Ralph Brooks(1904-1991)

Pvt. Wilhelm, Brooks' character in The Charge at Feather River (1953), gives name to what became known as the Wilhelm scream, an especially painful-sounding cry that was used as a sound effect in several movies and TV shows during the 1950's and 1960's. It's first appearance was in a 1951 film about old Florida, Eco de tambores (1951), and was voiced by actor Sheb Wooley, who in this film played another private, Pvt. Jessup, who is killed by an alligator.