Sheb Wooley
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.
Acted in
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)
Purple People Eater
1988
as Harvey Skitters
Hoosiers
1986
as Cletus
Uphill All the Way
1986
as Anson Sudro
Silverado
1985
as Cavalry Sergeant
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Billy Ray Parker
The Dollmaker
1984
as Mr. Kendrick
The Big Brawl
1980
as Screaming Thug
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Travis Cobb
The Young Rebels
1970
The Mod Squad
1968
The War Wagon
1967
as Snyder
Country Boy
1966
Hootenanny Hoot
1963
as Self
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Pete Nolan
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Baxter
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
as Jonathan Long
Trackdown
1957
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff
Sugarfoot
1957
as Pete Martin
Trooper Hook
1957
as Townsman
The Black Whip
1956
as Bill Lassater
Giant
1956
as Gabe Target
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Brock
My Friend Flicka
1955
Cheyenne
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Man Without a Star
1955
as Latigo
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Arrow In The Dust
1954
as Trooper (uncredited)
Rose Marie
1954
as Corporal
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Pete Martin
Texas Bad Man
1953
as Mack
The Lusty Men
1952
as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Cattle Town
1952
as Miller
Hellgate
1952
as Neill Price
High Noon
1952
as Ben Miller
Distant Drums
1951
as Pvt. Jessup
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Fort Worth
1951
as Outrider (uncredited)
Little Big Horn
1951
as Quince
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Rocky Mountain
1950
as Kay Rawlins
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Don Wyman
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Hatton