Sheb Wooley
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Billy Ray Parker
1984
Series
Maverick
Sheriff
1957
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Luke McGuire (uncredited)
1955
Series
Cheyenne
Chev Jones
1955
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Brock
1956
Series
Rawhide
Pete Nolan
1959
Series
The Lone Ranger
Don Wyman
1949
Series
The Lone Ranger
Hatton
1949
Series
The Lone Ranger
Tex
1949
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
Trackdown
1957
Series
Sugarfoot
Pete Martin
1957
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Film
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1995
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
2002
Film
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
2005
Film
High Noon
Ben Miller
1952
Film
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
1985
Film
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
1976
Film
Giant
Gabe Target
1956
Series
The Young Rebels
1970
Series
My Friend Flicka
1955
Film
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
1980
Film
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1954
Film
Hoosiers
Cletus Summers
1986
Film
The War Wagon
Snyder
1967
Film
Man Without a Star
Latigo
1955
Film
Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup
1951
Film
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
1954
Film
History of the World: Part I
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Charge at Feather River
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1953
Film
Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
1960
Film
Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
1988
Film
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Film
Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
1951
Film
Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
1954
Film
Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
1986
Film
The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
1952
Film
Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
1958
Film
Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
1954
Film
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
1984
Film
Trooper Hook
Townsman
1957
Film
Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
1950
Film
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Film
The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
1956
Film
Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
1957
Film
Little Big Horn
Quince
1951
Film
Rose Marie
Corporal
1954
Film
Hellgate
Neill Price
1952
Film
Cattle Town
Miller
1952
Country Boy
1966
Film
Hootenanny Hoot!
Self
1963
Film
Golden Dreams
Screaming Native American
2001
Film
Texas Bad Man
Mack
1953
Film
Without Incident
1957