
Sheb Wooley
Acting
1921-04-10 - Present
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.
Credits

Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeasScreaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)

A Goofy MovieasConcert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Outlaw Josey WalesasTravis Cobb

GiantasGabe Target

High NoonasBen Miller

SilveradoasCavalry Sergeant

Seven Brides for Seven BrothersasUndetermined Role (uncredited)

HoosiersasCletus

Johnny GuitarasPosseman (uncredited)

The Big BrawlasScreaming Thug

The War WagonasSnyder

The Lusty MenasGambler with Buster (uncredited)

Sergeant RutledgeasScreaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

PT 109asEdmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Man Without a StarasLatigo

The DollmakerasMr. Kendrick

Distant DrumsasPvt. Jessup

The Boy from OklahomaasPete Martin

Rocky MountainasKay Rawlins

The Charge at Feather RiverasPvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Rose MarieasCorporal

Uphill All the WayasAnson Sudro

Apache DrumsasTownsman (uncredited)

Trooper HookasTownsman

Little Big HornasQuince

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prisonas

HellgateasNeill Price

Purple People EaterasHarvey Skitters

Terror in a Texas TownasBaxter

The Black WhipasBill Lassater

Fort WorthasOutrider (uncredited)

Arrow In The DustasTrooper (uncredited)

Cattle TownasMiller

Toughest Man in Arizonaas

Hootenanny HootasSelf

Texas Bad ManasMack

Ride a Violent MileasJonathan Long
Country Boyas