Sheb Wooley

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

Murder, She Wrote

Maverick

Cheyenne

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Rawhide

The Ed Sullivan Show

All Movies (42)

• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit2005 · as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 · as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Golden Dreams2001 · as Screaming Native American
• A Goofy Movie1995 · as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Purple People Eater1988 · as Harvey Skitters
• Hoosiers1986 · as Cletus Summers
• Uphill All the Way1986 · as Anson Sudro
• Silverado1985 · as Cavalry Sergeant
• The Dollmaker1984 · as Mr. Kendrick
• History of the World: Part I1981 · as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
• The Big Brawl1980 · as Screaming Thug
• The Outlaw Josey Wales1976 · as Travis Cobb
• The War Wagon1967 · as Snyder
• Country Boy1966
• Hootenanny Hoot!1963 · as Self
• PT 1091963 · as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Sergeant Rutledge1960 · as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Terror in a Texas Town1958 · as Baxter
• Ride a Violent Mile1957 · as Jonathan Long
• Trooper Hook1957 · as Townsman
• Without Incident1957
• The Black Whip1956 · as Bill Lassater
• Giant1956 · as Gabe Target
• Man Without a Star1955 · as Latigo
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954 · as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
• Johnny Guitar1954 · as Posseman (uncredited)
• Arrow In The Dust1954 · as Trooper (uncredited)
• Rose Marie1954 · as Corporal
• The Boy from Oklahoma1954 · as Pete Martin
• Texas Bad Man1953 · as Mack
• The Charge at Feather River1953 · as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
• The Lusty Men1952 · as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
• Toughest Man in Arizona1952
• Cattle Town1952 · as Miller
• Hellgate1952 · as Neill Price
• High Noon1952 · as Ben Miller
• Distant Drums1951 · as Pvt. Jessup
• Fort Worth1951 · as Outrider (uncredited)
• Little Big Horn1951 · as Quince
• Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison1951
• Apache Drums1951 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Rocky Mountain1950 · as Kay Rawlins

All TV Shows (17)

• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Billy Ray Parker
• The Young Rebels1970
• The Mod Squad1968
• Rawhide1959 · as Pete Nolan
• Trackdown1957
• Maverick1957 · as Sheriff
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Pete Martin
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Brock
• My Friend Flicka1955
• Cheyenne1955
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955 · as Luke McGuire (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Don Wyman
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Hatton
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Tex
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self