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Sheb Wooley

1921-04-10

The Biography

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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Movies

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

7.851 average rating
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The Outlaw Josey Wales

7.414 average rating
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Giant

7.597 average rating
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High Noon

7.671 average rating
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Silverado

7 average rating
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

7.2 average rating
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The War Wagon

6.859 average rating
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The Big Brawl

6 average rating
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Hoosiers

7.078 average rating
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The Lusty Men

6.6 average rating
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Man Without a Star

6.4 average rating
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Sergeant Rutledge

7.1 average rating
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Distant Drums

6.3 average rating
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Arrow In The Dust

5.9 average rating
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Terror in a Texas Town

6.7 average rating
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Hellgate

6.7 average rating
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The Dollmaker

7.5 average rating
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Little Big Horn

6.6 average rating
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Purple People Eater

4.9 average rating
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The Boy from Oklahoma

5.2 average rating