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Warren Oates

Acting
53 years oldDepoy, Kentucky, USA

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).

Personal Details

Born
July 5, 1928 - April 3, 1982 (age 53)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Warren M. Oates
Warren Oats
Warren Mercer Oates

Movies (43)

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Warren Oates: Across the Border
5.7

Warren Oates: Across the Border

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993

Tough Enough
5.1

Tough Enough

as James Neese

1983

Blue Thunder
6.2

Blue Thunder

as Braddock

1983

The Border
6.1

The Border

as Red

1982

Stripes
6.6

Stripes

as Sgt. Hulka

1981

Baby Comes Home

Baby Comes Home

as Michael Kramer

1980

1941
5.8

1941

as Col. 'Madman' Maddox

1979

My Old Man
3.0

My Old Man

as Frank Butler

1979

And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

as Michael Kramer

1979

The Brink's Job
6.1

The Brink's Job

as Specs O'Keefe

1978

China 9, Liberty 37
5.2

China 9, Liberty 37

as Matthew Sebanek

1978

True Grit: A Further Adventure
5.2

True Grit: A Further Adventure

as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

1978

Sleeping Dogs
5.6

Sleeping Dogs

as Col. Willoughby

1977

American Raspberry
5.1

American Raspberry

as Celebrity Sportsman

1977

The African Queen
6.5

The African Queen

as Capt. Charlie Allnut

1977

Drum
4.8

Drum

as Hammond Maxwell

1976

Dixie Dynamite
5.0

Dixie Dynamite

as Mack

1976

92 in the Shade
5.5

92 in the Shade

as Nichol Dance

1975

Race with the Devil
6.4

Race with the Devil

as Frank

1975

Rancho Deluxe
5.3

Rancho Deluxe

as Harmonica Player (uncredited)

1975

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

as Bennie

1974

Cockfighter
6.0

Cockfighter

as Frank Mansfield

1974

The White Dawn
6.6

The White Dawn

as Billy

1974

Badlands
7.5

Badlands

as Holly's Father

1974

Dillinger
6.5

Dillinger

as John Dillinger

1973

Tom Sawyer
6.3

Tom Sawyer

as Muff Potter

1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
6.9

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

as Dave Reilly

1973

Kid Blue
6.9

Kid Blue

as Reese Ford

1973

Chandler
4.3

Chandler

as Chandler

1971

The Reluctant Heroes

The Reluctant Heroes

as Cpl. Leroy Sprague

1971

The Hired Hand
6.0

The Hired Hand

as Arch Harris

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop
6.9

Two-Lane Blacktop

as G.T.O.

1971

There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8

There Was a Crooked Man...

as Floyd Moon

1970

Barquero
6.2

Barquero

as Jake Remy

1970

The Movie Murderer
6.5

The Movie Murderer

as Alfred Fisher

1970

Lanton Mills

Lanton Mills

as Gunman

1969

The Wild Bunch
7.6

The Wild Bunch

as Lyle Gorch

1969

Crooks and Coronets
8.3

Crooks and Coronets

as Marty Miller

1969

Smith!
5.5

Smith!

as Walter Charlie

1969

Something for a Lonely Man
7.4

Something for a Lonely Man

as Angus Duren

1968

The Split
6.7

The Split

as Marty Gough

1968

TV Shows (7)