Warren Oates
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1928-07-05
- Died
- 1982-04-03
- Place of birth
- Depoy, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Warren M. Oates · Warren Oats · Warren Mercer Oates
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).
Known For
The Fugitive
1963
as Hanes McClure / Herbie Grant
The Rifleman
1958
as Andrew Sheltin / Marty Ryan
Bonanza
1959
as Paul Magruder
Wagon Train
1957
as Private Silas Carpenter
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Harrison
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Joe Grover
TV Shows (52)
The Fugitive
1963
as Hanes McClure / Herbie Grant
The Rifleman
1958
as Andrew Sheltin / Marty Ryan
Bonanza
1959
as Paul Magruder
Wagon Train
1957
as Private Silas Carpenter
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Harrison
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Joe Grover
The Virginian
1962
as Corbie / Roy Judd / Bowers / Buxton
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jeep Driver / Richard Langsford
Rawhide
1959
as Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters / Weed / Jesse Gufler
The Untouchables
1959
as Artie Krebs
The F.B.I.
1965
as Richie Billings
Run for Your Life
1965
as Deputy LaVern Potter
Studio One
1948
as Card Player #2
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Harry
Combat!
1962
as Pvt. James Stark
Thriller
1960
as Hugo Wheeler / Benny
The Big Valley
1965
as Korby Kyles / Duke
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jed Hakes / Seth / Jep / Sweet Billy / Chris Kelly / Deke / Speeler / Al Tresh / Lafe / Reb
Lost in Space
1965
as Jimmy Hapgood
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sonny Parsons / Cat Crail
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Jesse Cox / Billy Clegg / George Aswell / Clem Robinson
The Name of the Game
1968
as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
The Outer Limits
1963
as Reese Fowler
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Dink Strahman
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
The Rebel
1959
as Troy Armbruster
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Al
Police Story
1973
Stoney Burke
1962
as Ves Painter
Bronco
1958
Lancer
1968
Branded
1965
Trackdown
1957
as Kelly / Norvil
Black Saddle
1959
as Simms
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Burt Scanlon
Cimarron Strip
1967
Outlaws
1960
The Lawless Years
1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as John Blythe
Stagecoach West
1960
as Tom Lochlin / Warren Oates
Tate
1960
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
The Monroes
1966
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Eldon Bishop
Shane
1966
as Kemp Spicer
The Westerner
1960
as Drunk
The Blue and the Gray
1982
as Preacher / Maj. Welles / Major Welles
East of Eden
1981
as Cyrus Trask
Black Beauty
1978
as Jerry Barker
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
as Lafe Doolin
A Man Called Shenandoah
1965
as Sergeant Ryder
Movies (60)
Stripes
1981
as Sgt. Hulka
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Jace
Badlands
1974
as Holly's Father
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Deputy Sam Wood
1941
1979
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Blue Thunder
1983
as Braddock
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Lyle Gorch
Ride the High Country
1962
as Henry Hammond
Drum
1976
as Hammond Maxwell
Return of the Seven
1966
as Colbee
Smith!
1969
as Walter Charlie
Major Dundee
1965
as O.W. Hadley
Chandler
1971
as Chandler
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Floyd Moon
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Alfred Fisher
Private Property
1960
as Boots
Sleeping Dogs
1978
as Col. Willoughby
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Bennie
The Rounders
1965
as Harley Williams (uncredited)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Dave Reilly
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Muff Potter
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Marty Miller
Shenandoah
1965
as Billy Packer
Yellowstone Kelly
1959
as Corporal
Race with the Devil
1975
as Frank
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Leo Jenks
Up Periscope
1959
as Seaman Kovacs
Barquero
1970
as Jake Remy
The Brink's Job
1978
as Specs O'Keefe
The Split
1968
as Marty Gough
Dillinger
1973
as John Dillinger
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
as G.T.O.
China 9, Liberty 37
1978
as Matthew Sebanek
Tough Enough
1983
as James Neese
The White Dawn
1974
as Billy
The Border
1982
as Red
The Shooting
1966
as Willett Gashade
The Hired Hand
1971
as Arch Harris
Rancho Deluxe
1975
as Harmonica Player (uncredited)
American Raspberry
1977
as Celebrity Sportsman
The Reluctant Heroes
1971
as Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Dixie Dynamite
1976
as Mack
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Eddie Diamond
Kid Blue
1973
as Reese Ford
And Baby Makes Six
1979
as Michael Kramer
Cockfighter
1974
as Frank Mansfield
Hero's Island
1962
as Wayte Giddens
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
True Grit: A Further Adventure
1978
as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
92 in the Shade
1975
as Nichol Dance
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Baby Comes Home
1980
as Michael Kramer
The Night America Trembled
1957
as 2nd Card Player
The African Queen
1977
as Capt. Charlie Allnut
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
as John Blythe
My Old Man
1979
as Frank Butler
Lanton Mills
1969
as Gunman
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
as Angus Duren
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
About Warren Oates
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). With 112 credits spanning from 1947 to 2006, Warren Oates has appeared in 60 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Warren Oates Movies
- Stripes (1981) — as Sgt. Hulka
- Mail Order Bride (1964) — as Jace
- Badlands (1974) — as Holly's Father
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) — as Deputy Sam Wood
- 1941 (1979) — as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
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