Sheb Wooley

ActorWriter Apr 10 (died age 82) Erick, Oklahoma, USA 1948–2005 (57 year career)

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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 Cob…

Known For

Film

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Film

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

Film

High Noon

Ben Miller

Film

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb

Film

A Goofy Movie

Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Film

Giant

Gabe Target

Film

History of the World: Part I

Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

Film

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant

Filmography

Acting (55)

Movies (41)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005

as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

7.1

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

6.6

A Goofy Movie

1995

as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Purple People Eater

as Harvey Skitters

Hoosiers

as Cletus

Uphill All the Way

as Anson Sudro

Silverado

as Cavalry Sergeant

The Dollmaker

as Mr. Kendrick

History of the World: Part I

1981

as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

6.8

The Big Brawl

1980

as Screaming Thug

5.9

The Outlaw Josey Wales

as Travis Cobb

The War Wagon

as Snyder

Country Boy

PT 109

as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Hootenanny Hoot

as Self

Sergeant Rutledge

as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

7.0

Terror in a Texas Town

as Baxter

Ride a Violent Mile

as Jonathan Long

Trooper Hook

as Townsman

Without Incident

Giant

as Gabe Target

The Black Whip

as Bill Lassater

Man Without a Star

1955

as Latigo

6.4

Johnny Guitar

1954

as Posseman (uncredited)

7.4

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

7.1

Rose Marie

1954

as Corporal

4.0

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

as Pete Martin

5.2

Arrow In The Dust

1954

as Trooper (uncredited)

5.8

The Charge at Feather River

1953

as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

5.6

Texas Bad Man

1953

as Mack

High Noon

as Ben Miller

Hellgate

as Neill Price

The Lusty Men

as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

6.7

Cattle Town

1952

as Miller

6.7

Toughest Man in Arizona

Distant Drums

as Pvt. Jessup

Little Big Horn

as Quince

Fort Worth

as Outrider (uncredited)

6.7

Apache Drums

1951

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.3

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Rocky Mountain

as Kay Rawlins

Television (14)

Murder, She Wrote

as Billy Ray Parker

The Young Rebels

The Mod Squad

Rawhide

as Pete Nolan

Maverick

as Sheriff

Trackdown

Sugarfoot

as Pete Martin

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Brock

Cheyenne

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Luke McGuire (uncredited)

6.8

My Friend Flicka

1955

5.7

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Lone Ranger

as Don Wyman

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Rawhide

1959

Story

7.2