Sheb Wooley
Birthday: 1921-04-10 | Place of Birth: Erick, Oklahoma, USAShelby 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.
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Acting
Role
as Harvey Skitters
as Anson Sudro
as Cletus
as Self
as Jonathan Long
as Bill Lassater
as Latigo
as Pete Martin
as Mack
as Miller
as Neill Price
as Quince
as Kay Rawlins
