Acting
Warren Oates
Born July 5, 1928 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA · Died April 3, 1982
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
7.7
Badlands
Holly's Father
7.9
The Wild Bunch
Lyle Gorch
7.9
In the Heat of the Night
Deputy Sam Wood
9.0
The Twilight Zone
Jeep Driver, Richard Langsford
6.8
Stripes
Sgt. Hulka
5.7
1941
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
6.4
Blue Thunder
Braddock
7.3
Bonanza
Paul Magruder
7.4
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bennie
5.5
Return of the Seven
Colbee
7.2
Two-Lane Blacktop
G.T.O.
7.4
Ride the High Country
Henry Hammond
6.7
Major Dundee
O.W. Hadley
7.3
Shenandoah
Billy Packer
8.1
The Outer Limits
Reese Fowler
6.4
The Border
Red
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
Floyd Moon
6.6
Race with the Devil
Frank
6.4
The Shooting
Willett Gashade
8.0
The Untouchables
Artie Krebs
Filmography
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1993Warren Oates: Across the BorderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1983Tough EnoughJames NeeseMovie
- 1983Blue ThunderBraddockMovie
- 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovie
- 1982The Blue and the GrayPreacher / Maj. Welles, Major WellesSeries
- 1982The BorderRedMovie
- 1981StripesSgt. HulkaMovie
- 1981East of EdenCyrus TraskSeries
- 1980Baby Comes HomeMichael KramerMovie
- 19791941Col. 'Madman' MaddoxMovie
- 1979My Old ManFrank ButlerMovie
- 1979And Baby Makes SixMichael KramerMovie
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedHarrySeries
- 1978The Brink's JobSpecs O'KeefeMovie
- 1978China 9, Liberty 37Matthew SebanekMovie
- 1978Sleeping DogsCol. WilloughbyMovie
- 1978True Grit: A Further AdventureReuben J. 'Rooster' CogburnMovie
- 1978Black BeautyJerry BarkerSeries
- 1977American RaspberryCelebrity SportsmanMovie
- 1977The African QueenCapt. Charlie AllnutMovie
- 1976DrumHammond MaxwellMovie
- 1976Dixie DynamiteMackMovie
- 197592 in the ShadeNichol DanceMovie
- 1975Race with the DevilFrankMovie
- 1975Rancho DeluxeHarmonica Player (uncredited)Movie
- 1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBennieMovie
- 1974CockfighterFrank MansfieldMovie
- 1974The White DawnBillyMovie
- 1973BadlandsHolly's FatherMovie
- 1973DillingerJohn DillingerMovie
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973Tom SawyerMuff PotterMovie
- 1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerDave ReillyMovie
- 1973Kid BlueReese FordMovie
- 1971ChandlerChandlerMovie
- 1971The Reluctant HeroesCpl. Leroy SpragueMovie
- 1971The Hired HandArch HarrisMovie
- 1971Two-Lane BlacktopG.T.O.Movie
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Floyd MoonMovie
- 1970BarqueroJake RemyMovie
- 1970The Movie MurdererAlfred FisherMovie
- 1969Lanton MillsGunmanMovie
- 1969The Wild BunchLyle GorchMovie
- 1969Crooks and CoronetsMarty MillerMovie
- 1969Smith!Walter CharlieMovie
- 1968Something for a Lonely ManAngus DurenMovie
- 1968The SplitMarty GoughMovie
- 1968LancerSeries
- 1968The Name of the GameLew Weatherford / John WeatherfordSeries
- 1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsJohn BlytheMovie
- 1967Cimarron StripSeries
- 1967Dundee and the CulhaneLafe DoolinSeries
- 1967In the Heat of the NightDeputy Sam WoodMovie
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesLeo JenksMovie
- 1966Return of the SevenColbeeMovie
- 1966ShaneKemp SpicerSeries
- 1966The MonroesSeries
- 1966The ShootingWillett GashadeMovie
- 1965The F.B.I.Richie BillingsSeries
- 1965Lost in SpaceJimmy HapgoodSeries
- 1965The Big ValleyKorby Kyles, DukeSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeDeputy LaVern PotterSeries
- 1965A Man Called ShenandoahSergeant RyderSeries
- 1965ShenandoahBilly PackerMovie
- 1965Major DundeeO.W. HadleyMovie
- 1965BrandedSeries
- 1965The RoundersHarley Williams (uncredited)Movie
- 196412 O'Clock HighLt. Col. Jerry TroperSeries
- 1964Mail Order BrideJaceMovie
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJoe GroverSeries
- 1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersEldon BishopSeries
- 1963The FugitiveHanes McClure, Herbie GrantSeries
- 1963The Outer LimitsReese FowlerSeries
- 1962Combat!Pvt. James StarkSeries
- 1962Stoney BurkeVes PainterSeries
- 1962The VirginianCorbie, Roy Judd, Bowers, BuxtonSeries
- 1962Hero's IslandWayte GiddensMovie
- 1962Ride the High CountryHenry HammondMovie
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1960Stagecoach WestTom Lochlin, Warren OatesSeries
- 1960The WesternerDrunkSeries
- 1960OutlawsSeries
- 1960ThrillerHugo Wheeler, BennySeries
- 1960TateSeries
- 1960The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondEddie DiamondMovie
- 1960Private PropertyBootsMovie
- 1959Yellowstone KellyCorporalMovie
- 1959The UntouchablesArtie KrebsSeries
- 1959Hawaiian EyeAlSeries
- 1959The RebelTroy ArmbrusterSeries
- 1959The Twilight ZoneJeep Driver, Richard LangsfordSeries
- 1959Johnny RingoBurt ScanlonSeries
- 1959BonanzaPaul MagruderSeries
- 1959The Lawless YearsSeries
- 1959Up PeriscopeSeaman KovacsMovie
- 1959Black SaddleSimmsSeries
- 1959RawhideCharlie 'Rabbit' Waters, Weed, Jesse GuflerSeries
- 195877 Sunset StripSeries
- 1958Bat MastersonSonny Parsons, Cat CrailSeries
- 1958The RiflemanSeries
- 1958BroncoSeries
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJesse Cox, Billy Clegg, George Aswell, Clem RobinsonSeries
- 1957TrackdownSeries
- 1957Wagon TrainPrivate Silas CarpenterSeries
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries
- 1957The Night America Trembled2nd Card PlayerMovie
- 1955GunsmokeJed Hakes, Seth, Jep, Sweet Billy, Chris Kelly, Deke, Speeler, Al Tresh, Lafe, RebSeries
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn BlytheSeries
- 1948Studio OneCard Player #2Series
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries