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
![Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sizg1AU8f8JDZX4QIgE4pjUMBvx.jpg)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
![Purple People Eater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8DjpY5mqzudxLOgGMruNJNUDpGy.jpg)
Purple People Eater
![Hoosiers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dHpjZQXEdoi1xNLubM1rPmTHJYz.jpg)
Hoosiers
![Uphill All the Way](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aWoV30TlILrFhVercaKXJCjX9Wc.jpg)
Uphill All the Way
![Silverado](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k6zurzegRKsNGMICXZ57VJDUzXO.jpg)
Silverado
![The Dollmaker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hxtkWi3F2rUxex7ciVJUCPB8f1U.jpg)
The Dollmaker
![The Big Brawl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3SDWSo51faiK7wKz1EK9asfGzxv.jpg)
The Big Brawl
![The Outlaw Josey Wales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/92BZIFPbyCPNhExyFScxA3xF1dy.jpg)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
![The Young Rebels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDTVTZiA5rDngNt8ep6Xf4QjrT3.jpg)
The Young Rebels
![The Mod Squad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c5HaIPOSZitasqNlLRp8ZzuUsSn.jpg)
The Mod Squad
![The War Wagon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wGSv9mfHocleVwH4Q8d38SkwQP.jpg)
The War Wagon
![Hootenanny Hoot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o7amvnrRos2joa4VcRuDNbGs0in.jpg)
Hootenanny Hoot
![Sergeant Rutledge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jpi9dXkF4ZHUVxRDHjh6jJlrdun.jpg)
Sergeant Rutledge
![Rawhide](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lz5B4BoaOxNJuvjGe9LcS3GpBEK.jpg)
Rawhide
![Terror in a Texas Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ibRCvORgozhzRb0X4uPDkaA89fG.jpg)
Terror in a Texas Town
![Ride a Violent Mile](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nHHla1nwHecrP6yIfCF3lYPWNj1.jpg)
Ride a Violent Mile
![Trackdown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n39XqrEQjKWSWGFZ7G6pZYBWI6T.jpg)
Trackdown
![Maverick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/psVbZjMHt9f9X7EIks9IQdCMZke.jpg)
Maverick
![Sugarfoot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bg7LXonQWV5oTu9BUkgvz1oAD2n.jpg)
Sugarfoot
![Trooper Hook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVXjTAgSQdRWeWpuCwmlZiVjGBg.jpg)
Trooper Hook
![The Black Whip](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rJPNQow7JRdCJVp2CHeJ1zUwZ9H.jpg)
The Black Whip
![Giant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oQ1Arue52pFLSvvwfcNTy16hTCG.jpg)
Giant
![Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kY1GfRiVJI6pT5BdJmtJ5jtT6bh.jpg)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
![My Friend Flicka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kW4V7oXEUsqBTAnpLjbVI2lNhu3.jpg)
My Friend Flicka
![Cheyenne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/osdglTGStAMbThkUsVJ0DRzvwrq.jpg)
Cheyenne
![The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sq7meZ5XvxFKZmsTcM54q28IqHp.jpg)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
![Man Without a Star](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oiLRunFsrftkOoy7hhAZM727gIv.jpg)
Man Without a Star
![Seven Brides for Seven Brothers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dxULKGOyFhap5Hc2f7a1rQZB0Sj.jpg)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
![Arrow In The Dust](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v6HmuQT4rD5XZweVgJjeVzdzPA6.jpg)
Arrow In The Dust
![Rose Marie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahnmK76uBief2jXe1RCGngIPwbw.jpg)
Rose Marie
![The Boy from Oklahoma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ROKAagsc0GwM9Lr5mLj5hTm6Jp.jpg)
The Boy from Oklahoma
![Texas Bad Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y53wo7if6Ws0M00T6gYpvO2YMnZ.jpg)
Texas Bad Man
![The Lusty Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1JBtbRmuf8B73pxYlTdAwr9T9C3.jpg)
The Lusty Men
![Toughest Man in Arizona](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ui4bbrZFQXDekwBNYFHmnHUeIyv.jpg)
Toughest Man in Arizona
![Cattle Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wk4miD1HYIoENfW76l0LESy3Avz.jpg)
Cattle Town
![Hellgate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pQxRp4a0IB6jLBYuHQPi1OicXOD.jpg)
Hellgate
![High Noon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m3EzjFuSK49woacPF1PyHcNM39B.jpg)
High Noon
![Distant Drums](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i47dolQL1igTPUQ7jvCzyiBENDQ.jpg)
Distant Drums
![The Adventures of Kit Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uptHEepL0EjsK9pVfChzLxBnyHP.jpg)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
![Little Big Horn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sl4X5p2hyj8nuqu0tGWULtZ84wW.jpg)
Little Big Horn
![Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q9FQyJQ1t67Dk8Png2pa9ntmfQk.jpg)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
![Rocky Mountain](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fxo5QdEFPr6feRs5Pt0EXH5m1qp.jpg)
Rocky Mountain
![The Lone Ranger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sAQSKgrYC0l5kQbLk8QXINAK6F4.jpg)
The Lone Ranger
![The Ed Sullivan Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gUEfDXUxwhgXBX7LSk57vJKXCTp.jpg)
The Ed Sullivan Show