Sheb Wooley
41 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 10, 1921
- Died
- Sep 16, 2003 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 6.6 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Film
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★ 7.1 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 · Film
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★ 7.0 A Goofy Movie
1995 · Film
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★ 7.7 High Noon
1952 · Film
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★ 7.5 The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Film
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★ 6.7 History of the World: Part I
1981 · Film
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★ 6.9 Silverado
1985 · Film
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★ 7.6 Giant
1956 · Film
Sheb Wooley: movies and TV shows
Acting (54)
- 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
- 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2001 Golden Dreams
as Screaming Native American
- 1995 A Goofy Movie
as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1988 Purple People Eater
as Harvey Skitters
- 1986 Hoosiers
as Cletus Summers
- 1986 Uphill All the Way
as Anson Sudro
- 1985 Silverado
as Cavalry Sergeant
- 1984
- 1984 The Dollmaker
as Mr. Kendrick
- 1981 History of the World: Part I
as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1980 The Big Brawl
as Screaming Thug
- 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Travis Cobb
- 1970
- 1968
- 1967 The War Wagon
as Snyder
- 1966
- 1963 PT 109
as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1960 Sergeant Rutledge
as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1958 Terror in a Texas Town
as Baxter (uncredited)
- 1957 Ride a Violent Mile
as Jonathan Long
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Trooper Hook
as Townsman
- 1957
- 1956 The Black Whip
as Bill Lassater
- 1956 Giant
as Gabe Target
- 1956
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Man Without a Star
as Latigo
- 1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1954 Johnny Guitar
as Posseman (uncredited)
- 1954 Arrow In The Dust
as Trooper (uncredited)
- 1954 Rose Marie
as Corporal
- 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
as Pete Martin
- 1953 Texas Bad Man
as Mack
- 1953 The Charge at Feather River
as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 1952 The Lusty Men
as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952 Cattle Town
as Miller
- 1952 Hellgate
as Neill Price
- 1952 High Noon
as Ben Miller
- 1951 Distant Drums
as Pvt. Jessup
- 1951
- 1951 Fort Worth
as Outrider (uncredited)
- 1951 Little Big Horn
as Quince
- 1951
- 1951 Apache Drums
as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1950 Rocky Mountain
as Kay Rawlins
- 1949
Behind the camera (1)
- 1959
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1963
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode