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Actor
Warren Oates
- Born July 5, 1928 in Depoy, Kentucky, USA
- Died April 3, 1982
Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed Sergeant Hulka in the box office hit Stripes (1981).
Known for
Badlands1973
The Wild Bunch1969
In the Heat of the Night1967
The Twilight Zone1959
Stripes1981
19411979
Blue Thunder1983
Bonanza1959
Filmography
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Warren Oates: Across the BorderFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983Blue ThunderFilmBraddock
- 1983Tough EnoughFilmJames Neese
- 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderFilm
- 1982The BorderFilmRed
- 1982The Blue and the GraySeriesPreacher / Maj. Welles, Major Welles
- 1981StripesFilmSgt. Hulka
- 1981East of EdenSeriesCyrus Trask
- 1980Baby Comes HomeFilmMichael Kramer
- 19791941FilmCol. 'Madman' Maddox
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesHarry
- 1979My Old ManFilmFrank Butler
- 1979And Baby Makes SixFilmMichael Kramer
- 1978The Brink's JobFilmSpecs O'Keefe
- 1978Sleeping DogsFilmCol. Willoughby
- 1978China 9, Liberty 37FilmMatthew Sebanek
- 1978Black BeautySeriesJerry Barker
- 1978True Grit: A Further AdventureFilmReuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
- 1977American RaspberryFilmCelebrity Sportsman
- 1977The African QueenFilmCapt. Charlie Allnut
- 1976DrumFilmHammond Maxwell
- 1976Dixie DynamiteFilmMack
- 1975Race with the DevilFilmFrank
- 1975Rancho DeluxeFilmHarmonica Player (uncredited)
- 197592 in the ShadeFilmNichol Dance
- 1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaFilmBennie
- 1974CockfighterFilmFrank Mansfield
- 1974The White DawnFilmBilly
- 1973BadlandsFilmHolly's Father
- 1973DillingerFilmJohn Dillinger
- 1973Tom SawyerFilmMuff Potter
- 1973Police StorySeriesRichey Neptune
- 1973Kid BlueFilmReese Ford
- 1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerFilmDave Reilly
- 1971Two-Lane BlacktopFilmG.T.O.
- 1971The Hired HandFilmArch Harris
- 1971ChandlerFilmChandler
- 1971The Reluctant HeroesFilmCpl. Leroy Sprague
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...FilmFloyd Moon
- 1970BarqueroFilmJake Remy
- 1970The Movie MurdererFilmAlfred Fisher
- 1969The Wild BunchFilmLyle Gorch
- 1969Smith!FilmWalter Charlie
- 1969Crooks and CoronetsFilmMarty Miller
- 1969Lanton MillsFilmGunman
- 1968The SplitFilmMarty Gough
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesLew Weatherford / John Weatherford
- 1968Something for a Lonely ManFilmAngus Duren
- 1968LancerSeries
- 1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsFilmJohn Blythe
- 1967In the Heat of the NightFilmDeputy Sam Wood
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesFilmLeo Jenks
- 1967Cimarron StripSeries
- 1967Dundee and the CulhaneSeriesLafe Doolin
- 1966Return of the SevenFilmColbee
- 1966The ShootingFilmWillett Gashade
- 1966ShaneSeriesKemp Spicer
- 1966The MonroesSeries
- 1965Major DundeeFilmO.W. Hadley
- 1965ShenandoahFilmBilly Packer
- 1965Lost in SpaceSeriesJimmy Hapgood
- 1965The Big ValleySeriesKorby Kyles, Duke
- 1965The RoundersFilmHarley Williams (uncredited)
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesRichie Billings
- 1965BrandedSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesDeputy LaVern Potter
- 1965A Man Called ShenandoahSeriesSergeant Ryder
- 196412 O'Clock HighSeriesLt. Col. Jerry Troper
- 1964Mail Order BrideFilmJace
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeriesReese Fowler
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesHanes McClure, Herbie Grant
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeriesJoe Grover
- 1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersSeriesEldon Bishop
- 1962Ride the High CountryFilmHenry Hammond
- 1962Combat!SeriesPvt. James Stark
- 1962The VirginianSeriesCorbie, Roy Judd, Bowers, Buxton
- 1962Hero's IslandFilmWayte Giddens
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeriesVes Painter