Biography
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 β 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" 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
all 49
Movies 36
TV Shows 13
self 3
Ernie
Lifted (2006)
Movie
6.17
Instant Alien Martian Chicken Henchman
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (1996)
Movie
Dying Enemy
Runaway Brain (1995)
Movie
Martha's Scream
Evening Class (1993)
Movie
Harvey Skitters
Purple People Eater (1988)
Movie
Cletus Summers
Hoosiers (1986)
Movie
4.33
Anson Sudro
Uphill All the Way (1986)
Movie
Cavalry Sergeant
Silverado (1985)
Movie
2
Mr. Kendrick
The Dollmaker (1984)
Movie
Screaming Thug
The Big Brawl (1980)
Movie
Travis Cobb
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Movie
6.17
The Young Rebels (1970)
TV
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Snyder
The War Wagon (1967)
Movie
6
Sheb Wooley
Country Boy (1966)
Movie
Self
Hootenanny Hoot (1963)
Movie
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Movie
4
Pete Nolan
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Baxter
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
Movie
Jonathan Long
Ride a Violent Mile (1957)
Movie
Trackdown (1957)
TV
Sheriff
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Pete Martin
Sugarfoot (1957)
TV
Townsman
Trooper Hook (1957)
Movie
Bill Lassater
The Black Whip (1956)
Movie
Gabe Target
Giant (1956)
Movie
5.86
Brock
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
My Friend Flicka (1955)
TV
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
TV
Latigo
Man Without a Star (1955)
Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Movie
4
Trooper (uncredited)
Arrow In The Dust (1954)
Movie
Corporal
Rose Marie (1954)
Movie
Pete Martin
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
Movie
Mack
Texas Bad Man (1953)
Movie
Balladeer
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
Movie
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
The Lusty Men (1952)
Movie
6
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
Movie
Miller
Cattle Town (1952)
Movie
Neill Price
Hellgate (1952)
Movie
Ben Miller
High Noon (1952)
Movie
4.44
Pvt. Jessup
Distant Drums (1951)
Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
TV
Quince
Little Big Horn (1951)
Movie
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Movie
Kay Rawlins
Rocky Mountain (1950)
Movie
Hatton / Don Wyman
The Lone Ranger (1949)
TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 5.95
Based on 452 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1953
1957
1955
2006
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-04-10
Deathday2003-09-16 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceErick, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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