Sheb Wooley
Acting
Born April 10, 1921 · Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Films (41)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
A Goofy Movie
1995
Purple People Eater
1988
Hoosiers
1986
Uphill All the Way
1986
Silverado
1985
The Dollmaker
1984
History of the World: Part I
1981
The Big Brawl
1980
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
The War Wagon
1967
Country Boy
1966
Hootenanny Hoot
1963
PT 109
1963
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
Trooper Hook
1957
Without Incident
1957
The Black Whip
1956
Giant
1956
Man Without a Star
1955
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Johnny Guitar
1954
Arrow In The Dust
1954
Rose Marie
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
Texas Bad Man
1953
The Charge at Feather River
1953
The Lusty Men
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Cattle Town
1952
Hellgate
1952
High Noon
1952
Distant Drums
1951
Fort Worth
1951
Little Big Horn
1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Apache Drums
1951
Rocky Mountain
1950