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
Cast Credits
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Character: Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
MOVIE • 2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Character: Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2002
Lethal Weapon 4
Character: Screaming Terrorist (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1998
A Goofy Movie
Character: Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1995
Purple People Eater
Character: Harvey Skitters
MOVIE • 1988
Hoosiers
Character: Cletus
MOVIE • 1986
Uphill All the Way
Character: Anson Sudro
MOVIE • 1986
Silverado
Character: Cavalry Sergeant
MOVIE • 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Billy Ray Parker
TV • 1984
The Dollmaker
Character: Mr. Kendrick
MOVIE • 1984
The Big Brawl
Character: Screaming Thug
MOVIE • 1980
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Character: Travis Cobb
MOVIE • 1976
The Young Rebels
Character:
TV • 1970
The Mod Squad
Character:
TV • 1968
The War Wagon
Character: Snyder
MOVIE • 1967
Country Boy
Character:
MOVIE • 1966
Hootenanny Hoot
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1963
PT 109
Character: Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1963
Sergeant Rutledge
Character: Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1960
Rawhide
Character: Pete Nolan
TV • 1959