Sheb Wooley
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-04-10 in Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Died
2003-09-16
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.
Most Known For
Murder, She Wrote
as Billy Ray Parker
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Brock
Maverick
as Sheriff
Cheyenne
Rawhide
as Pete Nolan
The Lone Ranger
as Don Wyman
The Lone Ranger
as Hatton
The Lone Ranger
as Tex
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Luke McGuire (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Trackdown
The Mod Squad
Sugarfoot
as Pete Martin
High Noon
as Ben Miller
Giant
as Gabe Target
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Rose Marie
as Corporal
