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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
Awards:
3 wins
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(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)
(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:
- Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V)
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Billy Ray Parker (1 episode, 1990)
- Ballad for a Blue Lady (1990) TV episode .... Billy Ray Parker - Purple People Eater (1988) .... Harry Skinner
- Hoosiers (1986) .... Cletus
... aka Best Shot (UK) - Uphill All the Way (1986) .... Anson Sudro
- Silverado (1985) .... Cavalry Sergeant
- "Tenko" .... Sailor (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode #3.10 (1984) TV episode .... Sailor - The Dollmaker (1984) (TV)
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Travis Cobb
- "The Young Rebels" (1 episode, 1970)
- Father and I Went Down to Camp (1970) TV episode - "The Mod Squad" .... 'Wild' Bill Hannachek (1 episode, 1969)
- The Death of Wild Bill Hannachek (1969) TV episode .... 'Wild' Bill Hannachek - The War Wagon (1967) .... Snyder
- "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) - "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 - Rio Bravo (1959) (scenes deleted) .... Cowboy
... aka Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - Terror in a Texas Town (1958) (uncredited) .... Baxter
- "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" .... Rex Jones (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Wyatt Earp
- Indian Wife (1957) TV episode .... Rex Jones - Ride a Violent Mile (1957) .... Jonathan Long
- "Tales of Wells Fargo" .... Lenny (1 episode, 1957)
- Man in the Box (1957) TV episode .... Lenny - "Maverick" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1957)
- Relic of Fort Tejon (1957) TV episode .... Sheriff - "Trackdown" .... The Sharpshooter (1 episode, 1957)
- Marple Brothers (1957) TV episode .... The Sharpshooter - "Sugarfoot" .... Pete (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
- Brannigan's Boots (1957) TV episode .... Pete - Trooper Hook (1957) .... Townsman
- "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1957)
- Without Incident (1957) TV episode - The Oklahoman (1957) (uncredited) .... Cowboy/Henchman
- "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Tag Bailey (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Fate Travels East (1957) TV episode .... Tag Bailey - "Cheyenne" .... Chev Jones (1 episode, 1957)
- The Iron Trail (1957) TV episode .... Chev Jones - The Black Whip (1956) .... Bill Lassater
... aka The Man with a Whip (USA: alternative title) - "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 - Giant (1956) .... Gabe Target
- "My Friend Flicka" .... Harry Runyon (1 episode, 1956)
- The Unmasking (1956) TV episode .... Harry Runyon - Cavalry Patrol (1956) (TV) .... Lank Clee
- "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Monte (1 episode, 1955)
- The Star Witness (1955) TV episode .... Monte - The Second Greatest Sex (1955) .... Jones City Leader
- Trial (1955) (uncredited) .... Butteridge
- "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 - Man Without a Star (1955) .... Latigo
- "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) - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
- Johnny Guitar (1954) (uncredited) .... Posseman
- "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" .... Lawson (1 episode, 1954)
- Escape into Space (1954) TV episode .... Lawson - Arrow in the Dust (1954) (uncredited) .... Trooper
- "Stories of the Century" .... Jim Younger (1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
- The Younger Brothers (1954) TV episode .... Jim Younger - Rose Marie (1954) (uncredited) .... Corporal
- The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) .... Pete Martin, Turlock's Foreman
- Texas Bad Man (1953) .... Mack
- "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 - Sky Full of Moon (1952) (voice) .... Balladeer
- "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 - The Lusty Men (1952) (uncredited) .... Gambler with Buster
- Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) (uncredited) .... Army Officer
- Cattle Town (1952) .... Miller
- Hellgate (1952) .... Neill Price
- High Noon (1952) .... Ben Miller
- Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) (uncredited) .... Gen. George Armstrong Custer
- Distant Drums (1951) (uncredited) .... Pvt. Jessup
- Fort Worth (1951) (uncredited) .... Outrider
- Little Big Horn (1951) .... Quince
... aka The Fighting Seventh (UK) - Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) (uncredited) .... Convict Chick Fullis
- Apache Drums (1951) (uncredited) .... Townsman
- "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
- The Gentleman from LePorte (1951) TV episode - Rocky Mountain (1950) .... Kay Rawlins
Soundtrack:
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
... aka Monsters vs Aliens: A Monstrous IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Fetching Cody (2005) (writer: "Listening For Your Footsteps") (performer: "Listening For Your Footsteps")
- Contact (1997) (writer: "Purple People Eater")
- Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
- Parents (1989) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
- Aloha Summer (1988) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater")
- DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) (performer: "The Purple People Eater")
- The Split (1968) (music: "A Good Woman's Love") (lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love") (performer: "A Good Woman's Love")
- Hootenanny Hoot (1963) (writer: "Hootenanny Hoot") (performer: "Hootenanny Hoot", "Building a Railroad")
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955) (performer: "Higher Up The Berry Tree")
Music Department:
- Country Boy (1966) (composer: song "Draggin' the River")
... aka Here Comes That Nashville Sound
Self:
- "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 - "Shivaree" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 5 February 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Country Boy (1966) .... Himself
... aka Here Comes That Nashville Sound - Hootenanny Hoot (1963) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.44 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
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Song: "The Purple People Eater" (1959)
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