Sheb Wooley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 10, 1921
- Died
- Sep 16, 2003 (aged 82)
- Place of birth
- Erick, Oklahoma, USA
- Credits
- 56
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
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Movie
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005Movie
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
A Goofy Movie
1995Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
High Noon
1952Movie
Ben Miller
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976Movie
Travis Cobb
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
Filmography
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005Movie
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Movie
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Golden Dreams
2001Movie
Screaming Native American
A Goofy Movie
1995Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Purple People Eater
1988Movie
Harvey Skitters
Hoosiers
1986Movie
Cletus Summers
Uphill All the Way
1986Movie
Anson Sudro
Silverado
1985Movie
Cavalry Sergeant
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Billy Ray Parker
The Dollmaker
1984Movie
Mr. Kendrick
History of the World: Part I
1981Movie
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
1980Movie
Screaming Thug
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976Movie
Travis Cobb
The Young Rebels
1970TV
The Mod Squad
1968TV
The War Wagon
1967Movie
Snyder
Country Boy
1966Movie
Hootenanny Hoot!
1963Movie
Self
PT 109
1963Movie
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960Movie
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959TV
Pete Nolan
Terror in a Texas Town
1958Movie
Baxter
Ride a Violent Mile
1957Movie
Jonathan Long
Trackdown
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
Sheriff
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Pete Martin
Trooper Hook
1957Movie
Townsman
Without Incident
1957Movie
The Black Whip
1956Movie
Bill Lassater
Giant
1956Movie
Gabe Target
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Brock
My Friend Flicka
1955TV
Cheyenne
1955TV
Chev Jones
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955TV
Luke McGuire (uncredited)
Man Without a Star
1955Movie
Latigo
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954Movie
Posseman (uncredited)
Arrow In The Dust
1954Movie
Trooper (uncredited)
Rose Marie
1954Movie
Corporal
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954Movie
Pete Martin
Texas Bad Man
1953Movie
Mack
The Charge at Feather River
1953Movie
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
1952Movie
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952Movie
Cattle Town
1952Movie
Miller
Hellgate
1952Movie
Neill Price
High Noon
1952Movie
Ben Miller
Distant Drums
1951Movie
Pvt. Jessup
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951TV
Fort Worth
1951Movie
Outrider (uncredited)
Little Big Horn
1951Movie
Quince
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951Movie
Apache Drums
1951Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain
1950Movie
Kay Rawlins
The Lone Ranger
1949TV
Don Wyman, Hatton, Tex
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self