.0
1963

PT 109

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

The Dollmaker
7.6
1984

The Dollmaker

Mr. Kendrick

The Lusty Men
6.7
1952

The Lusty Men

Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

Distant Drums
6.3
1951

Distant Drums

Pvt. Jessup

Man Without a Star
6.4
1955

Man Without a Star

Latigo

The Charge at Feather River
5.6
1953

The Charge at Feather River

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

Apache Drums
6.3
1951

Apache Drums

Townsman (uncredited)

Trooper Hook
6.8
1957

Trooper Hook

Townsman

Sergeant Rutledge
7.0
1960

Sergeant Rutledge

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
6.4
1951

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Purple People Eater
4.8
1988

Purple People Eater

Harvey Skitters

Rose Marie
4.0
1954

Rose Marie

Corporal

Rocky Mountain
5.7
1950

Rocky Mountain

Kay Rawlins

Fort Worth
6.7
1951

Fort Worth

Outrider (uncredited)

Terror in a Texas Town
6.7
1958

Terror in a Texas Town

Baxter

Toughest Man in Arizona
1952

Toughest Man in Arizona

The Boy from Oklahoma
5.2
1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

Pete Martin

Cattle Town
7.2
1952

Cattle Town

Miller

Hootenanny Hoot
5.0
1963

Hootenanny Hoot

Self

Arrow In The Dust
5.8
1954

Arrow In The Dust

Trooper (uncredited)

Uphill All the Way
4.3
1986

Uphill All the Way

Anson Sudro

Ride a Violent Mile
4.0
1957

Ride a Violent Mile

Jonathan Long

Without Incident
1957

Without Incident

The Black Whip
1956

The Black Whip

Bill Lassater

Little Big Horn
5.9
1951

Little Big Horn

Quince

Texas Bad Man
1953

Texas Bad Man

Mack

1966

Country Boy