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Videos (see all 8 NEW)
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.
Hoosiers (1986) -- Sinematurk - 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:
In 1969 Wooley was one of the original members of the cast of "Hee Haw" (1969)... more
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Up 18% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
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
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) 1991 - 5.3 (24)
- 2. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Billy Ray Parker (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 7.1 (2,282)
- 3. Purple People Eater (1988) Harry Skinner 1988 - 3.5 (395)
- 4. Hoosiers (1986)   Cletus 1986 - 7.5 (13,949)
AKAs:
  • Best Shot (UK)
- 5. Uphill All the Way (1986) Anson Sudro 1986 - 3.3 (72)
- 6. Silverado (1985) Cavalry Sergeant 1985 - 7.0 (13,078)
- 7. "Tenko" (1981)   Sailor (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 9.0 (151)
1 TV episode:
- 8. The Dollmaker (1984) (TV) 1984 - 7.5 (316)
- 9. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) Travis Cobb 1976 - 7.8 (19,653)
- 10. "The Young Rebels" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.1 (26)
- 11. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   'Wild' Bill Hannachek (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 7.0 (231)
- 12. The War Wagon (1967) Snyder 1967 - 6.7 (2,332)
- 13. "Rawhide" (1959)   Pete Nolan (110 episodes, 1959-1965) 1965 - 8.2 (407)
- 14. "Death Valley Days" (1952)   Fred Nelson / Jeb Slade (2 episodes, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
  • The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
  • Trails West (USA: syndication title)
  • Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- 15. Rio Bravo (1959)   (scenes deleted) Cowboy 1959 - 8.0 (17,448)
AKAs:
  • Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 16. Terror in a Texas Town (1958) (uncredited) Baxter 1958 - 6.8 (434)
- 17. "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (1955)   Rex Jones (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.6 (57)
AKAs:
  • Wyatt Earp
- 18. Ride a Violent Mile (1957) Jonathan Long 1957 - 4.3 (8)
- 19. "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)   Lenny (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.1 (95)
- 20. "Maverick" (1957)   Sheriff (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.4 (381)
- 21. "Trackdown" (1957)   The Sharpshooter (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Sugarfoot" (1957)   Pete (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.8 (95)
AKAs:
  • Tenderfoot (UK)
- 23. Trooper Hook (1957) Townsman 1957 - 6.4 (182)
- 24. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.5 (67)
- 25. The Oklahoman (1957) (uncredited) Cowboy/Henchman 1957 - 5.7 (96)
- 26. "The Ford Television Theatre" (1952)   Tag Bailey (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- 27. "Cheyenne" (1955)   Chev Jones (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.4 (203)
1 TV episode:
- 28. The Black Whip (1956)   Bill Lassater 1956 - 4.9 (54)
AKAs:
  • The Man with a Whip (USA: alternative title)
- 29. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Brock (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- 30. Giant (1956) Gabe Target 1956 - 7.7 (11,083)
- 31. "My Friend Flicka" (1956)   Harry Runyon (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.3 (37)
1 TV episode:
- 32. Cavalry Patrol (1956) (TV) Lank Clee 1956 - -
- 33. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1954)   Monte (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.7 (97)
- 34. The Second Greatest Sex (1955) Jones City Leader 1955 - 4.7 (26)
- 35. Trial (1955) (uncredited) Butteridge 1955 - 7.0 (303)
- 36. "The Lone Ranger" (1949)   Don Wyman / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 8.1 (238)
- 37. Man Without a Star (1955) Latigo 1955 - 7.1 (676)
- 38. "The Adventures of Kit Carson" (1951)   Carl / 4 characters not shown (7 episodes, 1953-1955) 1955 - 7.5 (19)
- 39. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (uncredited) Undetermined Role 1954 - 7.3 (6,789)
- 40. Johnny Guitar (1954) (uncredited) Posseman 1954 - 7.6 (4,114)
- 41. "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954)   Lawson (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 4.6 (34)
- 42. Arrow in the Dust (1954) (uncredited) Trooper 1954 - 5.8 (46)
- 43. "Stories of the Century" (1954)   Jim Younger (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.3 (31)
AKAs:
  • The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
- 44. Rose Marie (1954) (uncredited) Corporal 1954 - 5.8 (153)
- 45. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954) Pete Martin, Turlock's Foreman 1954 - 5.9 (76)
- 46. Texas Bad Man (1953) Mack 1953 - -
- 47. "The Range Rider" (1951)   Baxter Vale / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1953) 1953 - 7.1 (25)
- 48. Sky Full of Moon (1952) (voice) Balladeer 1952 - 6.7 (38)
- 49. "The Cisco Kid" (1950)   Bill Bronson / Roy Stokes (2 episodes, 1952) 1952 - 7.8 (88)
- 50. The Lusty Men (1952) (uncredited) Gambler with Buster 1952 - 7.4 (499)
- 51. Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) (uncredited) Army Officer 1952 - 6.0 (53)
- 52. Cattle Town (1952) Miller 1952 - 5.0 (14)
- 53. Hellgate (1952) Neill Price 1952 - 6.7 (76)
- 54. High Noon (1952) Ben Miller 1952 - 8.3 (30,871)
- 55. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) (uncredited) Gen. George Armstrong Custer 1952 - 6.0 (98)
- 56. Distant Drums (1951) (uncredited) Pvt. Jessup 1951 - 6.3 (414)
- 57. Fort Worth (1951) (uncredited) Outrider 1951 - 6.1 (118)
- 58. Little Big Horn (1951)   Quince 1951 - 7.8 (133)
AKAs:
  • The Fighting Seventh (UK)
- 59. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) (uncredited) Convict Chick Fullis 1951 - 7.5 (24)
- 60. Apache Drums (1951) (uncredited) Townsman 1951 - 5.2 (120)
- 61. "Fireside Theatre" (1949)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.0 (13)
- 62. Rocky Mountain (1950) Kay Rawlins 1950 - 6.5 (173)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Monsters vs Aliens (2009)   (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater") 2009 $374M 6.9 (18,445)
AKAs:
  • 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") 2005 - 6.9 (410)
- 3. Contact (1997) (writer: "Purple People Eater") 1997 $166M 7.3 (68,269)
- 4. Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection (1991) (V) (writer: "Purple People Eater") (performer: "Purple People Eater") 1991 - 5.3 (24)
- 5. DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) (performer: "The Purple People Eater") 1984 - -
- 6. The Split (1968) (music: "A Good Woman's Love") (lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love") (performer: "A Good Woman's Love") 1968 - 5.9 (299)
- 7. Hootenanny Hoot (1963) (writer: "Hootenanny Hoot") (performer: "Hootenanny Hoot", "Building a Railroad") 1963 - 5.0 (103)
- 8. Many Rivers to Cross (1955) (performer: "Higher Up The Berry Tree") 1955 - 6.1 (331)
Music Department
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Country Boy (1966)   (composer: song "Draggin' the River") 1966 - -
AKAs:
  • Here Comes That Nashville Sound
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Hee Haw" (1969)   Himself (3 episodes, 1969) 1969 - 6.7 (175)
3 TV episodes:
- 2. "Shivaree" (1965)   Himself (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
1 TV episode:
- 3. Country Boy (1966)   Himself 1966 - -
AKAs:
  • Here Comes That Nashville Sound
- 4. Hootenanny Hoot (1963) Himself 1963 - 5.0 (103)
- 5. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 1. DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) Himself

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