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