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Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Acting · 1.2 popularity

Age

105

Movies

42

TV

14

Born
April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003
From
Erick, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Works

42 films

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

20026.6

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

20057.1

High Noon

High Noon

19527.7

A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

19957.0

Giant

Giant

19567.6

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

19767.5

Silverado

Silverado

19857.0

Hoosiers

Hoosiers

19867.0

Distant Drums

Distant Drums

19516.3

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

19547.1

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

19805.9

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

19676.8

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

19547.4

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

19816.7

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

19526.7

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

19607.0

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

19556.5

PT 109

PT 109

19636.1

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

19885.1

Fort Worth

Fort Worth

19517.1

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

19516.3

The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

19535.9

Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn

19516.1

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

19516.6

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

19505.8

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

19527.0

Hellgate

Hellgate

19526.7

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

19545.7

Country Boy

Country Boy

19669.0

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

19576.7

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

19586.7

Golden Dreams

Golden Dreams

20016.7

The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

19847.7

Uphill All the Way

Uphill All the Way

19865.6

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

19544.5

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

19546.3

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

19527.6

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

195610.0

Texas Bad Man

Texas Bad Man

19538.0

Hootenanny Hoot!

Hootenanny Hoot!

19636.0

Without Incident

Without Incident

1957

Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

19575.3