Sheb Wooley

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 10, 1921

died

September 16, 2003

place of birth

Erick, Oklahoma, USA

total credits

41 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

41 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
High Noon
7.7

High Noon

1952as Ben Miller
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7.1

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Giant
7.6

Giant

1956as Gabe Target
A Goofy Movie
7.0

A Goofy Movie

1995as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
7.5

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Travis Cobb
The War Wagon
6.8

The War Wagon

1967as Snyder
Silverado
7.0

Silverado

1985as Cavalry Sergeant
Hoosiers
7.0

Hoosiers

1986as Cletus Summers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.1

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
5.9

The Big Brawl

1980as Screaming Thug
Johnny Guitar
7.4

Johnny Guitar

1954as Posseman (uncredited)
Hellgate
6.7

Hellgate

1952as Neill Price
History of the World: Part I
6.7

History of the World: Part I

1981as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
PT 109
6.1

PT 109

1963as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Distant Drums
6.3

Distant Drums

1951as Pvt. Jessup
Sergeant Rutledge
7.0

Sergeant Rutledge

1960as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Lusty Men
6.7

The Lusty Men

1952as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Man Without a Star
6.5

Man Without a Star

1955as Latigo
Purple People Eater
5.1

Purple People Eater

1988as Harvey Skitters
The Dollmaker
7.7

The Dollmaker

1984as Mr. Kendrick
Apache Drums
6.3

Apache Drums

1951as Townsman (uncredited)
Trooper Hook
6.8

Trooper Hook

1957as Townsman
Rose Marie
4.5

Rose Marie

1954as Corporal
Fort Worth
7.1

Fort Worth

1951as Outrider (uncredited)
Arrow In The Dust
6.3

Arrow In The Dust

1954as Trooper (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
6.7

Terror in a Texas Town

1958as Baxter
Rocky Mountain
5.9

Rocky Mountain

1950as Kay Rawlins
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
6.6

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951
The Boy from Oklahoma
5.7

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954as Pete Martin
Uphill All the Way
5.6

Uphill All the Way

1986as Anson Sudro
The Charge at Feather River
5.9

The Charge at Feather River

1953as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
7.0

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952
Hootenanny Hoot!
6.0

Hootenanny Hoot!

1963as Self
Cattle Town
7.6

Cattle Town

1952as Miller
The Black Whip
10.0

The Black Whip

1956as Bill Lassater
Golden Dreams
6.7

Golden Dreams

2001as Screaming Native American
Little Big Horn
6.2

Little Big Horn

1951as Quince
Ride a Violent Mile
5.3

Ride a Violent Mile

1957as Jonathan Long
Without Incident

Without Incident

1957
Texas Bad Man
8.0

Texas Bad Man

1953as Mack