From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Best (born Jewel Franklin Guy; July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American television, film, character, voice, and stage actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician, whose career spanned seven decades of television. He appeared as a guest on various country music and talk shows. One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, who began his contract career with Universal Studios in 1949, where he met unfamili...
Place of Birth: Powderly, Kentucky, USA
Date of Birth: Jul 26, 1926
Date of Death: Apr 6, 2015
Scotty Wade (listed as "Scotty Grant" in end credits but named "Scotty Wade" in the film)