Sheb Wooley
ActingShelby 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
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
High Noon
Ben Miller
Giant
Gabe Target
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
Hoosiers
Cletus
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
Filmography — Acting
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
High Noon
Ben Miller
Giant
Gabe Target
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
Hoosiers
Cletus
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
The War Wagon
Snyder
History of the World: Part I
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
Hellgate
Neill Price
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup
Man Without a Star
Latigo
The Charge at Feather River
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
Trooper Hook
Townsman
Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
Rose Marie
Corporal
Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
Toughest Man in Arizona
The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
Cattle Town
Miller
Hootenanny Hoot
Self
Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
Without Incident
The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
Little Big Horn
Quince
Texas Bad Man
Mack