Sheb Wooley
Age: N/A | From: Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1955) Luke McGuire (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Billy Ray Parker
The Lone Ranger
(1949) Tex
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Brock
Rawhide
(1959) Pete Nolan
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989) Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
(1957) Pete Martin
The War Wagon
(1967) SnyderActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 1989 | Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Harvey Skitters | |
| 1986 | Cletus | |
| Anson Sudro | ||
| 1985 | Cavalry Sergeant | |
| 1984 | Billy Ray Parker | |
| Mr. Kendrick | ||
| 1980 | Screaming Thug | |
| 1976 | Travis Cobb | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| 1967 | Snyder | |
| 1966 | N/A | |
| 1963 | Self | |
| Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) | ||
| 1960 | Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Pete Nolan | |
| 1958 | Baxter | |
| 1957 | Jonathan Long | |
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Pete Martin | ||
| Townsman | ||
| 1956 | Bill Lassater | |
| Gabe Target | ||
| Brock | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Luke McGuire (uncredited) | ||
| Latigo | ||
| 1954 | Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| Posseman (uncredited) | ||
| Trooper (uncredited) | ||
| Corporal | ||
| Pete Martin | ||
| 1953 | Mack | |
| Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited) | ||
| 1952 | Gambler with Buster (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Miller | ||
| Neill Price | ||
| Ben Miller | ||
| 1951 | Pvt. Jessup | |
| N/A | ||
| Outrider (uncredited) | ||
| Quince | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1950 | Kay Rawlins | |
| 1949 | Don Wyman | |
| Hatton | ||
| Tex | ||
| 1948 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
