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Sheb Wooley

Cast & creator

Sheb Wooley

1921-04-10 (died at 82) Erick, Oklahoma, USAIMDb

Best known for Murder, She Wrote, Maverick, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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.

Movies

42

film credits

Series

18

television credits

Career

59

1948–2005 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Ray Parker · 1984

Maverick

Maverick

Sheriff · 1957

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Acting · 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Luke McGuire (uncredited) · 1955

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Chev Jones · 1955

Across film & television

Filmography (60)

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Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Billy Ray Parker

Maverick

Maverick

Sheriff

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Luke McGuire (uncredited)

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Chev Jones

Rawhide

Rawhide

Pete Nolan

Rawhide

Rawhide

Story

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Don Wyman

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Hatton

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Tex

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Brock

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

Pete Martin

Trackdown

Trackdown

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)

High Noon

High Noon

Ben Miller

Giant

Giant

Gabe Target

Silverado

Silverado

Cavalry Sergeant

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Travis Cobb

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

The Young Rebels

The Young Rebels

The Big Brawl

The Big Brawl

Screaming Thug

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Cletus Summers

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

Snyder

Distant Drums

Distant Drums

Pvt. Jessup

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

Posseman (uncredited)

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

Latigo

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

Trooper (uncredited)

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

Harvey Skitters

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

Gambler with Buster (uncredited)

The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma

Pete Martin

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

Baxter

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

Townsman (uncredited)

Fort Worth

Fort Worth

Outrider (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

Kay Rawlins

PT 109

PT 109

Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

Rose Marie

Rose Marie

Corporal

Uphill All the Way

Uphill All the Way

Anson Sudro

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

Hellgate

Hellgate

Neill Price

Country Boy

Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

Townsman

Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

Jonathan Long

Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn

Quince

The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

Mr. Kendrick

The Black Whip

The Black Whip

Bill Lassater

Cattle Town

Cattle Town

Miller

Hootenanny Hoot!

Hootenanny Hoot!

Self

Golden Dreams

Golden Dreams

Screaming Native American

Texas Bad Man

Texas Bad Man

Mack

Without Incident

Without Incident