Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley
After some 15 years on the country & western circuit, singer/actor Sheb Wooley finally cracked popular music's Top Ten in 1958. It was Wooley who introduced the world to the "One Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater," which remained the number one song for six straight weeks and stayed in the Top Ten for three weeks more. Thereafter, Wooley's recording career fluctuated between blue-ribbon country & western ballads and silly novelty songs. As an actor, Wooley was seen in such films as Little Big Horn (1951), High Noon (1952), Giant (1956), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), and several other films with a sagebrush setting and equestrian supporting cast. From 1961 through 1965, Sheb Wooley played Pete Nolan, frontier scout for the never-ending cattle drive on the weekly TV Western Rawhide. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Sheb Wooley:
- Hoosiers with Gene Hackman , Barbara Hershey , Dennis Hopper
- High Noon with Gary Cooper , Grace Kelly , Thomas Mitchell , Lloyd Bridges , Katy Jurado , Otto Kruger , Lon Jr. Chaney , Ian MacDonald , Harry T. Shannon , Lee VanCleef , Robert J. Wilke , Tom London , James Millican , Cliff Clark , Virginia Christine , Jack Elam , Paul Dubov , Nolan Leary , Dick Elliott , John Doucette , Harry Sr. Harvey , William 'Billy' Newell , William "Bill" Phillips
- Silverado with Kevin Kline , Scott Glenn , Kevin Costner , Danny Glover , John Cleese , Rosanna Arquette , Brian Dennehy , Linda Hunt , Jeff Goldblum , Jeff Fahey , James Gammon , Brion James , Richard Jenkins , Pepe Serna , Lynn Whitfield , Amanda Wyss
- Giant with Elizabeth Taylor , Rock Hudson , James Dean , Carroll Baker , Mercedes McCambridge , Jane Withers , Sal Mineo , Chill Wills , Dennis Hopper , Judith Evelyn , Paul Fix , Rod Taylor , Earl Holliman , Alexander Scourby , Monte Hale , Mickey Simpson , Barbara Barrie , Charles Meredith , Julian Rivero , Max "Alibi" Terhune
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