List of all known (so far) times the "Wilhelm scream" sound effect has been used, primarily in film/motion media, that may have been originally from Sheb Wooley. And, apparently, the full thing is "Man getting bit by an alligator and screams".
List of all known (so far) times the "Wilhelm scream" sound effect has been used, primarily in film/motion media, that may have been originally from Sheb Wooley. And, apparently, the full thing is "Man getting bit by an alligator and screams".
| Date aired | Movie/film/media | Category | Scene/Context | Director | Studio | Link | Timestamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Distant Drums | Shot (arrow/gun). Fall/roll/throw | Soldier (Sheb Wooley) gets bitten by an alligator, dragged underwater | Raoul Walsh | Warner Bros. | — | — |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Stabbed/cut | A confederate soldier is killed via saber | Andre de Toth | Warner Bros. | — | — |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River | Shot (arrow/gun). Stabbed/cut. Fall/roll/throw | Private Wilhelm gets shot in the thigh with an arrow | Gordon Douglas | Warner Bros. | — | — |
| 1954 | The Command | Fall/roll/throw | A man is shot and falls off his horse | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born | Misc. non-injury/non-death | Something to do with a scene at an audition where it's heard in the background? | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | Them! | Misc. injury/death | Death by giant ants, twice. Soldier gets hit by debris, third time. | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | Land of the Pharaohs | Fall/roll/throw | People thrown to alligators | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Stabbed/cut | Guy gets hit with an axe | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | Helen of Troy | Stabbed/cut. Fall/roll/throw | During solders' falls, twice. A guy gets stabbed, third time. | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Stabbed/cut | Soldier gets stabbed | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | PT 109 | Misc. injury/death | Boat gets cut in half | Leslie Martinson, Lewis Milestone | Warner Bros. | — | — |
| 1966 | Harper | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | The Green Berets | Fall/roll/throw | Soldiers get blown up, launched into the air | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | The Wild Bunch | — | Guy gets shot | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Impasse | Fall/roll/throw | Two guys fall, twice | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Chisum | Shot (arrow/gun). Falling/rolling | Wagon driver gets shot, Billy the Kid gets shot | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax: Spy | Fall/roll/throw | Soldier falls off cliff | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Hollywood Boulevard | Shot (arrow/gun) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV | Fall/roll/throw | Luke Skywalker shoots a stormtrooper who falls from a high ledge | George Lucas | Lucasfilm | — | — |
| 1978 | The Star Wars Holiday Special | Fall/roll/throw | — | George Lucas | Lucasfilm | — | — |
| 1979 | More American Graffiti | Fall/roll/throw | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Struck by object | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V | Fall/roll/throw | — | George Lucas | Lucasfilm | — | — |
| 1980 | The Big Brawl | Fall/roll/throw | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc | Fall/roll/throw | — | George Lucas | Lucasfilm | — | — |