Acting
Warren Oates
Born 5 July 1928 in Depoy, Kentucky, USA · Died 3 April 1982
110 credits
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
Acting 110
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1993Warren Oates: Across the BorderFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983Blue ThunderFilmBraddock
- 1983Tough EnoughFilmJames Neese
- 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderFilm
- 1982The BorderFilmRed
- 1982The Blue and the GraySeriesMajor Welles, Preacher / Maj. Welles
- 1981StripesFilmSgt. Hulka
- 1980Baby Comes HomeFilmMichael Kramer
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesHarry
- 19791941FilmCol. 'Madman' Maddox
- 1979My Old ManFilmFrank Butler
- 1979And Baby Makes SixFilmMichael Kramer
- 1978The Brink's JobFilmSpecs O'Keefe
- 1978China 9, Liberty 37FilmMatthew Sebanek
- 1978Sleeping DogsFilmCol. Willoughby
- 1978Black BeautySeriesJerry Barker
- 1978True Grit: A Further AdventureFilmReuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
- 1977American RaspberryFilmCelebrity Sportsman
- 1977The African QueenFilmCapt. Charlie Allnut
- 1976DrumFilmHammond Maxwell
- 1976Dixie DynamiteFilmMack
- 1975Race with the DevilFilmFrank
- 1975Rancho DeluxeFilmHarmonica Player (uncredited)
- 197592 in the ShadeFilmNichol Dance
- 1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaFilmBennie
- 1974CockfighterFilmFrank Mansfield
- 1974The White DawnFilmBilly
- 1973BadlandsFilmHolly's Father
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1973DillingerFilmJohn Dillinger
- 1973Tom SawyerFilmMuff Potter
- 1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerFilmDave Reilly
- 1973Kid BlueFilmReese Ford
- 1971Two-Lane BlacktopFilmG.T.O.
- 1971The Hired HandFilmArch Harris
- 1971ChandlerFilmChandler
- 1971The Reluctant HeroesFilmCpl. Leroy Sprague
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...FilmFloyd Moon
- 1970BarqueroFilmJake Remy
- 1970The Movie MurdererFilmAlfred Fisher
- 1969The Wild BunchFilmLyle Gorch
- 1969Smith!FilmWalter Charlie
- 1969Crooks and CoronetsFilmMarty Miller
- 1969Lanton MillsFilmGunman
- 1968The Name of the GameSeriesLew Weatherford / John Weatherford
- 1968LancerSeries
- 1968The SplitFilmMarty Gough
- 1968Something for a Lonely ManFilmAngus Duren
- 1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsFilmJohn Blythe
- 1967In the Heat of the NightFilmDeputy Sam Wood
- 1967Cimarron StripSeries
- 1967Welcome to Hard TimesFilmLeo Jenks
- 1967Dundee and the CulhaneSeriesLafe Doolin
- 1966Return of the SevenFilmColbee
- 1966The ShootingFilmWillett Gashade
- 1966ShaneSeriesKemp Spicer
- 1966The MonroesSeries
- 1965Lost in SpaceSeriesJimmy Hapgood
- 1965The Big ValleySeriesDuke, Korby Kyles
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesRichie Billings
- 1965Major DundeeFilmO.W. Hadley
- 1965ShenandoahFilmBilly Packer
- 1965BrandedSeries
- 1965Run for Your LifeSeriesDeputy LaVern Potter
- 1965The RoundersFilmHarley Williams (uncredited)
- 1965A Man Called ShenandoahSeriesSergeant Ryder
- 196412 O'Clock HighSeriesLt. Col. Jerry Troper
- 1964Mail Order BrideFilmJace
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeriesReese Fowler
- 1963The FugitiveSeriesHanes McClure, Herbie Grant
- 1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersSeriesEldon Bishop
- 1962Combat!SeriesPvt. James Stark
- 1962The VirginianSeriesBowers, Buxton, Corbie, Roy Judd
- 1962Ride the High CountryFilmHenry Hammond
- 1962Stoney BurkeSeriesVes Painter
- 1962Hero's IslandFilmWayte Giddens
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!Series
- 1960ThrillerSeriesBenny, Hugo Wheeler
- 1960The WesternerSeriesDrunk
- 1960Stagecoach WestSeriesTom Lochlin, Warren Oates
- 1960The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondFilmEddie Diamond
- 1960OutlawsSeries
- 1960Private PropertyFilmBoots
- 1960TateSeries
- 1959BonanzaSeriesPaul Magruder
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesJeep Driver, Richard Langsford
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesArtie Krebs
- 1959RawhideSeriesCharlie 'Rabbit' Waters, Jesse Gufler, Weed
- 1959Hawaiian EyeSeriesAl
- 1959The RebelSeriesTroy Armbruster
- 1959Johnny RingoSeriesBurt Scanlon
- 1959Up PeriscopeFilmSeaman Kovacs
- 1959Black SaddleSeriesSimms
- 1959Yellowstone KellyFilmCorporal
- 1959The Lawless YearsSeries
- 1958The RiflemanSeriesAndrew Sheltin, Marty Ryan
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesBilly Clegg, Clem Robinson, George Aswell, Jesse Cox
- 195877 Sunset StripSeriesDink Strahman
- 1958Bat MastersonSeriesCat Crail, Sonny Parsons
- 1958BroncoSeries
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeriesHarrison
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesPrivate Silas Carpenter
- 1957TrackdownSeriesKelly, Norvil
- 1957The Night America TrembledFilm2nd Card Player
- 1955GunsmokeSeriesAl Tresh, Chris Kelly, Deke, Jed Hakes, Jep, Lafe, Reb, Seth, Speeler, Sweet Billy
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeriesJohn Blythe
- 1948Studio OneSeriesCard Player #2
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries
Filmography from TMDB.