Sheb Wooley

Sheb Wooley

actor, writer, soundtrack

Sheb Wooley was born on Apr 10, 1921 in USA. Sheb Wooley's big-screen debut came with Rocky Mountain directed by William Keighley in 1950, strarring Kay Rawlins. Sheb Wooley is known for Contact directed by Robert Zemeckis, Jena Malone stars as Young Ellie and David Morse as Ted Arroway. Sheb Wooley has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Sheb Wooley achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie Sheb Wooley plays is Nope which will be released on Jul 22, 2022.

American character actor in many Westerns, Sheb Wooley was also a figure in country-western music. Born and raised in Oklahoma, he spent his youth as a cowhand. His musical ability led to radio and subsequently film work. He played minor supporting roles for a dozen years starting in 1950, including one of the Frank Miller gang in Le train sifflera trois fois (1952). In 1958 he had a giant hit record with his own song "The Purple People Eater" (years later there was a movie made based on the song, Purple People Eater (1988)) and he followed it with a string of similar humorous country ditties, often recorded under the name Ben Colder. For a number of years he had a regular role as scout Pete Nolan on the hit TV series Rawhide (1959). He worked infrequently as an actor after that, concentrating on the music business.

  • Birthday

    Apr 10, 1921
  • Place of Birth

    Erick, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Golden Boot Awards
1992
Winner - Golden Boot
Western Heritage Awards
1962
Fictional Television Drama
Winner - Bronze Wrangler
1961
Fictional Television Drama
Winner - Bronze Wrangler

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