Sheb Wooley
Acting

Sheb Wooley

Born 10 April 1921 · Erick, Oklahoma, USA · Died 16 September 2003

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

High Noon
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Silverado
Giant
Hoosiers
Murder, She Wrote
The War Wagon
The Big Brawl
Man Without a Star
Distant Drums
Rawhide
Trooper Hook
Golden Dreams
Purple People Eater
Hoosiers
Uphill All the Way
Silverado
The Dollmaker
The Big Brawl
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The War Wagon
Trooper Hook
Ride a Violent Mile
Without Incident
Giant
The Black Whip
Man Without a Star
The Boy from Oklahoma
Rose Marie
Texas Bad Man
High Noon
Toughest Man in Arizona
Cattle Town
Hellgate
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Little Big Horn
Distant Drums
Rocky Mountain
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