
Warren Oates
Acting
Born: 1928-07-05 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Died: 1982-04-03
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).
🎬 Movies (20)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tough Enough
1983
James Neese

Blue Thunder
1983
Braddock
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983

The Border
1982
Red

Stripes
1981
Sgt. Hulka

Baby Comes Home
1980
Michael Kramer

1941
1979
Col. 'Madman' Maddox

My Old Man
1979
Frank Butler

And Baby Makes Six
1979
Michael Kramer

The Brink's Job
1978
Specs O'Keefe

China 9, Liberty 37
1978
Matthew Sebanek

True Grit: A Further Adventure
1978
Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

Sleeping Dogs
1977
Col. Willoughby

American Raspberry
1977
Celebrity Sportsman

The African Queen
1977
Capt. Charlie Allnut

Drum
1976
Hammond Maxwell

Dixie Dynamite
1976
Mack
📺 TV Shows (20)

The Blue and the Gray
1982
Preacher / Maj. Welles

The Blue and the Gray
1982
Major Welles

East of Eden
1981
Cyrus Trask

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Harry

Black Beauty
1978
Jerry Barker

Police Story
1973

Lancer
1968

The Name of the Game
1968
Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford

Cimarron Strip
1967

Dundee and the Culhane
1967
Lafe Doolin

Shane
1966
Kemp Spicer

The Monroes
1966

The F.B.I.
1965
Richie Billings

Lost in Space
1965
Jimmy Hapgood

The Big Valley
1965
Korby Kyles

The Big Valley
1965
Duke

Run for Your Life
1965
Deputy LaVern Potter

A Man Called Shenandoah
1965
Sergeant Ryder

Branded
1965

12 O'Clock High
1964
Lt. Col. Jerry Troper