ACTOR
Warren Oates
Known for The Twilight Zone · Bonanza · The Fugitive
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…
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1928
- Died
- Apr 3, 1982
- Birthplace
- Depoy, Kentucky, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Night America Trembled2nd Card Player
1957
Up PeriscopeSeaman Kovacs
1959
Yellowstone KellyCorporal
1959
Private PropertyBoots
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondEddie Diamond
1960
Hero's IslandWayte Giddens
1962
Ride the High CountryHenry Hammond
1962
Mail Order BrideJace
1964
Major DundeeO.W. Hadley
1965
ShenandoahBilly Packer
1965
The RoundersHarley Williams (uncredited)
1965
Return of the SevenColbee
1966
The ShootingWillett Gashade
1966
In the Heat of the NightDeputy Sam Wood
1967
Welcome to Hard TimesLeo Jenks
1967
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsJohn Blythe
1968
Something for a Lonely ManAngus Duren
1968
The SplitMarty Gough
1968
Crooks and CoronetsMarty Miller
1969
Lanton MillsGunman
1969
Smith!Walter Charlie
1969
The Wild BunchLyle Gorch
1969
BarqueroJake Remy
1970
The Movie MurdererAlfred Fisher
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...Floyd Moon
1970
ChandlerChandler
1971
The Hired HandArch Harris
1971
The Reluctant HeroesCpl. Leroy Sprague
1971
Two-Lane BlacktopG.T.O.
1971
BadlandsHolly's Father
1973
DillingerJohn Dillinger
1973
Kid BlueReese Ford
1973
The Thief Who Came to DinnerDave Reilly
1973
Tom SawyerMuff Potter
1973
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBennie
1974
CockfighterFrank Mansfield
1974
The White DawnBilly
1974
92 in the ShadeNichol Dance
1975
Race with the DevilFrank
1975
Rancho DeluxeHarmonica Player (uncredited)
1975
Dixie DynamiteMack
1976
DrumHammond Maxwell
1976
American RaspberryCelebrity Sportsman
1977
The African QueenCapt. Charlie Allnut
1977
China 9, Liberty 37Matthew Sebanek
1978
Sleeping DogsCol. Willoughby
1978
The Brink's JobSpecs O'Keefe
1978
True Grit: A Further AdventureReuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
1978
1941Col. 'Madman' Maddox
1979
And Baby Makes SixMichael Kramer
1979
My Old ManFrank Butler
1979
Baby Comes HomeMichael Kramer
1980
StripesSgt. Hulka
1981
The BorderRed
1982BB
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Blue ThunderBraddock
1983
Tough EnoughJames Neese
1983
Warren Oates: Across the BorderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)
2004RW
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self (archive footage)
2006Television
Kraft Television Theatre2 eps
1947
Studio OneCard Player #2 · 1 eps
1948
The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn Blythe · 1 eps
1954
GunsmokeJed Hakes · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeSeth · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeJep · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeSweet Billy · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeChris Kelly · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeDeke · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeSpeeler · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeAl Tresh · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeLafe · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeReb · 1 eps
1955
Have Gun, Will Travel1 eps
1957Have Gun, Will TravelHarrison · 1 eps
1957
Trackdown2 eps
1957TrackdownKelly · 1 eps
1957TrackdownNorvil · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainPrivate Silas Carpenter · 1 eps
1957
77 Sunset Strip1 eps
195877 Sunset StripDink Strahman · 1 eps
1958
Bat MastersonSonny Parsons · 1 eps
1958Bat MastersonCat Crail · 1 eps
1958
Bronco1 eps
1958
The Rifleman3 eps
1958The RiflemanAndrew Sheltin · 1 eps
1958The RiflemanMarty Ryan · 1 eps
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveJesse Cox · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveBilly Clegg · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveGeorge Aswell · 1 eps
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveClem Robinson · 1 eps
1958
Black SaddleSimms · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaPaul Magruder · 1 eps
1959
Hawaiian EyeAl · 1 eps
1959
Johnny RingoBurt Scanlon · 1 eps
1959
RawhideCharlie 'Rabbit' Waters · 1 eps
1959RawhideWeed · 1 eps
1959RawhideJesse Gufler · 1 eps
1959
The Lawless Years1 eps
1959
The RebelTroy Armbruster · 1 eps
1959
The Twilight ZoneJeep Driver · 2 eps
1959The Twilight ZoneRichard Langsford · 1 eps
1959
The UntouchablesArtie Krebs · 1 eps
1959
Outlaws1 eps
1960
Stagecoach WestTom Lochlin · 1 eps
1960Stagecoach WestWarren Oates · 1 eps
1960
Tate1 eps
1960
The WesternerDrunk · 1 eps
1960
ThrillerHugo Wheeler · 1 eps
1960ThrillerBenny · 1 eps
1960
Target: The Corruptors!1 eps
1961
Combat!Pvt. James Stark · 1 eps
1962
Stoney BurkeVes Painter · 32 eps
1962
The VirginianCorbie · 1 eps
1962The VirginianRoy Judd · 1 eps
1962The VirginianBowers · 1 eps
1962The VirginianBuxton · 1 eps
1962BH
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJoe Grover · 1 eps
1963
The FugitiveHanes McClure · 1 eps
1963The FugitiveHerbie Grant · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsReese Fowler · 1 eps
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersEldon Bishop · 1 eps
1963
12 O'Clock HighLt. Col. Jerry Troper · 1 eps
1964
A Man Called ShenandoahSergeant Ryder · 1 eps
1965
Branded1 eps
1965
Lost in SpaceJimmy Hapgood · 1 eps
1965
Run for Your LifeDeputy LaVern Potter · 1 eps
1965
The Big ValleyKorby Kyles · 1 eps
1965The Big ValleyDuke · 1 eps
1965
The F.B.I.Richie Billings · 1 eps
1965
ShaneKemp Spicer · 1 eps
1966
The Monroes1 eps
1966
Cimarron Strip2 eps
1967
Dundee and the CulhaneLafe Doolin · 1 eps
1967
Lancer2 eps
1968
The Name of the GameLew Weatherford / John Weatherford · 1 eps
1968
Police Story1 eps
1973
Black BeautyJerry Barker · 5 eps
1978
Tales of the UnexpectedHarry · 1 eps
1979
East of EdenCyrus Trask · 3 eps
1981
The Blue and the GrayPreacher / Maj. Welles · 3 eps
1982The Blue and the GrayMajor Welles · 3 eps
1982Photos
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