Sheb Wooley
Country, Composer
1921 – 2003
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Who was Sheb Wooley?
Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater". He played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon, played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television program Rawhide.
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- Born
- Apr 10, 1921
Erick - Also known as
- Ben Colder
- Shelby F. Wooley
- Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley
- Shelby Wooley
- WOOLEY SHEB
- Spouses
- Linda Wooley
(1985/01/31 - 2003/09/16)
- Linda Wooley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Fort Worth
- Died
- Sep 16, 2003
Nashville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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