Sheb Wooley

actor • soundtrack • writer

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....

Born: April 10, 1921 in Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Died: September 16, 2003 (age 82)

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Known For

8.0

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Movies & TV Credits

54 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Goofy Movie Movie	7.1	Actor	Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)	1995
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie	8.3	Actor	Screaming Soldiers (archive sound) (uncredited)	1989
Purple People Eater Movie	4.4	Actor	Harvey Skitters	1988
Hoosiers Movie	7.6	Actor	Cletus	1986
Uphill All the Way Movie	3.9	Actor	Anson Sudro	1986
Silverado Movie	7.3	Actor	Cavalry Sergeant	1985
Murder, She Wrote TV Show	7.4	Actor	Billy Ray Parker(1 Episode)	1984
The Dollmaker Movie	7.3	Actor	Mr. Kendrick	1984
The Big Brawl Movie	5.6	Actor	Screaming Thug	1980
The Outlaw Josey Wales Movie	7.9	Actor	Travis Cobb	1976
The Young Rebels TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1970
Mod Squad TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1968
The War Wagon Movie	7.0	Actor	Snyder	1967
Country Boy Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1966
Hootenanny Hoot Movie	4.9	Actor	Self	1963
PT 109 Movie	6.7	Actor	Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)	1963
Sergeant Rutledge Movie	7.6	Actor	Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)	1960
Rawhide TV Show	7.7	Actor	Pete Nolan(114 Episodes)	1959
Terror in a Texas Town Movie	6.6	Actor	Baxter	1958
Trooper Hook Movie	6.5	Actor	Townsman	1957
Ride a Violent Mile Movie	5.0	Actor	Jonathan Long	1957
Trackdown TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Sugarfoot TV Show	7.2	Actor	Pete Martin(1 Episode)	1957
Maverick TV Show	7.8	Actor	Sheriff(1 Episode)	1957
Giant Movie	7.7	Actor	Gabe Target	1956
The Black Whip Movie	5.1	Actor	Bill Lassater	1956
Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actor	Brock(1 Episode)	1956
Man Without a Star Movie	6.7	Actor	Latigo	1955
My Friend Flicka TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Show	7.4	Actor	Luke McGuire (uncredited)(1 Episode)	1955
Cheyenne TV Show	7.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1955
The Boy from Oklahoma Movie	5.8	Actor	Pete Martin	1954
Arrow In The Dust Movie	5.5	Actor	Trooper (uncredited)	1954
Rose Marie Movie	5.6	Actor	Corporal	1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Movie	7.5	Actor	Undetermined Role (uncredited)	1954
Johnny Guitar Movie	7.7	Actor	Posseman (uncredited)	1954
Texas Bad Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Mack	1953
The Charge at Feather River Movie	6.0	Actor	Pvt. Wilhelm's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)	1953
High Noon Movie	8.0	Actor	Ben Miller	1952
The Lusty Men Movie	7.2	Actor	Gambler with Buster (uncredited)	1952
Cattle Town Movie	5.2	Actor	Miller	1952
Hellgate Movie	6.2	Actor	Neill Price	1952
Toughest Man in Arizona Movie	5.9	Actor	—	1952
Little Big Horn Movie	6.4	Actor	Quince	1951
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1951
Distant Drums Movie	6.5	Actor	Pvt. Jessup	1951
Fort Worth Movie	6.4	Actor	Outrider (uncredited)	1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(7 Episodes)	1951
Rocky Mountain Movie	6.5	Actor	Kay Rawlins	1950
The Lone Ranger TV Show	7.5	Actor	Tex(1 Episode)	1949
The Lone Ranger TV Show	7.5	Actor	Don Wyman(1 Episode)	1949
The Lone Ranger TV Show	7.5	Actor	Hatton(1 Episode)	1949
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1948

Sheb Wooley

Known For

High Noon

Hoosiers

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Movies & TV Credits