Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Acting
April 10, 1921 September 16, 2003 Erick, Oklahoma, USA 1 popularity
IMDb

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.

Movies

20 titles
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
4K 7.1

Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
4K 6.6

Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002
Golden Dreams
4K 6.7

Screaming Native American

Golden Dreams

2001
A Goofy Movie
4K 7.0

Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

A Goofy Movie

1995
Purple People Eater
4K 5.1

Harvey Skitters

Purple People Eater

1988
Hoosiers
4K 7.0

Cletus Summers

Hoosiers

1986
Uphill All the Way
4K 5.6

Anson Sudro

Uphill All the Way

1986
Silverado
4K 7.0

Cavalry Sergeant

Silverado

1985
The Dollmaker
4K 7.7

Mr. Kendrick

The Dollmaker

1984
History of the World: Part I
4K 6.8

Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

History of the World: Part I

1981
The Big Brawl
4K 5.9

Screaming Thug

The Big Brawl

1980
The Outlaw Josey Wales
4K 7.5

Travis Cobb

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976
The War Wagon
4K 6.8

Snyder

The War Wagon

1967
Hootenanny Hoot!
4K 6.0

Self

Hootenanny Hoot!

1963
PT 109
4K 6.1

Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

PT 109

1963
Sergeant Rutledge
4K 7.0

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

Sergeant Rutledge

1960
Terror in a Texas Town
4K 6.7

Baxter

Terror in a Texas Town

1958
Ride a Violent Mile
4K 5.3

Jonathan Long

Ride a Violent Mile

1957
Trooper Hook
4K 6.7

Townsman

Trooper Hook

1957
Without Incident
4K

Without Incident

1957

TV Shows

17 titles
Murder, She Wrote
4K 7.5
TV

Billy Ray Parker

Murder, She Wrote

1984
The Young Rebels
4K 5.7
TV

The Young Rebels

1970
The Mod Squad
4K 6.1
TV

The Mod Squad

1968
Rawhide
4K 7.2
TV

Pete Nolan

Rawhide

1959
Trackdown
4K 6.9
TV

Trackdown

1957
Maverick
4K 7.0
TV

Sheriff

Maverick

1957
Sugarfoot
4K 5.1
TV

Pete Martin

Sugarfoot

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
4K 6.2
TV

Brock

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
My Friend Flicka
4K 6.2
TV

My Friend Flicka

1955
Cheyenne
4K 6.2
TV

Chev Jones

Cheyenne

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
4K 6.8
TV

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
4K 6.8
TV

Luke McGuire (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
The Adventures of Kit Carson
4K 6.0
TV

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951
The Lone Ranger
4K 6.8
TV

Don Wyman

The Lone Ranger

1949
The Lone Ranger
4K 6.8
TV

Hatton

The Lone Ranger

1949
The Lone Ranger
4K 6.8
TV

Tex

The Lone Ranger

1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
4K 6.8
TV

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948