Warren Oates
Known for acting · Born 5 July 1928 · Died 3 April 1982 · aged 53 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA
112 credits
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
Badlands
1973
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Stripes
1981
Blue Thunder
1983
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
The Wild Bunch
1969
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
The Shooting
1966
Race with the Devil
1975
Dillinger
1973
Return of the Seven
1966
The Hired Hand
1971
Acting (112)
2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self (archive footage)Film
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Film
1993Warren Oates: Across the BorderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1983Blue ThunderBraddockFilm
1983Tough EnoughJames NeeseFilm
1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderFilm
1982The BorderRedFilm
1982The Blue and the GrayPreacher / Maj. Welles · 3 episodes, Major Welles · 3 episodesSeries
1981StripesSgt. HulkaFilm
1981East of EdenCyrus Trask · 3 episodesSeries
1980Baby Comes HomeMichael KramerFilm
19791941Col. 'Madman' MaddoxFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedHarrySeries
1979My Old ManFrank ButlerFilm
1979And Baby Makes SixMichael KramerFilm
1978The Brink's JobSpecs O'KeefeFilm
1978Sleeping DogsCol. WilloughbyFilm
1978China 9, Liberty 37Matthew SebanekFilm
1978Black BeautyJerry Barker · 5 episodesSeries
1978True Grit: A Further AdventureReuben J. 'Rooster' CogburnFilm
1977American RaspberryCelebrity SportsmanFilm
1977The African QueenCapt. Charlie AllnutFilm
1976DrumHammond MaxwellFilm
1976Dixie DynamiteMackFilm
1975Race with the DevilFrankFilm
1975Rancho DeluxeHarmonica Player (uncredited)Film
197592 in the ShadeNichol DanceFilm
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBennieFilm
1974CockfighterFrank MansfieldFilm
1974The White DawnBillyFilm
1973BadlandsHolly's FatherFilm
1973DillingerJohn DillingerFilm
1973Tom SawyerMuff PotterFilm
1973Police StorySeries
1973Kid BlueReese FordFilm
1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerDave ReillyFilm
1971Two-Lane BlacktopG.T.O.Film
1971The Hired HandArch HarrisFilm
1971ChandlerChandlerFilm
1971The Reluctant HeroesCpl. Leroy SpragueFilm
1970There Was a Crooked Man...Floyd MoonFilm
1970BarqueroJake RemyFilm
1970The Movie MurdererAlfred FisherFilm
1969The Wild BunchLyle GorchFilm
1969Smith!Walter CharlieFilm
1969Crooks and CoronetsMarty MillerFilm
1969Lanton MillsGunmanFilm
1968The SplitMarty GoughFilm
1968The Name of the GameLew Weatherford / John WeatherfordSeries
1968Something for a Lonely ManAngus DurenFilm
1968Lancer · 2 episodesSeries
1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsJohn BlytheFilm
1967In the Heat of the NightDeputy Sam WoodFilm
1967Welcome to Hard TimesLeo JenksFilm
1967Cimarron Strip · 2 episodesSeries
1967Dundee and the CulhaneLafe DoolinSeries
1966Return of the SevenColbeeFilm
1966The ShootingWillett GashadeFilm
1966ShaneKemp SpicerSeries
1966The MonroesSeries
1965Major DundeeO.W. HadleyFilm
1965ShenandoahBilly PackerFilm
1965Lost in SpaceJimmy HapgoodSeries
1965The Big ValleyKorby Kyles, DukeSeries
1965The RoundersHarley Williams (uncredited)Film
1965The F.B.I.Richie BillingsSeries
1965BrandedSeries
1965Run for Your LifeDeputy LaVern PotterSeries
1965A Man Called ShenandoahSergeant RyderSeries
196412 O'Clock HighLt. Col. Jerry TroperSeries
1964Mail Order BrideJaceFilm
1963The Outer LimitsReese FowlerSeries
1963The FugitiveHanes McClure, Herbie GrantSeries
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJoe GroverSeries
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersEldon BishopSeries
1962Ride the High CountryHenry HammondFilm
1962Combat!Pvt. James StarkSeries
1962The VirginianCorbie, Roy Judd, Bowers, BuxtonSeries
1962Hero's IslandWayte GiddensFilm
1962Stoney BurkeVes Painter · 32 episodesSeries
1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
1960Private PropertyBootsFilm
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondEddie DiamondFilm
1960ThrillerHugo Wheeler, BennySeries
1960The WesternerDrunkSeries
1960Stagecoach WestTom Lochlin, Warren OatesSeries
1960TateSeries
1960OutlawsSeries
1959The Twilight ZoneJeep Driver · 2 episodes, Richard LangsfordSeries
1959BonanzaPaul MagruderSeries
1959The UntouchablesArtie KrebsSeries
1959RawhideCharlie 'Rabbit' Waters, Weed, Jesse GuflerSeries
1959Up PeriscopeSeaman KovacsFilm
1959Yellowstone KellyCorporalFilm
1959The RebelTroy ArmbrusterSeries
1959Hawaiian EyeAlSeries
1959Johnny RingoBurt ScanlonSeries
1959Black SaddleSimmsSeries
1959The Lawless YearsSeries
1958The Rifleman · 3 episodes, Andrew Sheltin, Marty RyanSeries
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJesse Cox, Billy Clegg, George Aswell, Clem RobinsonSeries
195877 Sunset Strip, Dink StrahmanSeries
1958Bat MastersonSonny Parsons, Cat CrailSeries
1958BroncoSeries
1957Have Gun, Will Travel, HarrisonSeries
1957Wagon TrainPrivate Silas CarpenterSeries
1957Trackdown · 2 episodes, Kelly, NorvilSeries
1957The Night America Trembled2nd Card PlayerFilm
1955GunsmokeJed Hakes, Seth, Jep, Sweet Billy, Chris Kelly, Deke, Speeler, Al Tresh, Lafe, RebSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn BlytheSeries
1948Studio OneCard Player #2Series
1947Kraft Television Theatre · 2 episodesSeries