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.
Filmography
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Golden Dreams
2001
as Screaming Native American
A Goofy Movie
1995
as Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Purple People Eater
1988
as Harvey Skitters
Hoosiers
1986
as Cletus Summers
Uphill All the Way
1986
as Anson Sudro
Silverado
1985
as Cavalry Sergeant
The Dollmaker
1984
as Mr. Kendrick
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Big Brawl
1980
as Screaming Thug
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Travis Cobb
The War Wagon
1967
as Snyder
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Country Boy
1966
Hootenanny Hoot!
1963
as Self
PT 109
1963
as Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Baxter
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
as Jonathan Long
Trooper Hook
1957
as Townsman
Without Incident
1957
The Black Whip
1956
as Bill Lassater
Giant
1956
as Gabe Target
Man Without a Star
1955
as Latigo