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Sheb Wooley (1921–2003)

Actor | Soundtrack | Writer

American character actor in many Westerns, Sheb Wooley was also a figure in country-western music. Born and raised in Oklahoma, he spent his youth as a cowhand. His musical ability led to radio and subsequently film work. He played minor supporting roles for a dozen years starting in 1950, including one of the Frank Miller gang in High Noon... See full bio »

Born:

Shelby F. Wooley
in Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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1991 Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (video)
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Billy Ray Parker
– Ballad for a Blue Lady (1990) … Billy Ray Parker
 
1988 Purple People Eater
Harvey Skitters
 
1986 Hoosiers
Cletus
 
1986 Uphill All the Way
Anson Sudro
 
1985 Silverado
Cavalry Sergeant
 
1984 Tenko (TV series)
Sailor
– Episode #3.10 (1984) … Sailor
 
1984 The Dollmaker (TV movie)
 
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
Travis Cobb
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series)
– Father and I Went Down to Camp (1970)
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
'Wild' Bill Hannachek
– The Death of Wild Bill Hannachek (1969) … 'Wild' Bill Hannachek
 
1967 The War Wagon
Snyder
 
1966 Country Boy
Sheb Wooley
 
1959-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Pete Nolan
– The Spanish Camp (1965) … Pete Nolan
– The Calf Women (1965) … Pete Nolan
– The Last Order (1965) … Pete Nolan
– The Empty Sleeve (1965) … Pete Nolan
– Prairie Fire (1965) … Pete Nolan
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1965 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Fred Nelson / Jeb Slade
– The Trouble with Taxes (1965) … Jeb Slade
– Paid in Full (1965) … Fred Nelson
 
1959 Rio Bravo
Cowboy (scenes deleted)
 
1958 Terror in a Texas Town
Baxter (uncredited)
 
1956-1957 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Luke McGuire, Gunfighter / Rex Jones
– Indian Wife (1957) … Rex Jones
– The Assassins (1956) … Luke McGuire, Gunfighter (uncredited)
 
1957 Ride a Violent Mile
Jonathan Long
 
1957 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Lenny
– Man in the Box (1957) … Lenny
 
1957 Maverick (TV series)
Sheriff
– Relic of Fort Tejon (1957) … Sheriff
 
1957 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Pete
– Brannigan's Boots (1957) … Pete
 
1957 Trooper Hook
Townsman
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Without Incident (1957)
 
1957 The Oklahoman
Cowboy/Henchman (uncredited)
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Tag Bailey
– Fate Travels East (1957) … Tag Bailey
 
1957 Cheyenne (TV series)
Chev Jones
– The Iron Trail (1957) … Chev Jones
 
1956 The Black Whip
Bill Lassater
 
1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Brock
– Vengeance Canyon (1956) … Brock
 
1956 Giant
Gabe Target
 
1956 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
Harry Runyon
– The Unmasking (1956) … Harry Runyon
 
1956 Cavalry Patrol (TV movie)
Lank Clee
 
1954-1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Lanniagan / Monte / Morgan
– The Star Witness (1955) … Monte
– Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit (1954) … Morgan
– The Outcast of Fort Apache (1954) … Lanniagan
 
1955 The Second Greatest Sex
Silas - Jones City Leader
 
1955 Trial
Butteridge (uncredited)
 
1953-1955 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Don Wyman / Henchman Hatton / Henchman Tex / …
– Wanted: The Lone Ranger (1955) … Henchman Tex
– Message to Fort Apache (1954) … Henchman Hatton
– Stage to Estacado (1953) … Don Wyman
– Wake of War (1953) … Longstreet Turner
 
1955 Man Without a Star
Latigo
 
1953-1955 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Carl / Johnny / Rand 'Doc' Hale / …
– Devil's Remuda (1955)
– Trail to Bordertown (1954) … Johnny
– The Wrong Man (1954) … Walt Denton
– Trails Westward (1954) … Rand 'Doc' Hale
– Ambush (1953) … Carl
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1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1954 Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
 
1954 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV series)
Lawson
– Escape Into Space (1954) … Lawson (uncredited)
 
1954 Arrow in the Dust
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Jim Younger
– The Younger Brothers (1954) … Jim Younger
 
1954 Rose Marie
Corporal (uncredited)
 
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
Pete Martin
 
1953 Texas Bad Man
Mack
 
1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Baxter Vale / Ed Harrison / Saber Jack Tyrell
– Old Timer's Trail (1953) … Ed Harrison (as Shelby Wooley)
– Outlaw Pistols (1953) … Baxter Vale (as Shelby Wooley)
– Treasure of Santa Dolores (1953) … Saber Jack Tyrell (as Shelby Wooley)
– Two-Fisted Justice (1953)
 
1952 Sky Full of Moon
Balladeer (voice)
 
1952 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Bill Bronson / Roy Stokes
– Dutchman's Flat (1952) … Bill Bronson
– Pancho and the Pachyderm (1952) … Roy Stokes
 
1952 The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
 
1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
Army Officer (uncredited)
 
1952 Cattle Town
Miller
 
1952 Hellgate
Neill Price
 
1952 High Noon
Ben Miller
 
1952 Bugles in the Afternoon
Gen. George Armstrong Custer (uncredited)
 
1951 Distant Drums
Pvt. Jessup (uncredited)
 
1951 Fort Worth
Outrider (uncredited)
 
1951 Little Big Horn
Quince
 
1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Convict Chick Fullis (uncredited)
 
1951 Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Gentleman from LePorte (1951)
 
1950 Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (13 titles)
2009 Monsters vs Aliens (writer: "Purple People Eater" / performer: "Purple People Eater")
 
2005 Fetching Cody (writer: "Listening For Your Footsteps" / performer: "Listening For Your Footsteps")
 
1997 Contact (writer: "Purple People Eater")
 
1991 Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (video) (writer: "Purple People Eater" / as Wooley / performer: "Purple People Eater")
 
1989 Parents (writer: "Purple People Eater" / performer: "Purple People Eater")
 
1988 Aloha Summer (writer: "Purple People Eater" / performer: "Purple People Eater")
 
1984 DTV: Pop & Rock (video) (performer: "The Purple People Eater")
 
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales (performer: "Rose of Alabamy", "Cripple Creek" - uncredited, "The Irish Washerwoman" - uncredited)
 
1971 Wild Rovers (performer: "Wild Rover")
 
1968 The Split (music: "A Good Woman's Love" / lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love" / performer: "A Good Woman's Love")
 
1966 Country Boy (writer: "Draggin' the River' / performer: "Draggin' the River')
 
1963 Hootenanny Hoot (writer: "Hootenanny Hoot" / performer: "Hootenanny Hoot", "Building a Railroad")
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross (performer: "Higher Up The Berry Tree")
 
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1961 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident of the Blackstorms (1961) (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1969 Hee Haw (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– 2nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1968) … Himself
 
1966 Shivaree (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1964 Hootenanny (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Performer
– Episode dated 14 March 1964 (1964) … Himself
– University of Tennessee (1964) … Himself - Performer
 
1963 Hootenanny Hoot
Himself
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Music U.S.A. (1958) … Himself
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.44 (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1984 DTV: Pop & Rock (video)
Himself
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1999) CD: "Sheb Wooley/Ben Colder: Those Sons of Mitches!" See more »

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Ben Colder | Shelby Wooley

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on how he got the idea for his "Purple People Eater" hit song] The Space Age was upon us. Everyone was thinking about rockets and wondering if maybe we would find people up there. A songwriter friend of mine told me his son had come home from school with a joke about a people eater from space. I wrote the song in a matter of minutes--just dashed it off as a sort of afterthought. See more »

Trivia:

The running lyric to Sheb's huge novelty song hit went like this: "It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater." It spent six weeks at No. 1 and sold 3 million copies in 1958. Other silly songs included "Talk Back Blubbering Lips," "Sunday Morning Fallin' Down," "Harper Valley PTA (Later... See more »

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