Sheb Wooley

Shelby Fredrick Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American character actor and singer. He portrayed scout Pete Nolan during the first seven seasons of the Rawhide series.

The "Wilhelm scream"
Sheb Wooley is also credited as the voice actor for the Wilhelm scream, having appeared on a memo as a voice extra for Distant Drums in which he had an acting role. This was later confirmed by his widow Linda Dotson-Wooley. The stock recording of the distinctive scream has been used by sound-effects teams in over 300 films and continues to be used in the latest Indiana Jones sequels and all of the Star Wars films.