Warren Oates

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 5, 1928

died

April 3, 1982

place of birth

Depoy, Kentucky, USA

also known as

Warren M. Oates · Warren Oats · Warren Mercer Oates

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Stripes
6.6

Stripes

1981as Sgt. Hulka
The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

1969as Lyle Gorch
In the Heat of the Night
7.7

In the Heat of the Night

1967as Deputy Sam Wood
1941
5.8

1941

1979as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Blue Thunder
6.2

Blue Thunder

1983as Braddock
Badlands
7.5

Badlands

1974as Holly's Father
Ride the High Country
7.1

Ride the High Country

1962as Henry Hammond
Return of the Seven
6.1

Return of the Seven

1966as Colbee
Major Dundee
6.7

Major Dundee

1965as O.W. Hadley
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974as Bennie
Shenandoah
7.0

Shenandoah

1965as Billy Packer
Yellowstone Kelly
6.2

Yellowstone Kelly

1959as Corporal
The Border
6.0

The Border

1982as Red
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
6.1

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960as Eddie Diamond
Race with the Devil
6.4

Race with the Devil

1975as Frank
Dillinger
6.6

Dillinger

1973as John Dillinger
Tom Sawyer
6.4

Tom Sawyer

1973as Muff Potter
Kid Blue
6.9

Kid Blue

1973as Reese Ford
China 9, Liberty 37
5.4

China 9, Liberty 37

1978as Matthew Sebanek
Drum
5.3

Drum

1976as Hammond Maxwell
Two-Lane Blacktop
6.9

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971as G.T.O.
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970as Floyd Moon
Barquero
6.3

Barquero

1970as Jake Remy
The Shooting
6.2

The Shooting

1966as Willett Gashade
The Rounders
5.5

The Rounders

1965as Harley Williams (uncredited)
Up Periscope
6.4

Up Periscope

1959as Seaman Kovacs
The Split
6.7

The Split

1968as Marty Gough
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004as Self (archive footage)
Rancho Deluxe
5.4

Rancho Deluxe

1975as Harmonica Player (uncredited)
The Brink's Job
6.2

The Brink's Job

1978as Specs O'Keefe
My Old Man
5.3

My Old Man

1979as Frank Butler
Warren Oates: Across the Border
6.5

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Something for a Lonely Man
7.6

Something for a Lonely Man

1968as Angus Duren
Tough Enough
5.4

Tough Enough

1983as James Neese
Cockfighter
6.0

Cockfighter

1974as Frank Mansfield
True Grit: A Further Adventure
5.8

True Grit: A Further Adventure

1978as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
Mail Order Bride
7.0

Mail Order Bride

1964as Jace
Hero's Island
5.6

Hero's Island

1962as Wayte Giddens
The Hired Hand
6.1

The Hired Hand

1971as Arch Harris
Sleeping Dogs
5.6

Sleeping Dogs

1977as Col. Willoughby
The White Dawn
6.7

The White Dawn

1974as Billy
Welcome to Hard Times
5.3

Welcome to Hard Times

1967as Leo Jenks
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
7.0

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973as Dave Reilly
Crooks and Coronets
8.5

Crooks and Coronets

1969as Marty Miller
The Night America Trembled
7.5

The Night America Trembled

1957as 2nd Card Player
Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

1980as Michael Kramer
92 in the Shade
5.8

92 in the Shade

1975as Nichol Dance
Smith!
5.9

Smith!

1969as Walter Charlie
Dixie Dynamite
5.2

Dixie Dynamite

1976as Mack
American Raspberry
5.6

American Raspberry

1977as Celebrity Sportsman