Sheb Wooley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-04-10

Day of death

2003-09-16 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Sheb Wooley

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.

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • The Outlaw Josey Wales

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Johnny Guitar

    Johnny Guitar

  • A Goofy Movie

    A Goofy Movie

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • PT 109

    PT 109

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Hootenanny Hoot

    Hootenanny Hoot

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • Hellgate

    Hellgate

  • The Charge at Feather River

    The Charge at Feather River

  • Rocky Mountain

    Rocky Mountain

  • The Dollmaker

    The Dollmaker

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • The Big Brawl

    The Big Brawl

  • The War Wagon

    The War Wagon

  • My Friend Flicka

    My Friend Flicka

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Man Without a Star

    Man Without a Star

  • The Young Rebels

    The Young Rebels

  • Arrow In The Dust

    Arrow In The Dust

  • The Black Whip

    The Black Whip

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • Terror in a Texas Town

    Terror in a Texas Town

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Uphill All the Way

    Uphill All the Way

  • Ride a Violent Mile

    Ride a Violent Mile

  • Texas Bad Man

    Texas Bad Man

  • Apache Drums

    Apache Drums

  • Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

  • Without Incident

    Without Incident

  • Country Boy

    Country Boy