Acting
Sheb Wooley
Birth Date
April 10, 1921
Death Date
September 16, 2003
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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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 Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.
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Murder, She Wrote
Billy Ray Parker
1984 • 1 episode
Maverick
Sheriff
1957 • 1 episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Brock
1956 • 1 episode
Cheyenne
Chev Jones
1955 • 1 episode
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 • 1 episode
Rawhide
Pete Nolan
1959 • 114 episodes
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948 • 1 episode
The Lone Ranger
Don Wyman
1949 • 1 episode
The Mod Squad
1968 • 1 episode
Sugarfoot
Pete Martin
1957 • 1 episode
Trackdown
1957 • 1 episode
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 • 7 episodes
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1995
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
2002
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
2005
High Noon
Ben Miller
1952
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
1976
Giant
Gabe Target
1956
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
1985
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
1980