Personal Info
Sheb Wooley
Acting
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
A Goofy Movie
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
as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
as Screaming Thug
TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
as Billy Ray Parker · 1 ep.
The Young Rebels
1 ep.
The Mod Squad
1 ep.
Rawhide
as Pete Nolan · 114 ep.
Maverick
as Sheriff · 1 ep.
Sugarfoot
as Pete Martin · 1 ep.
Trackdown
1 ep.
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Brock · 1 ep.
Cheyenne
1 ep.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Luke McGuire (uncredited) · 1 ep.
