1928-07-05 Depoy, Kentucky, USA
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).
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self (archive footage) | 2006-04-04 |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) | 2004-07-25 |
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Warren Oates: Across the Border | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1993-11-10 |
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Tough Enough | James Neese | 1983-04-14 |
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Blue Thunder | Braddock | 1983-02-05 |
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Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder | 1983-01-01 | |
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The Border | Red | 1982-01-29 |
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Stripes | Sgt. Hulka | 1981-06-26 |
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Baby Comes Home | Michael Kramer | 1980-10-16 |
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My Old Man | Frank Butler | 1979-12-07 |
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1941 | Col. 'Madman' Maddox | 1979-12-14 |
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And Baby Makes Six | Michael Kramer | 1979-10-22 |
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The Brink's Job | Specs O'Keefe | 1978-12-08 |
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True Grit: A Further Adventure | Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn | 1978-05-19 |
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Amore, piombo e furore | Matthew Sebanek | 1978-08-04 |
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The African Queen | Capt. Charlie Allnut | 1977-03-18 |
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Sleeping Dogs | Col. Willoughby | 1977-10-06 |
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American Raspberry | Celebrity Sportsman | 1977-09-12 |
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Drum | Hammond Maxwell | 1976-07-30 |
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Dixie Dynamite | Mack | 1976-05-13 |
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Rancho Deluxe | Harmonica Player (uncredited) | 1975-03-14 |
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92 in the Shade | Nichol Dance | 1975-08-22 |
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Race with the Devil | Frank | 1975-06-01 |
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The White Dawn | Billy | 1974-07-21 |
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Badlands | Holly's Father | 1974-01-05 |
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Cockfighter | Frank Mansfield | 1974-08-01 |
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Bennie | 1974-08-01 |
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The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Dave Reilly | 1973-03-01 |
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Kid Blue | Reese Ford | 1973-01-31 |
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Dillinger | John Dillinger | 1973-07-20 |
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Tom Sawyer | Muff Potter | 1973-03-15 |
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Chandler | Chandler | 1971-12-01 |
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The Reluctant Heroes | Cpl. Leroy Sprague | 1971-11-23 |
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The Hired Hand | Arch Harris | 1971-08-11 |
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Two-Lane Blacktop | G.T.O. | 1971-07-07 |
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Barquero | Jake Remy | 1970-07-29 |
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The Movie Murderer | Alfred Fisher | 1970-02-02 |
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There Was a Crooked Man... | Floyd Moon | 1970-09-18 |
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Smith! | Walter Charlie | 1969-03-21 |
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Lanton Mills | Gunman | 1969-11-03 |
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Crooks and Coronets | Marty Miller | 1969-04-02 |
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The Wild Bunch | Lyle Gorch | 1969-06-19 |
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Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims | John Blythe | 1968-03-31 |
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Something for a Lonely Man | Angus Duren | 1968-11-26 |
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The Split | Marty Gough | 1968-11-04 |
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Welcome to Hard Times | Leo Jenks | 1967-04-30 |
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In the Heat of the Night | Deputy Sam Wood | 1967-08-02 |
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The Shooting | Willett Gashade | 1966-06-02 |
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Return of the Seven | Colbee | 1966-10-19 |
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The Rounders | Harley Williams (uncredited) | 1965-01-08 |
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Shenandoah | Billy Packer | 1965-06-03 |
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Major Dundee | O.W. Hadley | 1965-03-15 |
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Mail Order Bride | Jace | 1964-03-10 |
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Hero's Island | Wayte Giddens | 1962-09-16 |
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Ride the High Country | Henry Hammond | 1962-05-09 |
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond | Eddie Diamond | 1960-02-03 |
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Private Property | Boots | 1960-01-20 |
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Up Periscope | Seaman Kovacs | 1959-03-04 |
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Yellowstone Kelly | Corporal | 1959-11-11 |
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The Night America Trembled | 2nd Card Player | 1957-09-09 |