Warren Oates

Acting

Warren Oates

Born July 5, 1928Depoy, Kentucky, USA112 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

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Movie

2006

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Warren Oates: Across the Border
5.7

Warren Oates: Across the Border

Movie

1993

Tough Enough
5.1

Tough Enough

Movie

1983

Blue Thunder
6.2

Blue Thunder

Movie

1983

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

Movie

1983

Filmography

R
2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Warren Oates: Across the Border
1993Warren Oates: Across the Borderas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Tough Enough
1983Tough Enoughas James NeeseMovie
Blue Thunder
1983Blue Thunderas BraddockMovie
B
1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovie
The Blue and the Gray
1982The Blue and the Grayas Preacher / Maj. WellesTV
The Border
1982The Borderas RedMovie
Stripes
1981Stripesas Sgt. HulkaMovie
East of Eden
1981East of Edenas Cyrus TraskTV
Baby Comes Home
1980Baby Comes Homeas Michael KramerMovie
1941
19791941as Col. 'Madman' MaddoxMovie
My Old Man
1979My Old Manas Frank ButlerMovie
And Baby Makes Six
1979And Baby Makes Sixas Michael KramerMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas HarryTV
The Brink's Job
1978The Brink's Jobas Specs O'KeefeMovie
China 9, Liberty 37
1978China 9, Liberty 37as Matthew SebanekMovie
True Grit: A Further Adventure
1978True Grit: A Further Adventureas Reuben J. 'Rooster' CogburnMovie
Black Beauty
1978Black Beautyas Jerry BarkerTV
Sleeping Dogs
1977Sleeping Dogsas Col. WilloughbyMovie
American Raspberry
1977American Raspberryas Celebrity SportsmanMovie
The African Queen
1977The African Queenas Capt. Charlie AllnutMovie
Drum
1976Drumas Hammond MaxwellMovie
Dixie Dynamite
1976Dixie Dynamiteas MackMovie
92 in the Shade
197592 in the Shadeas Nichol DanceMovie
Race with the Devil
1975Race with the Devilas FrankMovie
Rancho Deluxe
1975Rancho Deluxeas Harmonica Player (uncredited)Movie
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaas BennieMovie
Cockfighter
1974Cockfighteras Frank MansfieldMovie
The White Dawn
1974The White Dawnas BillyMovie
Badlands
1974Badlandsas Holly's FatherMovie
Dillinger
1973Dillingeras John DillingerMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Tom Sawyer
1973Tom Sawyeras Muff PotterMovie
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Dave ReillyMovie
Kid Blue
1973Kid Blueas Reese FordMovie
Chandler
1971Chandleras ChandlerMovie
The Reluctant Heroes
1971The Reluctant Heroesas Cpl. Leroy SpragueMovie
The Hired Hand
1971The Hired Handas Arch HarrisMovie
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971Two-Lane Blacktopas G.T.O.Movie
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970There Was a Crooked Man...as Floyd MoonMovie
Barquero
1970Barqueroas Jake RemyMovie
The Movie Murderer
1970The Movie Murdereras Alfred FisherMovie
Lanton Mills
1969Lanton Millsas GunmanMovie
The Wild Bunch
1969The Wild Bunchas Lyle GorchMovie
Crooks and Coronets
1969Crooks and Coronetsas Marty MillerMovie
Smith!
1969Smith!as Walter CharlieMovie
Something for a Lonely Man
1968Something for a Lonely Manas Angus DurenMovie
The Split
1968The Splitas Marty GoughMovie
Lancer
1968LancerTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Lew Weatherford / John WeatherfordTV
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Simsas John BlytheMovie
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron StripTV
Dundee and the Culhane
1967Dundee and the Culhaneas Lafe DoolinTV
In the Heat of the Night
1967In the Heat of the Nightas Deputy Sam WoodMovie
Welcome to Hard Times
1967Welcome to Hard Timesas Leo JenksMovie
Return of the Seven
1966Return of the Sevenas ColbeeMovie
Shane
1966Shaneas Kemp SpicerTV
The Monroes
1966The MonroesTV
The Shooting
1966The Shootingas Willett GashadeMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Richie BillingsTV
Lost in Space
1965Lost in Spaceas Jimmy HapgoodTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Korby KylesTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Lifeas Deputy LaVern PotterTV
A Man Called Shenandoah
1965A Man Called Shenandoahas Sergeant RyderTV
Shenandoah
1965Shenandoahas Billy PackerMovie
Major Dundee
1965Major Dundeeas O.W. HadleyMovie
Branded
1965BrandedTV
The Rounders
1965The Roundersas Harley Williams (uncredited)Movie
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock Highas Lt. Col. Jerry TroperTV
Mail Order Bride
1964Mail Order Brideas JaceMovie
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Joe GroverTV
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersas Eldon BishopTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Hanes McClureTV
The Outer Limits
1963The Outer Limitsas Reese FowlerTV
Combat!
1962Combat!as Pvt. James StarkTV
Stoney Burke
1962Stoney Burkeas Ves PainterTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas CorbieTV
Hero's Island
1962Hero's Islandas Wayte GiddensMovie
Ride the High Country
1962Ride the High Countryas Henry HammondMovie
Target: The Corruptors!
1961Target: The Corruptors!TV
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach Westas Tom LochlinTV
The Westerner
1960The Westerneras DrunkTV
Outlaws
1960OutlawsTV
Thriller
1960Thrilleras Hugo WheelerTV
Tate
1960TateTV
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Eddie DiamondMovie
Private Property
1960Private Propertyas BootsMovie
Yellowstone Kelly
1959Yellowstone Kellyas CorporalMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchablesas Artie KrebsTV
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian Eyeas AlTV
The Rebel
1959The Rebelas Troy ArmbrusterTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Jeep DriverTV
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringoas Burt ScanlonTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Paul MagruderTV
The Lawless Years
1959The Lawless YearsTV
Up Periscope
1959Up Periscopeas Seaman KovacsMovie
Black Saddle
1959Black Saddleas SimmsTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Charlie 'Rabbit' WatersTV
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset StripTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Mastersonas Sonny ParsonsTV
The Rifleman
1958The RiflemanTV
Bronco
1958BroncoTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Jesse CoxTV
Trackdown
1957TrackdownTV
Wagon Train
1957Wagon Trainas Private Silas CarpenterTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
The Night America Trembled
1957The Night America Trembledas 2nd Card PlayerMovie
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Jed HakesTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas John BlytheTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Card Player #2TV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television TheatreTV