People
Sheb Wooley
- Name: Sheb Wooley
- Birthday: 1921-04-10
- Place of birth: Erick, Oklahoma, USA
- Popularity: 0.105
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited) | 1989-05-24 |
| Purple People Eater as Harvey Skitters | 1988-12-01 |
| Hoosiers as Cletus | 1986-11-14 |
| Uphill All the Way as Anson Sudro | 1986-01-01 |
| Silverado as Cavalry Sergeant | 1985-07-10 |
| The Dollmaker as Mr. Kendrick | 1984-05-13 |
| The Big Brawl as Screaming Thug | 1980-08-18 |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales as Travis Cobb | 1976-06-30 |
| The War Wagon as Snyder | 1967-05-26 |
| Country Boy | 1966-01-01 |
| Hootenanny Hoot as Self | 1963-08-01 |
| Sergeant Rutledge as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited) | 1960-05-25 |
| Terror in a Texas Town as Baxter | 1958-09-01 |
| Ride a Violent Mile as Jonathan Long | 1957-11-24 |
| Trooper Hook as Townsman | 1957-07-12 |
| The Black Whip as Bill Lassater | 1956-12-01 |
| Giant as Gabe Target | 1956-11-08 |
| Man Without a Star as Latigo | 1955-03-24 |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Undetermined Role (uncredited) | 1954-07-22 |
| Johnny Guitar as Posseman (uncredited) | 1954-05-26 |
| Arrow In The Dust as Trooper (uncredited) | 1954-04-25 |
| Rose Marie as Corporal | 1954-03-03 |
| The Boy from Oklahoma as Pete Martin | 1954-02-27 |
| Texas Bad Man as Mack | 1953-12-20 |
| The Charge at Feather River as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) | 1953-07-11 |
| The Lusty Men as Gambler with Buster (uncredited) | 1952-10-24 |
| Toughest Man in Arizona | 1952-10-10 |
| Cattle Town as Miller | 1952-09-06 |
| Hellgate as Neill Price | 1952-09-04 |
| High Noon as Ben Miller | 1952-06-09 |
| Distant Drums as Pvt. Jessup | 1951-12-25 |
| Fort Worth as Outrider (uncredited) | 1951-07-14 |
| Little Big Horn as Quince | 1951-06-15 |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | 1951-05-18 |
| Rocky Mountain as Kay Rawlins | 1950-11-11 |
