Warren Oates
Acting
Born July 5, 1928 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Died April 3, 1982
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
Filmography
Blue Thunder
1983 · Braddock
Tough Enough
1983 · James Neese
The Border
1982 · Red
Stripes
1981 · Sgt. Hulka
1941
1979 · Col. 'Madman' Maddox
China 9, Liberty 37
1978 · Matthew Sebanek
The Brink's Job
1978 · Specs O'Keefe
Sleeping Dogs
1977 · Col. Willoughby
Dixie Dynamite
1976 · Mack
Drum
1976 · Hammond Maxwell
Race with the Devil
1975 · Frank
Rancho Deluxe
1975 · Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Badlands
1974 · Holly's Father
The White Dawn
1974 · Billy
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974 · Bennie
Cockfighter
1974 · Frank Mansfield
Dillinger
1973 · John Dillinger
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973 · Dave Reilly
Kid Blue
1973 · Reese Ford
Tom Sawyer
1973 · Muff Potter
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971 · G.T.O.
The Hired Hand
1971 · Arch Harris
Chandler
1971 · Chandler
Barquero
1970 · Jake Remy
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Floyd Moon
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Lyle Gorch
Smith!
1969 · Walter Charlie
The Split
1968 · Marty Gough
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · Deputy Sam Wood
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Leo Jenks
Return of the Seven
1966 · Colbee
The Shooting
1966 · Willett Gashade
Shenandoah
1965 · Billy Packer
Major Dundee
1965 · O.W. Hadley
The Rounders
1965 · Harley Williams (uncredited)
Ride the High Country
1962 · Henry Hammond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960 · Eddie Diamond
Private Property
1960 · Boots
Yellowstone Kelly
1959 · Corporal
Up Periscope
1959 · Seaman Kovacs