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Sheb Wooley
Erick, Oklahoma, USA
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 roc…
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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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2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Movie Screaming Citizen (archive sound, uncredited)
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2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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2001
Golden Dreams
Movie Screaming Native American
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1995
A Goofy Movie
Movie Concert Crewmember's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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1988
Purple People Eater
Movie Harvey Skitters
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1986
Hoosiers
Movie Cletus Summers
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1986
Uphill All the Way
Movie Anson Sudro
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1985
Silverado
Movie Cavalry Sergeant
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Billy Ray Parker
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1984
The Dollmaker
Movie Mr. Kendrick
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1981
History of the World: Part I
Movie Screaming Peasants (archive sound) (uncredited)
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1980
The Big Brawl
Movie Screaming Thug
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1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie Travis Cobb
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1970
The Young Rebels
TV show
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1968
The Mod Squad
TV show
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1967
The War Wagon
Movie Snyder
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1966
Country Boy
Movie
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1963
Hootenanny Hoot!
Movie Self
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1963
PT 109
Movie Edmund Drewitch's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
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1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Movie Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited)
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1959
Rawhide
TV show Pete Nolan
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1958
Terror in a Texas Town
Movie Baxter
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1957
Ride a Violent Mile
Movie Jonathan Long
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1957
Trackdown
TV show
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1957
Maverick
TV show Sheriff
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1957
Sugarfoot
TV show Pete Martin
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1957
Trooper Hook
Movie Townsman
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1957
Without Incident
Movie
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1956
The Black Whip
Movie Bill Lassater
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1956
Giant
Movie Gabe Target
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1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV show Brock
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1955
My Friend Flicka
TV show
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show Chev Jones
- 1955
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1955
Man Without a Star
Movie Latigo
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1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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1954
Johnny Guitar
Movie Posseman (uncredited)
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1954
Arrow In The Dust
Movie Trooper (uncredited)
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1954
Rose Marie
Movie Corporal
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1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie Pete Martin
