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

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • 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 Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • 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

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

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

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • The Outlaw Josey Wales

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

  • A Goofy Movie

    A Goofy Movie

  • Arrow In The Dust

    Arrow In The Dust

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Uphill All the Way

    Uphill All the Way

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • The Big Brawl

    The Big Brawl

  • The Young Rebels

    The Young Rebels

  • The Charge at Feather River

    The Charge at Feather River

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • Hootenanny Hoot

    Hootenanny Hoot

  • My Friend Flicka

    My Friend Flicka

  • PT 109

    PT 109

  • Ride a Violent Mile

    Ride a Violent Mile

  • Johnny Guitar

    Johnny Guitar

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • The Black Whip

    The Black Whip

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • Apache Drums

    Apache Drums

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Terror in a Texas Town

    Terror in a Texas Town

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Rocky Mountain

    Rocky Mountain

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

  • The Dollmaker

    The Dollmaker

  • The War Wagon

    The War Wagon

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Man Without a Star

    Man Without a Star

  • Country Boy

    Country Boy

  • Hellgate

    Hellgate

  • Without Incident

    Without Incident

  • Texas Bad Man

    Texas Bad Man