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4 days ago · Three of the original cast members from the movie, Louis Jean Heydt, Sheb Wooley, and Slim Pickens, were transplanted directly into the subsequent TV show's pilot, "Brannigan's Boots", playing their roles from the movie; the first episode of Sugarfoot follows the film's script fairly faithfully.
Jul 3, 2024 · Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American 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 ...
Jul 12, 2024 · Sheb Wooley recorded a spoof version of the song under his Ben Colder pseudonym in 1969 with a dog in place of the little boy in the lyrics and spelt out words such as vet and quarantine. A rendition of this version, sung by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly , was a No. 1 hit in the UK in November 1975.
Jul 13, 2024 · The top-rated Western, with co-stars Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley, and Paul Brinegar, ran from 1959 to 1966. Fleming and Eastwood more or less rotated in playing the lead from week-to-week, but the former was always billed first.
Jul 2, 2024 · Sheb Wooley was born Shelby Fredrick Wooley in Eric, Oklahoma, U.S.A., on April 10, 1921. He became a singer/songwriter/actor and was probably best known for his co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the TV series "Rawhide" (1959-1965).
Jul 11, 2024 · Sheb Wooley is the Cavalry Sergeant, a seasoned military man who crosses paths with the main group during their journey.
Jul 14, 2024 · Clint Eastwood owes his successful career as a Western hero to his role in the TV series Rawhide. Rawhide was unique in focusing on the life of cattle drovers instead of a lone cowboy hero. Eastwood's rebellious character on Rawhide helped establish him as a Western star in the genre.
Jul 6, 2024 · Sheb Wooley wrote and sang "The Purple People Eater," a novelty song that topped the Billboard pop charts from June 9 to July 14, 1958. While the creature's full description is "a one-eyed, flying, purple people eater," the lyrics make it clear that this is a purple-eating monster.
3 days ago · Sheb Wooley brings the character of Harvey Skitters to life with his talent and charisma in Purple People Eater.
Jul 3, 2024 · Three of the original cast members from the movie, Louis Jean Heydt, Sheb Wooley, and Slim Pickens, were transplanted directly into the subsequent TV show's pilot, "Brannigan's Boots," playing their roles from the movie; the first episode of Sugarfoot follows the film's script fairly faithfully.
