Sheb Wooley Net Worth

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Sheb Wooley net worth is
$700,000

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Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) 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. 
Full NameSheb Wooley
Net Worth$700,000
Date Of BirthApril 10, 1921
DiedSeptember 16, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, September 16, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Place Of BirthErick, Oklahoma, USA
Height1.87 m, 1.87 m
ProfessionActor, Singer-songwriter, Radio personality, Actor, Singer-songwriter, Radio personality
NationalityAmerican, American
SpouseLinda Wooley, Linda Wooley
ChildrenShauna Wooley, Christie Wooley, Shauna Wooley, Christie Wooley
ParentsOra E. Wooley, William C. Wooley, Ora E. Wooley, William C. Wooley
NicknamesSheb Wooley, Wooley, Sheb
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0941125
NominationsAcademy of Country Music Award for Country Comedy Act, Academy of Country Music Award for Country Comedy Act
MoviesHigh Noon, Hoosiers, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Silverado, Man Without a Star, Rio Bravo, Giant, Ride a Violent Mile, Rocky Mountain, The Boy from Oklahoma, Trooper Hook, Sky Full of Moon, Hellgate, The War Wagon, Johnny Guitar, Distant Drums, Uphill All the Way, Cattle Town, The Black Whip, The Oklaho...
TV ShowsRawhide, Rawhide
Star SignAries
#Quote
1[on how he got the idea for his "Purple People Eater" hit song] The Space Age was upon us. Everyone was thinking about rockets and wondering if maybe we would find people up there. A songwriter friend of mine told me his son had come home from school with a joke about a people eater from space. I wrote the song in a matter of minutes--just dashed it off as a sort of afterthought.
2I came out to Hollywood to become a singing cowboy but when I got here in 1950 they didn't want any singing cowboys, even if you had your own guitar. So I got into the other end of the cowboy business and played mostly heavies in my film career.
#Fact
1In 1969 Wooley was one of the original members of the cast of Hee Haw (1969), the-long running country slapstick series. He also wrote the familiar theme song. He left the show after only filming 13 episodes due to other professional demands. He returned from time to time as a guest.
2He got the idea for his hit song, Purple People Eater, when a friend of his mentioned that his young son came home from elementary school with a joke he had heard: "What has one eye, one horn, flies and eats people?" "A one-eyed, one-horned flying people eater!".
3It is believed that he may be the person who recorded the famous Wilhelm Scream for the movie Distant Drums (1951). He was one of the few actors assembled for the recording of additional vocal elements for the film. It is very likely he was asked on the spot to perform other things for the film, including the screams for a "man getting bit by an alligator" (as the Wilhelm Scream takes were slated).
4Was one of the four gunslingers who stalked Gary Cooper in the western film classic High Noon (1952) (for the record, the others were Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, Lee Van Cleef).
5The running lyric to Sheb's huge novelty song hit went like this: "It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater." It spent six weeks at No. 1 and sold 3 million copies in 1958. Other silly songs included "Talk Back Blubbering Lips," "Sunday Morning Fallin' Down," "Harper Valley PTA (Later That Same Day)," "The Happiest Squirrel in the Whole U.S.A." and "Fifteen Beers Ago." He also recorded the parody "Don't Go Near the Eskimos," based on Rex Allen's 1962 hit "Don't Go Near the Indians.".
6Formed his own radio band, The Plainview Melody Boys, at the age 15.
7Awarded Comedian of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1968.
8His wife Linda was also his manager.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection1991Video
Murder, She Wrote1990TV SeriesBilly Ray Parker
Purple People Eater1988Harvey Skitters
Hoosiers1986Cletus
Uphill All the Way1986Anson Sudro
Silverado1985Cavalry Sergeant
The Dollmaker1984TV MovieMr. Kendrick
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976Travis Cobb
The Young Rebels1970TV Series
Mod Squad1969TV SeriesWild Bill Hannachek
The War Wagon1967Snyder
Country Boy1966Sheb Wooley
Rawhide1959-1965TV SeriesPete Nolan
Death Valley Days1965TV SeriesJeb Slade / Fred Nelson
Rio Bravo1959Cowboy (scenes deleted)
Terror in a Texas Town1958Baxter (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1956-1957TV SeriesRex Jones / Luke McGuire
Ride a Violent Mile1957Jonathan Long
Tales of Wells Fargo1957TV SeriesLenny
Maverick1957TV SeriesSheriff
Sugarfoot1957TV SeriesPete Martin
Trooper Hook1957Cooter Brown
Playhouse 901957TV Series
The Oklahoman1957Cowboy / Henchman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin1954-1957TV SeriesGang Member / Monte / Morgan / ...
The Ford Television Theatre1957TV SeriesTag Bailey
Cheyenne1957TV SeriesChev Jones
The Black Whip1956Bill Lassater
Zane Grey Theater1956TV SeriesBrock
Giant1956Gabe Target
My Friend Flicka1956TV SeriesHarry Runyon
Cavalry Patrol1956TV MovieLank Clee
Trial1955Butteridge (uncredited)
The Second Greatest Sex1955Silas - Jones City Leader
The Lone Ranger1953-1955TV SeriesTex / Hatton / Don Wyman / ...
Man Without a Star1955Latigo
The Adventures of Kit Carson1953-1955TV SeriesJohnny / Walt Denton / Rand 'Doc' Hale / ...
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers1954Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar1954Posseman (uncredited)
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger1954TV SeriesLawson
Arrow in the Dust1954Trooper (uncredited)
Stories of the Century1954TV SeriesJim Younger
Rose Marie1954Corporal (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma1954Pete Martin
Texas Bad Man1953Mack
The Range Rider1953TV SeriesSaber Jack Tyrell / Baxter Vale / Ed Harrison
Sky Full of Moon1952Balladeer (voice)
The Cisco Kid1952TV SeriesBill Bronson / Roy Stokes
Toughest Man in Arizona1952Army Officer (uncredited)
The Lusty Men1952Gambler with Buster (uncredited)
Cattle Town1952Miller
Hellgate1952Neill Price
High Noon1952Ben Miller
Fireside Theatre1951-1952TV Series
Bugles in the Afternoon1952Gen. George Armstrong Custer (uncredited)
Distant Drums1951Pvt. Jessup (uncredited)
Fort Worth1951Outrider (uncredited)
Little Big Horn1951Quince
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison1951Chick Fullis (uncredited)
Apache Drums1951Townsman (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain1950Kay Rawlins

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015TV Series writer - 1 episode
The German Doctor2013writer: "Purple People Eater" " - uncredited
One Hit WonderlandTV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012
Monsters vs. Aliens2009performer: "Purple People Eater" / writer: "Purple People Eater"
Fetching Cody2005performer: "Listening For Your Footsteps" / writer: "Listening For Your Footsteps"
Contact1997writer: "Purple People Eater"
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection1991Video performer: "Purple People Eater" / writer: "Purple People Eater" - as Wooley
Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs1991Video short writer: "The Purple People Eater"
Parents1989performer: "Purple People Eater" / writer: "Purple People Eater"
Purple People Eater1988performer: "The Purple People Eater" / writer: "The Purple People Eater"
Aloha Summer1988performer: "Purple People Eater" / writer: "Purple People Eater"
DTV: Pop & Rock1984Video performer: "The Purple People Eater" / writer: "The Purple People Eater"
The Outlaw Josey Wales1976performer: "Rose of Alabamy Reprise", "Cripple Creek", "The Irish Washerwoman" - uncredited
Wild Rovers1971performer: "Wild Rover"
The Split1968lyrics: "A Good Woman's Love" / music: "A Good Woman's Love" / performer: "A Good Woman's Love"
Country Boy1966performer: "Draggin' the River' / writer: "Draggin' the River'
Hootenanny Hoot1963performer: "Hootenanny Hoot", "Building a Railroad" / writer: "Hootenanny Hoot"
Rawhide1960TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Many Rivers to Cross1955performer: "Higher Up The Berry Tree"

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Rawhide1961TV Series story - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Hee Haw1969TV SeriesHimself
The Kraft Music Hall1968TV SeriesHimself
Shivaree1966TV SeriesHimself
Hootenanny1964TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Performer
Hootenanny Hoot1963Himself
The Juke Box Jury1958-1959TV SeriesHimself
Studio One in Hollywood1958TV SeriesHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1958TV SeriesHimself

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1992Golden BootGolden Boot Awards
1962Bronze WranglerWestern Heritage AwardsFictional Television DramaRawhide (1959)
1961Bronze WranglerWestern Heritage AwardsFictional Television DramaRawhide (1959)

Known for movies

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