Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

4/10/1921 – 9/16/2003Erick, 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.

Filmography (56 titles)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit7.1Movie

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited) · 2005

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones6.6Movie

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) · 2002

Golden Dreams6.7Movie

Golden Dreams

Screaming Native American · 2001

A Goofy Movie7.0Movie

A Goofy Movie

Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1995

Purple People Eater5.1Movie

Purple People Eater

Harvey Skitters · 1988

Hoosiers7.0Movie

Hoosiers

Cletus Summers · 1986

Uphill All the Way5.6Movie

Uphill All the Way

Anson Sudro · 1986

Silverado6.9Movie

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant · 1985

Murder, She Wrote7.5Show

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Ray Parker · 1984

The Dollmaker7.7Movie

The Dollmaker

Mr. Kendrick · 1984

History of the World: Part I6.8Movie

History of the World: Part I

Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1981

The Big Brawl5.9Movie

The Big Brawl

Screaming Thug · 1980

The Outlaw Josey Wales7.5Movie

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb · 1976

The Young Rebels5.7Show

The Young Rebels

1970

The Mod Squad6.1Show

The Mod Squad

1968

The War Wagon6.8Movie

The War Wagon

Snyder · 1967

9.0Movie

Country Boy

1966

Hootenanny Hoot!6.0Movie

Hootenanny Hoot!

Self · 1963

PT 1096.1Movie

PT 109

Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1963

Sergeant Rutledge7.0Movie

Sergeant Rutledge

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1960

Rawhide7.2Show

Rawhide

Pete Nolan · 1959

Terror in a Texas Town6.7Movie

Terror in a Texas Town

Baxter · 1958

Ride a Violent Mile5.3Movie

Ride a Violent Mile

Jonathan Long · 1957

Trackdown6.9Show

Trackdown

1957

Maverick6.9Show

Maverick

Sheriff · 1957

Sugarfoot5.2Show

Sugarfoot

Pete Martin · 1957

Trooper Hook6.7Movie

Trooper Hook

Townsman · 1957

Without IncidentMovie

Without Incident

1957

The Black Whip10.0Movie

The Black Whip

Bill Lassater · 1956

Giant7.6Movie

Giant

Gabe Target · 1956