Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Birthday: 1921-04-10

Deathday: 2003-09-16

Place of birth: Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0941125

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.

Played in movies:

High Noon

Score: 7.7

The Dollmaker

Score: 7.6

Giant

Score: 7.6

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Score: 7.4

Johnny Guitar

Score: 7.4

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Score: 7.1

Sergeant Rutledge

Score: 7.1

A Goofy Movie

Score: 7.0

Hoosiers

Score: 7.0

Silverado

Score: 7.0

The War Wagon

Score: 6.8

Fort Worth

Score: 6.7

Hellgate

Score: 6.7

Cattle Town

Score: 6.7

Terror in a Texas Town

Score: 6.7

The Lusty Men

Score: 6.6

Trooper Hook

Score: 6.6

Lethal Weapon 4

Score: 6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Score: 6.6

Man Without a Star

Score: 6.4

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Score: 6.4

Distant Drums

Score: 6.2

Apache Drums

Score: 6.2

Little Big Horn

Score: 6.2

PT 109

Score: 5.9

The Big Brawl

Score: 5.9

Arrow In The Dust

Score: 5.8

Rocky Mountain

Score: 5.7

The Charge at Feather River

Score: 5.6

The Boy from Oklahoma

Score: 5.2

Hootenanny Hoot

Score: 5.0

Purple People Eater

Score: 4.8

Uphill All the Way

Score: 4.3

Rose Marie

Score: 4.0

Ride a Violent Mile

Score: 4.0

Country Boy

Score: 0.0

The Black Whip

Score: 0.0

Texas Bad Man

Score: 0.0

Toughest Man in Arizona

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Rawhide

Score: 7.1

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

Maverick

Score: 6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Score: 6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Score: 6.8

The Lone Ranger

Score: 6.7

The Lone Ranger

Score: 6.7

The Lone Ranger

Score: 6.7

Trackdown

Score: 6.4

The Mod Squad

Score: 6.2

Cheyenne

Score: 5.8

My Friend Flicka

Score: 5.7

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Score: 5.5

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Score: 5.3

Sugarfoot

Score: 4.8

The Young Rebels

Score: 4.5