Warren Oates

Acting

Warren Oates

Born 5 July 1928 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA · Died 3 April 1982 at 53

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

Highlights

The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Jeep Driver
In the Heat of the Night1967 · Film · Deputy Sam Wood
The Wild Bunch1969 · Film · Lyle Gorch
Badlands1973 · Film · Holly's Father
Bonanza1959 · Series · Paul Magruder
Stripes1981 · Film · Sgt. Hulka

Filmography

Movies

56 films

Tough Enough1983 · Film · James Neese
Blue Thunder1983 · Film · Braddock
The Border1982 · Film · Red
Stripes1981 · Film · Sgt. Hulka
Baby Comes Home1980 · Film · Michael Kramer
19411979 · Film · Col. 'Madman' Maddox
My Old Man1979 · Film · Frank Butler
And Baby Makes Six1979 · Film · Michael Kramer
The Brink's Job1978 · Film · Specs O'Keefe
China 9, Liberty 371978 · Film · Matthew Sebanek
Sleeping Dogs1978 · Film · Col. Willoughby
True Grit: A Further Adventure1978 · Film · Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
American Raspberry1977 · Film · Celebrity Sportsman
The African Queen1977 · Film · Capt. Charlie Allnut
Drum1976 · Film · Hammond Maxwell
Dixie Dynamite1976 · Film · Mack
92 in the Shade1975 · Film · Nichol Dance
Race with the Devil1975 · Film · Frank
Rancho Deluxe1975 · Film · Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia1974 · Film · Bennie
Cockfighter1974 · Film · Frank Mansfield
The White Dawn1974 · Film · Billy
Badlands1973 · Film · Holly's Father
Dillinger1973 · Film · John Dillinger
Tom Sawyer1973 · Film · Muff Potter
The Thief Who Came to Dinner1973 · Film · Dave Reilly
Kid Blue1973 · Film · Reese Ford
Chandler1971 · Film · Chandler
The Reluctant Heroes1971 · Film · Cpl. Leroy Sprague
The Hired Hand1971 · Film · Arch Harris
Two-Lane Blacktop1971 · Film · G.T.O.
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · Film · Floyd Moon
Barquero1970 · Film · Jake Remy
The Movie Murderer1970 · Film · Alfred Fisher
Lanton Mills1969 · Film · Gunman
The Wild Bunch1969 · Film · Lyle Gorch
Crooks and Coronets1969 · Film · Marty Miller
Smith!1969 · Film · Walter Charlie
Something for a Lonely Man1968 · Film · Angus Duren
The Split1968 · Film · Marty Gough
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims1968 · Film · John Blythe
In the Heat of the Night1967 · Film · Deputy Sam Wood
Welcome to Hard Times1967 · Film · Leo Jenks
Return of the Seven1966 · Film · Colbee
The Shooting1966 · Film · Willett Gashade
Shenandoah1965 · Film · Billy Packer
Major Dundee1965 · Film · O.W. Hadley
The Rounders1965 · Film · Harley Williams (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride1964 · Film · Jace
Hero's Island1962 · Film · Wayte Giddens
Ride the High Country1962 · Film · Henry Hammond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond1960 · Film · Eddie Diamond
Private Property1960 · Film · Boots
Yellowstone Kelly1959 · Film · Corporal
Up Periscope1959 · Film · Seaman Kovacs
The Night America Trembled1957 · Film · 2nd Card Player

Filmography

Series

51 shows

The Blue and the Gray1982 · Series · Preacher / Maj. Welles
East of Eden1981 · Series · Cyrus Trask
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Harry
Black Beauty1978 · Series · Jerry Barker
Police Story1973 · Series
Lancer1968 · Series
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
Cimarron Strip1967 · Series
Dundee and the Culhane1967 · Series · Lafe Doolin
Shane1966 · Series · Kemp Spicer
The Monroes1966 · Series
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Richie Billings
Lost in Space1965 · Series · Jimmy Hapgood
The Big Valley1965 · Series · Korby Kyles
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Deputy LaVern Potter
A Man Called Shenandoah1965 · Series · Sergeant Ryder
Branded1965 · Series
12 O'Clock High1964 · Series · Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters1963 · Series · Eldon Bishop
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Hanes McClure
The Outer Limits1963 · Series · Reese Fowler
Combat!1962 · Series · Pvt. James Stark
Stoney Burke1962 · Series · Ves Painter
The Virginian1962 · Series · Corbie
Target: The Corruptors!1961 · Series
Stagecoach West1960 · Series · Tom Lochlin
The Westerner1960 · Series · Drunk
Outlaws1960 · Series
Thriller1960 · Series · Hugo Wheeler
Tate1960 · Series
The Untouchables1959 · Series · Artie Krebs
Hawaiian Eye1959 · Series · Al
The Rebel1959 · Series · Troy Armbruster
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · Jeep Driver
Johnny Ringo1959 · Series · Burt Scanlon
Bonanza1959 · Series · Paul Magruder
The Lawless Years1959 · Series
Black Saddle1959 · Series · Simms
Rawhide1959 · Series · Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters
77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series
Bat Masterson1958 · Series · Sonny Parsons
The Rifleman1958 · Series
Bronco1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · Series · Jesse Cox
Trackdown1957 · Series
Wagon Train1957 · Series · Private Silas Carpenter
Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · Series
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Jed Hakes
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · Series · John Blythe
Studio One1948 · Series · Card Player #2
Kraft Television Theatre1947 · Series