Warren Oates
Acting
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).
Filmography
Acting (60)
2006
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self (archive footage)
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)
8.0
1993
Warren Oates: Across the Borderas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
Tough Enoughas James Neese
5.6
1983
Blue Thunderas Braddock
6.3
1982
The Borderas Red
6.0
1981
Stripesas Sgt. Hulka
6.6
1980
Baby Comes Homeas Michael Kramer
1979
1941as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
5.8
1979
My Old Manas Frank Butler
5.3
1979
And Baby Makes Sixas Michael Kramer
10.0
1978
The Brink's Jobas Specs O'Keefe
6.2
1978
China 9, Liberty 37as Matthew Sebanek
5.4
1978
Sleeping Dogsas Col. Willoughby
5.8
1978
True Grit: A Further Adventureas Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
5.8
1977
American Raspberryas Celebrity Sportsman
5.6
1977
The African Queenas Capt. Charlie Allnut
6.7
1976
Drumas Hammond Maxwell
5.2
1976
Dixie Dynamiteas Mack
5.2
1975
92 in the Shadeas Nichol Dance
5.8
1975
Race with the Devilas Frank
6.4
1975
Rancho Deluxeas Harmonica Player (uncredited)
5.3
1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaas Bennie
7.1
1974
Cockfighteras Frank Mansfield
6.1
1974
The White Dawnas Billy
6.6
1973
Badlandsas Holly's Father
7.5
1973
Dillingeras John Dillinger
6.6
1973
Tom Sawyeras Muff Potter
6.5
1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Dave Reilly
7.0
1973
Kid Blueas Reese Ford
7.0
1971
Chandleras Chandler
4.6
1971
The Reluctant Heroesas Cpl. Leroy Sprague
8.0
1971
The Hired Handas Arch Harris
6.1
1971
Two-Lane Blacktopas G.T.O.
6.9
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...as Floyd Moon
6.8
1970
Barqueroas Jake Remy
6.2
1970
The Movie Murdereras Alfred Fisher
6.9
1969
Lanton Millsas Gunman
8.0
1969
The Wild Bunchas Lyle Gorch
7.6
1969
Crooks and Coronetsas Marty Miller
8.5
1969
Smith!as Walter Charlie
5.8
1968
Something for a Lonely Manas Angus Duren
7.6
1968
The Splitas Marty Gough
6.7
1968
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Simsas John Blythe
9.0
1967
In the Heat of the Nightas Deputy Sam Wood
7.7
1967
Welcome to Hard Timesas Leo Jenks
5.3
1966
Return of the Sevenas Colbee
6.1
1966
The Shootingas Willett Gashade
6.2
1965
Shenandoahas Billy Packer
6.9
1965
Major Dundeeas O.W. Hadley
6.7
1965
The Roundersas Harley Williams (uncredited)
5.5
1964
Mail Order Brideas Jace
7.0
1962
Hero's Islandas Wayte Giddens
5.6
1962
Ride the High Countryas Henry Hammond
7.1
1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Eddie Diamond
6.1
1960
Private Propertyas Boots
6.3
1959
Yellowstone Kellyas Corporal
6.2
1959
Up Periscopeas Seaman Kovacs
6.2
1957
The Night America Trembledas 2nd Card Player
7.5