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.
Movie Appearances
High Noon
as Ben Miller
1952
Giant
as Gabe Target
1956
Hoosiers
as Cletus
1986
Silverado
as Cavalry Sergeant
1985
The War Wagon
as Snyder
1967
The Dollmaker
as Mr. Kendrick
1984
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Arrow In The Dust
as Trooper (uncredited)
1954
Trooper Hook
as Townsman
1957
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
Little Big Horn
as Quince
1951
Terror in a Texas Town
as Baxter
1958
Cattle Town
as Miller
1952
The Big Brawl
as Screaming Thug
1980
Distant Drums
as Pvt. Jessup
1951
Ride a Violent Mile
as Jonathan Long
1957
Purple People Eater
as Harvey Skitters
1988
Hootenanny Hoot
as Self
1963
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Pete Martin
1954
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Travis Cobb
1976
