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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-04-10 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Sheb Wooley

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.

Known For

Acting

1989

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)

1988

Purple People Eater as Harvey Skitters

1986

Hoosiers as Cletus
Uphill All the Way as Anson Sudro

1985

Silverado as Cavalry Sergeant

1984

The Dollmaker as Mr. Kendrick
Murder, She Wrote as Billy Ray Parker

1980

The Big Brawl as Screaming Thug

1976

The Outlaw Josey Wales as Travis Cobb

1970

1968

1967

The War Wagon as Snyder

1966

1963

1960

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

1959

Rawhide as Pete Nolan

1958

1957

Trooper Hook as Townsman
Ride a Violent Mile as Jonathan Long
Maverick as Sheriff
Sugarfoot as Pete Martin

1956

Giant as Gabe Target
The Black Whip as Bill Lassater

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Luke McGuire (uncredited)

1954

Arrow In The Dust as Trooper (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma as Pete Martin
Rose Marie as Corporal
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar as Posseman (uncredited)

1953

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

1952

High Noon as Ben Miller
Cattle Town as Miller
The Lusty Men as Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Hellgate as Neill Price

1951

Little Big Horn as Quince
Distant Drums as Pvt. Jessup
Fort Worth as Outrider (uncredited)

1950

Rocky Mountain as Kay Rawlins

1949

The Lone Ranger as Don Wyman
The Lone Ranger as Hatton

1948