Sheb Wooley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

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

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • 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

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • The Dollmaker

    The Dollmaker

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • A Goofy Movie

    A Goofy Movie

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Rocky Mountain

    Rocky Mountain

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • PT 109

    PT 109

  • Silverado

    Silverado

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

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

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

  • The Lusty Men

    The Lusty Men

  • Hellgate

    Hellgate

  • The War Wagon

    The War Wagon

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson

    The Adventures of Kit Carson

  • Country Boy

    Country Boy

  • The Outlaw Josey Wales

    The Outlaw Josey Wales

  • Little Big Horn

    Little Big Horn

  • The Big Brawl

    The Big Brawl

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  • The Young Rebels

    The Young Rebels

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • My Friend Flicka

    My Friend Flicka

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Johnny Guitar

    Johnny Guitar

  • Man Without a Star

    Man Without a Star

  • The Charge at Feather River

    The Charge at Feather River

  • Terror in a Texas Town

    Terror in a Texas Town

  • Apache Drums

    Apache Drums

  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

  • Fort Worth

    Fort Worth

  • Arrow In The Dust

    Arrow In The Dust

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • Uphill All the Way

    Uphill All the Way

  • The Black Whip

    The Black Whip

  • Toughest Man in Arizona

    Toughest Man in Arizona

  • Ride a Violent Mile

    Ride a Violent Mile

  • Texas Bad Man

    Texas Bad Man

  • Hootenanny Hoot

    Hootenanny Hoot

  • Without Incident

    Without Incident