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Hoosiers (1986) -- A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) -- A Missouri farmer joins a Confederate guerilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Silverado (1985) -- A misfit bunch of friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.
High Noon (1952) -- A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him.
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) -- MattTrailer.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

Date of Death:
16 September 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA more
Mini Biography:
American character actor in many Westerns, he was also a figure in co... more
Trivia:
It is believed that he may be the person who recorded the famous Wilhelm... more
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Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
5 Great Wilhelm Screams
 (From JustPressPlay. 31 October 2009, 3:47 PM, PDT)

Western Actor, Singer Sheb Wooley Dead at 82
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 17 September 2003)

Alternate Names:
Ben Colder | Shelby Wooley

Filmography

Actor:
  1. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V)
  2. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Billy Ray Parker (1 episode, 1990)
        - Ballad for a Blue Lady (1990) TV episode .... Billy Ray Parker

  3. Purple People Eater (1988) .... Harry Skinner
  4. Hoosiers (1986) .... Cletus
    ... aka Best Shot (UK)
  5. Uphill All the Way (1986) .... Anson Sudro
  6. Silverado (1985) .... Cavalry Sergeant
  7. "Tenko" .... Sailor (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode #3.10 (1984) TV episode .... Sailor
  8. The Dollmaker (1984) (TV)

  9. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Travis Cobb
  10. "The Young Rebels" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Father and I Went Down to Camp (1970) TV episode

  11. "The Mod Squad" .... 'Wild' Bill Hannachek (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Death of Wild Bill Hannachek (1969) TV episode .... 'Wild' Bill Hannachek
  12. The War Wagon (1967) .... Snyder
  13. "Rawhide" .... Pete Nolan (110 episodes, 1959-1965)
        - The Spanish Camp (1965) TV episode .... Pete Nolan
        - The Calf Women (1965) TV episode .... Pete Nolan
        - The Diehard (1965) TV episode .... Pete Nolan
        - The Empty Sleeve (1965) TV episode .... Pete Nolan
        - Prairie Fire (1965) TV episode .... Pete Nolan
          (105 more)
  14. "Death Valley Days" .... Fred Nelson / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - The Trouble with Taxes (1965) TV episode .... Jeb Slade
        - Paid in Full (1965) TV episode .... Fred Nelson

  15. Rio Bravo (1959) (scenes deleted) .... Cowboy
    ... aka Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  16. Terror in a Texas Town (1958) (uncredited) .... Baxter
  17. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Rex Jones (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Wyatt Earp
        - Indian Wife (1957) TV episode .... Rex Jones
  18. Ride a Violent Mile (1957) .... Jonathan Long
  19. "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Lenny (1 episode, 1957)
        - Man in the Box (1957) TV episode .... Lenny
  20. "Maverick" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1957)
        - Relic of Fort Tejon (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff
  21. "Trackdown" .... The Sharpshooter (1 episode, 1957)
        - Marple Brothers (1957) TV episode .... The Sharpshooter
  22. "Sugarfoot" .... Pete (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
        - Brannigan's Boots (1957) TV episode .... Pete
  23. Trooper Hook (1957) .... Townsman
  24. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Without Incident (1957) TV episode
  25. The Oklahoman (1957) (uncredited) .... Cowboy/Henchman
  26. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Tag Bailey (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Fate Travels East (1957) TV episode .... Tag Bailey
  27. "Cheyenne" .... Chev Jones (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Iron Trail (1957) TV episode .... Chev Jones
  28. The Black Whip (1956) .... Bill Lassater
    ... aka The Man with a Whip (USA: alternative title)
  29. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Brock (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Vengeance Canyon (1956) TV episode .... Brock
  30. Giant (1956) .... Gabe Target
  31. "My Friend Flicka" .... Harry Runyon (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Unmasking (1956) TV episode .... Harry Runyon
  32. Cavalry Patrol (1956) (TV) .... Lank Clee
  33. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Monte (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Star Witness (1955) TV episode .... Monte
  34. The Second Greatest Sex (1955) .... Jones City Leader
  35. Trial (1955) (uncredited) .... Butteridge
  36. "The Lone Ranger" .... Don Wyman / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - Wanted: The Lone Ranger (1955) TV episode .... Henchman Tex
        - Message to Fort Apache (1954) TV episode .... Henchman Hatton
        - Stage to Estacado (1953) TV episode .... Don Wyman
        - Wake of War (1953) TV episode .... Longstreet Turner
  37. Man Without a Star (1955) .... Latigo
  38. "The Adventures of Kit Carson" .... Carl / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka Kit Carson
        - Devil's Remuda (1955) TV episode
        - Trail to Bordertown (1954) TV episode .... Johnny
        - The Wrong Man (1954) TV episode .... Walt Denton
        - Trails Westward (1954) TV episode .... Rand 'Doc' Hale
        - The Ambush (1953) TV episode .... Carl
          (2 more)
  39. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
  40. Johnny Guitar (1954) (uncredited) .... Posseman
  41. "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" .... Lawson (1 episode, 1954)
        - Escape into Space (1954) TV episode .... Lawson
  42. Arrow in the Dust (1954) (uncredited) .... Trooper
  43. "Stories of the Century" .... Jim Younger (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
        - The Younger Brothers (1954) TV episode .... Jim Younger
  44. Rose Marie (1954) (uncredited) .... Corporal
  45. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) .... Pete Martin, Turlock's Foreman
  46. Texas Bad Man (1953) .... Mack
  47. "The Range Rider" .... Baxter Vale / ... (4 episodes, 1953)
        - Old Timer's Trail (1953) TV episode (as Shelby Wooley) .... Ed Harrison
        - Outlaw Pistols (1953) TV episode (as Shelby Wooley) .... Baxter Vale
        - Treasure of Santa Dolores (1953) TV episode (as Shelby Wooley) .... Saber Jack Tyrell
        - Two-Fisted Justice (1953) TV episode
  48. Sky Full of Moon (1952) (voice) .... Balladeer
  49. "The Cisco Kid" .... Bill Bronson / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
        - Dutchman's Flat (1952) TV episode .... Bill Bronson
        - Pancho and the Pachyderm (1952) TV episode .... Roy Stokes
  50. The Lusty Men (1952) (uncredited) .... Gambler with Buster
  51. Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) (uncredited) .... Army Officer
  52. Cattle Town (1952) .... Miller
  53. Hellgate (1952) .... Neill Price
  54. High Noon (1952) .... Ben Miller
  55. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) (uncredited) .... Gen. George Armstrong Custer
  56. Distant Drums (1951) (uncredited) .... Pvt. Jessup
  57. Fort Worth (1951) (uncredited) .... Outrider
  58. Little Big Horn (1951) .... Quince
    ... aka The Fighting Seventh (UK)
  59. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) (uncredited) .... Convict Chick Fullis
  60. Apache Drums (1951) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  61. "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - The Gentleman from LePorte (1951) TV episode
  62. Rocky Mountain (1950) .... Kay Rawlins
Soundtrack:
  1. Monsters vs Aliens (2009) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
    ... aka Monsters vs Aliens: A Monstrous IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  2. Fetching Cody (2005) (writer: "Listening For Your Footsteps") (performer: "Listening For Your Footsteps")

  3. Contact (1997) (writer: "Purple People Eater")
  4. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")

  5. Parents (1989) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
  6. Aloha Summer (1988) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
  7. DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) (performer: "The Purple People Eater")

  8. The Split (1968) (music: "A Good Woman's Love") (lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love") (performer: "A Good Woman's Love")
  9. Hootenanny Hoot (1963) (writer: "Hootenanny Hoot") (performer: "Hootenanny Hoot", "Building a Railroad")

  10. Many Rivers to Cross (1955) (performer: "Higher Up The Berry Tree")
Music Department:
  1. Country Boy (1966) (composer: song "Draggin' the River")
    ... aka Here Comes That Nashville Sound
Self:
  1. "Hee Haw" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode #1.9 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.3 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.1 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Shivaree" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 5 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Country Boy (1966) .... Himself
    ... aka Here Comes That Nashville Sound
  4. Hootenanny Hoot (1963) .... Himself

  5. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #11.44 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) .... Himself


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Song: "The Purple People Eater" (1959) more
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