
Sheb Wooley
Acting
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.
Known for
2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1995A Goofy Movie
Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1988Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
1986Hoosiers
Cletus
1986Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
1985Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
1984The Dollmaker
Mr. Kendrick
1981History of the World: Part I
Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
1980The Big Brawl
Screaming Thug
1976The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
1967The War Wagon
Snyder
1963Hootenanny Hoot
Self
1963PT 109
Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
1960Sergeant Rutledge
Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
1958Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter
1957Trooper Hook
Townsman
1957Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
1957Without Incident
1956Giant
Gabe Target
1956The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
1955Man Without a Star
Latigo
1954Arrow In The Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
1954The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin