Warren Oates

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

TV Shows (52)

Bonanza
TV

Bonanza

1959

as Paul Magruder

The Fugitive
TV

The Fugitive

1963

as Hanes McClure / Herbie Grant

Wagon Train
TV

Wagon Train

1957

as Private Silas Carpenter

The Rifleman
TV

The Rifleman

1958

as Andrew Sheltin / Marty Ryan

The Twilight Zone
TV

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Jeep Driver / Richard Langsford

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Harrison

The Virginian
TV

The Virginian

1962

as Corbie / Roy Judd / Bowers / Buxton

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Joe Grover

The Untouchables
TV

The Untouchables

1959

as Artie Krebs

The F.B.I.
TV

The F.B.I.

1965

as Richie Billings

Combat!
TV

Combat!

1962

as Pvt. James Stark

Studio One
TV

Studio One

1948

as Card Player #2

Rawhide
TV

Rawhide

1959

as Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters / Weed / Jesse Gufler

Tales of the Unexpected
TV

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Harry

Run for Your Life
TV

Run for Your Life

1965

as Deputy LaVern Potter

The Big Valley
TV

The Big Valley

1965

as Korby Kyles / Duke

Lost in Space
TV

Lost in Space

1965

as Jimmy Hapgood

Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Jesse Cox / Billy Clegg / George Aswell / Clem Robinson

The Name of the Game
TV

The Name of the Game

1968

as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford

Hawaiian Eye
TV

Hawaiian Eye

1959

as Al

The Outer Limits
TV

The Outer Limits

1963

as Reese Fowler

77 Sunset Strip
TV

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Dink Strahman

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955

as Jed Hakes / Seth / Jep / Sweet Billy / Chris Kelly / Deke / Speeler / Al Tresh / Lafe / Reb

Bat Masterson
TV

Bat Masterson

1958

as Sonny Parsons / Cat Crail

Thriller
TV

Thriller

1960

as Hugo Wheeler / Benny

The Rebel
TV

The Rebel

1959

as Troy Armbruster

Trackdown
TV

Trackdown

1957

as Kelly / Norvil

Lancer
TV

Lancer

1968

12 O'Clock High
TV

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Lt. Col. Jerry Troper

Police Story
TV

Police Story

1973

Kraft Television Theatre
TV

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Branded
TV

Branded

1965

Black Saddle
TV

Black Saddle

1959

as Simms

Bronco
TV

Bronco

1958

Outlaws
TV

Outlaws

1960

Stoney Burke
TV

Stoney Burke

1962

as Ves Painter

Johnny Ringo
TV

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Burt Scanlon

Cimarron Strip
TV

Cimarron Strip

1967

Stagecoach West
TV

Stagecoach West

1960

as Tom Lochlin / Warren Oates

Target: The Corruptors!
TV

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as John Blythe

The Westerner
TV

The Westerner

1960

as Drunk

The Lawless Years
TV

The Lawless Years

1959

The Monroes
TV

The Monroes

1966

Shane
TV

Shane

1966

as Kemp Spicer

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
TV

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

1963

as Eldon Bishop

East of Eden
TV

East of Eden

1981

as Cyrus Trask

The Blue and the Gray
TV

The Blue and the Gray

1982

as Preacher / Maj. Welles / Major Welles

Tate
TV

Tate

1960

Black Beauty
TV

Black Beauty

1978

as Jerry Barker

Dundee and the Culhane
TV

Dundee and the Culhane

1967

as Lafe Doolin

A Man Called Shenandoah
TV

A Man Called Shenandoah

1965

as Sergeant Ryder

Movies (60)

In the Heat of the Night
Movie

In the Heat of the Night

1967

as Deputy Sam Wood

1941
Movie

1941

1979

as Col. 'Madman' Maddox

Badlands
Movie

Badlands

1974

as Holly's Father

Blue Thunder
Movie

Blue Thunder

1983

as Braddock

Stripes
Movie

Stripes

1981

as Sgt. Hulka

The Wild Bunch
Movie

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Lyle Gorch

Shenandoah
Movie

Shenandoah

1965

as Billy Packer

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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Tom Sawyer
Movie

Tom Sawyer

1973

as Muff Potter

The Split
Movie

The Split

1968

as Marty Gough

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Movie

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

as Bennie

Ride the High Country
Movie

Ride the High Country

1962

as Henry Hammond

There Was a Crooked Man...
Movie

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as Floyd Moon

Return of the Seven
Movie

Return of the Seven

1966

as Colbee

Dillinger
Movie

Dillinger

1973

as John Dillinger

Cockfighter
Movie

Cockfighter

1974

as Frank Mansfield

Chandler
Movie

Chandler

1971

as Chandler

Yellowstone Kelly
Movie

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

as Corporal

Drum
Movie

Drum

1976

as Hammond Maxwell

Warren Oates: Across the Border
Movie

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rancho Deluxe
Movie

Rancho Deluxe

1975

as Harmonica Player (uncredited)

The Rounders
Movie

The Rounders

1965

as Harley Williams (uncredited)

Major Dundee
Movie

Major Dundee

1965

as O.W. Hadley

Mail Order Bride
Movie

Mail Order Bride

1964

as Jace

Barquero
Movie

Barquero

1970

as Jake Remy

Race with the Devil
Movie

Race with the Devil

1975

as Frank

The Border
Movie

The Border

1982

as Red

The Shooting
Movie

The Shooting

1966

as Willett Gashade

Lanton Mills
Movie

Lanton Mills

1969

as Gunman

The Brink's Job
Movie

The Brink's Job

1978

as Specs O'Keefe

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Movie

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960

as Eddie Diamond

Two-Lane Blacktop
Movie

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971

as G.T.O.

92 in the Shade
Movie

92 in the Shade

1975

as Nichol Dance

Up Periscope
Movie

Up Periscope

1959

as Seaman Kovacs

Smith!
Movie

Smith!

1969

as Walter Charlie

The Hired Hand
Movie

The Hired Hand

1971

as Arch Harris

Crooks and Coronets
Movie

Crooks and Coronets

1969

as Marty Miller

Sleeping Dogs
Movie

Sleeping Dogs

1977

as Col. Willoughby

Kid Blue
Movie

Kid Blue

1973

as Reese Ford

China 9, Liberty 37
Movie

China 9, Liberty 37

1978

as Matthew Sebanek

Tough Enough
Movie

Tough Enough

1983

as James Neese

Welcome to Hard Times
Movie

Welcome to Hard Times

1967

as Leo Jenks

Something for a Lonely Man
Movie

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

as Angus Duren

The White Dawn
Movie

The White Dawn

1974

as Billy

American Raspberry
Movie

American Raspberry

1977

as Celebrity Sportsman

Dixie Dynamite
Movie

Dixie Dynamite

1976

as Mack

True Grit: A Further Adventure
Movie

True Grit: A Further Adventure

1978

as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Movie

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

as Dave Reilly

The Night America Trembled
Movie

The Night America Trembled

1957

as 2nd Card Player

Private Property
Movie

Private Property

1960

as Boots

The Movie Murderer
Movie

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Alfred Fisher

And Baby Makes Six
Movie

And Baby Makes Six

1979

as Michael Kramer

Hero's Island
Movie

Hero's Island

1962

as Wayte Giddens

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Movie

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Baby Comes Home
Movie

Baby Comes Home

1980

as Michael Kramer

My Old Man
Movie

My Old Man

1979

as Frank Butler

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
Movie

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

1968

as John Blythe

The African Queen
Movie

The African Queen

1977

as Capt. Charlie Allnut

The Reluctant Heroes
Movie

The Reluctant Heroes

1971

as Cpl. Leroy Sprague

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
Movie

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1983

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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