Sheb Wooley
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.
Known For
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Murder, She Wrote
Maverick
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cheyenne
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
Rawhide
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sugarfoot
The Ed Sullivan Show
Trackdown
The Mod Squad
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Silverado
High Noon
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Giant
A Goofy Movie
The Outlaw Josey Wales
My Friend Flicka
The Young Rebels
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