Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

Acting
Born 1921-04-10 Erick, Oklahoma, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.4
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...
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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.

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Murder, She Wrote poster
Murder, She Wrote
as Billy Ray Parker
1984-09-30
The Mod Squad poster
The Mod Squad
1968-09-24
Rawhide poster
Rawhide
as Pete Nolan
1959-01-09
Maverick poster
Maverick
as Sheriff
1957-09-22
Sugarfoot poster
Sugarfoot
as Pete Martin
1957-09-17
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Brock
1956-10-05

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