Sheb Wooley (1921–2003)

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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 (1952)... See full bio »

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Known For

Rawhide
Rawhide Pete Nolan
(1959-1965)
Silverado
Silverado Cavalry Sergeant
(1985)
High Noon
High Noon Ben Miller
(1952)
Giant
Giant Gabe Target
(1956)
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 2000 High Noon (TV Movie)
Ben Miller
 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 The Dollmaker (TV Movie)
Mr. Kendrick
 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)
Jeb Slade / Fred Nelson
- 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)
Rex Jones / Luke McGuire
- Indian Wife (1957) ... Rex Jones
- The Assassins (1956) ... Luke McGuire (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 Trackdown (TV Series)
Townsman
- The Marple Brothers (1957) ... Townsman (uncredited)
 1957 Sugarfoot (TV Series)
Pete Martin
- Brannigan's Boots (1957) ... Pete Martin
 1957 Trooper Hook
Cooter Brown
 1957 The Oklahoman
Cowboy (uncredited)
 1954-1957 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series)
Gang Member / Monte / Morgan / ...
- Hubert's Niece (1957) ... Gang Member (uncredited)
- The Star Witness (1955) ... Monte
- Rin Tin Tin and the Raw Recruit (1954) ... Morgan
- The Outcast of Fort Apache (1954) ... Lanniagan
 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 Cavalry Patrol (TV Movie)
Lank Clee
 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
 1955 The Second Greatest Sex
Silas - Jones City Leader
 1955 Trial
Butteridge (uncredited)
 1953-1955 The Lone Ranger (TV Series)
Tex / Hatton / Don Wyman / ...
- Wanted: The Lone Ranger (1955) ... Tex
- Message to Fort Apache (1954) ... 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)
Johnny / Walt Denton / 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 The Range Rider (TV Series)
Mark Sanders / Saber Jack Tyrell / Baxter Vale / ...
- Two-Fisted Justice (1953) ... Mark Sanders
- Treasure of Santa Dolores (1953) ... Saber Jack Tyrell (as Shelby Wooley)
- Outlaw Pistols (1953) ... Baxter Vale (as Shelby Wooley)
- Old Timer's Trail (1953) ... Ed Harrison (as Shelby Wooley)
 1953 Texas Bad Man
Mack
 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 Toughest Man in Arizona
Army Officer (uncredited)
 1952 The Lusty Men
Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
 1952 Cattle Town
Miller
 1952 Hellgate
Neill Price
 1952 High Noon
Ben Miller
 1951-1952 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Brown of Calaveras (1952)
- The Gentleman from LePorte (1951)
 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
Chick Fullis (uncredited)
 1951 Apache Drums
Townsman (uncredited)
 1950 Rocky Mountain
Kay Rawlins
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Other Works:

Song: Had a #1 hit song with "The Purple People Eater" 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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Personal Quote:

I came out to Hollywood to become a singing cowboy but when I got here in 1950 they didn't want any singing cowboys, even if you had your own guitar. So I got into the other end of the cowboy business and played mostly heavies in my film career. See more »

Trivia:

The running lyric to his huge 1958 novelty song hit "The Purple People Eater" was: "It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater." It spent six weeks at #1 and sold 3,000,000 copies. Other silly songs included "Talk Back Blubbering Lips," "Sunday Morning Fallin' Down," "Harper Valley PTA (Later That Same Day)," "The Happiest Squirrel in the Whole U.S.A." and "Fifteen Beers Ago." He ... See more »

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