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
57 titles
Johnny Guitar
The War Wagon
The Big Brawl
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Hoosiers
Man Without a Star
PT 109
Sergeant Rutledge
History of the World: Part I
Distant Drums
The Lusty Men
Hellgate
The Dollmaker
Rocky Mountain
The Charge at Feather River
Apache Drums
Fort Worth
Trooper Hook
Uphill All the Way
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Hootenanny Hoot
Rose Marie
Purple People Eater
Terror in a Texas Town
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