Sheb Wooley
Acting
Born: 1921-04-10 · Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2003-09-16
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 Cob
🎬 Movies (30)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Golden Dreams
2001
Screaming Native American
A Goofy Movie
1995
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Purple People Eater
1988
Harvey Skitters
Hoosiers
1986
Cletus Summers
Uphill All the Way
1986
Anson Sudro
Silverado
1985
Cavalry Sergeant
The Dollmaker
1984
Mr. Kendrick
History of the World: Part I
1981
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
1980
Screaming Thug
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
Travis Cobb
The War Wagon
1967
Snyder
Country Boy
1966
Hootenanny Hoot!
1963
Self
PT 109
1963
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
Baxter
Trooper Hook
1957
Townsman
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
Jonathan Long
Without Incident
1957
Giant
1956
Gabe Target
The Black Whip
1956
Bill Lassater
Man Without a Star
1955
Latigo
Arrow In The Dust
1954
Trooper (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
Pete Martin
Rose Marie
1954
Corporal
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
Posseman (uncredited)
Texas Bad Man
1953
Mack
📺 TV Shows (14)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Billy Ray Parker
The Young Rebels
1970
The Mod Squad
1968
Rawhide
1959
Pete Nolan
Maverick
1957
Sheriff
Trackdown
1957
Sugarfoot
1957
Pete Martin
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Brock
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Luke McGuire (uncredited)
My Friend Flicka
1955
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Lone Ranger
1949
Tex
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self