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