Sheb Wooley
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
Billy Ray Parker
Maverick
Sheriff
Cheyenne
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Brock
The Lone Ranger
Don Wyman
The Lone Ranger
Hatton
The Lone Ranger
Tex
Rawhide
Pete Nolan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Luke McGuire (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Charge at Feather River
Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
Screaming Terrorist (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
Pete Martin
Trackdown
The Mod Squad
High Noon
Ben Miller
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
Giant
Gabe Target
Man Without a Star
Latigo
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Hoosiers
Cletus
Toughest Man in Arizona
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
The War Wagon
Snyder
Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup
The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
My Friend Flicka
Hootenanny Hoot
Self
Rose Marie
Corporal
The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
Hellgate
Neill Price
Trooper Hook
Townsman
Cattle Town
Miller
The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
The Young Rebels
Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
Little Big Horn
Quince
Country Boy
Texas Bad Man
Mack
Without Incident
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self