Sheb Wooley
Acting • 1921-04-10 • Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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
7.3Rawhide
1959
7.0Hoosiers
1986
7.5The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
6.4Man Without a Star
1955
6.0The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
7.7High Noon
1952
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Filmography
- 2005★ 7.1
- 2002★ 6.6
- 2001★ 6.7
- 1995★ 7.0
- 1988★ 5.1
- 1986★ 7.0
- 1986★ 5.6
- 1985★ 6.9
- 1984★ 7.5
- 1984★ 7.7
- 1981★ 6.7
- 1980★ 5.9
- 1976★ 7.5
- 1970★ 5.7
- 1968★ 6.1
- 1967★ 6.8
- 1966Country BoyFilm★ 9.0
- 1963★ 6.1
- 1963★ 6.0
- 1960★ 7.0
- 1959★ 7.3
- 1958★ 6.7
- 1957★ 7.0
- 1957★ 6.9
- 1957★ 6.7
- 1957★ 5.1
- 1957★ 5.3
- 1957Without IncidentFilm
- 1956★ 7.6
- 1956★ 6.2
- 1956★ 10.0
- 1955★ 6.8
- 1955★ 6.8
- 1955★ 6.2
- 1955★ 6.4
- 1955★ 6.2
- 1954★ 7.1
- 1954★ 7.4
- 1954★ 6.2
- 1954★ 5.7
- 1954★ 4.5
- 1953★ 5.9
- 1953★ 8.0
- 1952★ 7.7
- 1952★ 6.7
- 1952★ 6.7
- 1952★ 7.6
- 1952★ 7.0
- 1951★ 6.3
- 1951★ 6.3
- 1951★ 6.1
- 1951★ 7.1
- 1951★ 6.0
- 1951★ 6.6
- 1950★ 6.0
- 1949★ 6.7
- 1949★ 6.7
- 1949★ 6.7
- 1948★ 6.8
