born Shelby Fredrick Wooley on April 10, 1921, in Erick, Oklahom) was an
American actor, singer, and songwriter. [1]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
Key Details
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Name: Shelby Fredrick Wooley [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
• Date of Birth: April 10, 1921 [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
• Place of Birth: Erick, Oklahoma [1]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
• Date of Death: September 16,
2003 (Nashville, Tennessee) [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
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Notable Roles:
• Ben Miller in High Noon (1952)
• Scout Pete Nolan in the
television series Rawhide (1959–1965)
• Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
• Cletus Summers in Hoosiers (1986) [1]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
• Musical Hits: Best known for
the 1958 rock-and-roll novelty song "The Purple People Eater" and comedy tracks
under the name Ben Colder. [1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)
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Famous Trivia: Believed to be the voice actor who performed the original
"Wilhelm Scream" for the 1951 film Distant Drums. [1]
(https://www.tvinsider.com/people/sheb-wooley/), [2]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheb_Wooley)