
Cast
Sheb Wooley
Acting
Cast
Sheb Wooley
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-04-10
From
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Died
2003-09-16
Biography
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 β 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.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

High Noon
as Ben Miller

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

Giant
as Gabe Target

Silverado
as Cavalry Sergeant

The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Travis Cobb

A Goofy Movie
as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Johnny Guitar
as Posseman (uncredited)

Hoosiers
as Cletus Summers

The War Wagon
as Snyder

Distant Drums
as Pvt. Jessup

Hellgate
as Neill Price

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Big Brawl
as Screaming Thug

Hootenanny Hoot!
as Self

Rose Marie
as Corporal

History of the World: Part I
as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

PT 109
as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Trooper Hook
as Townsman

Sergeant Rutledge
as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Charge at Feather River
as Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Man Without a Star
as Latigo

Arrow In The Dust
as Trooper (uncredited)

Toughest Man in Arizona

Terror in a Texas Town
as Baxter

Golden Dreams
as Screaming Native American

The Dollmaker
as Mr. Kendrick

The Lusty Men
as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

Purple People Eater
as Harvey Skitters

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Apache Drums
as Townsman (uncredited)

Little Big Horn
as Quince

Fort Worth
as Outrider (uncredited)

Cattle Town
as Miller

Uphill All the Way
as Anson Sudro

The Boy from Oklahoma
as Pete Martin

Texas Bad Man
as Mack

Rocky Mountain
as Kay Rawlins

The Black Whip
as Bill Lassater

Without Incident

Ride a Violent Mile
as Jonathan Long
