Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-07-05

Day of Death

1982-04-03 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Depoy, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Warren M. Oates

Warren Oats

Warren Mercer Oates

Warren 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

Acting

The Wild Bunch

1969

The Wild Bunch

as

Lyle Gorch

Badlands

1974

Badlands

as

Holly's Father

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Deputy Sam Wood

Shenandoah

1965

Shenandoah

as

Billy Packer

Stripes

1981

Stripes

as

Sgt. Hulka

1941

1979

1941

as

Col. 'Madman' Maddox

The Border

1982

The Border

as

Red

China 9, Liberty 37

1978

China 9, Liberty 37

as

Matthew Sebanek

The White Dawn

1974

The White Dawn

as

Billy

Blue Thunder

1983

Blue Thunder

as

Braddock

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

as

Bennie

The Split

1968

The Split

as

Marty Gough

The Brink's Job

1978

The Brink's Job

as

Specs O'Keefe

Race with the Devil

1975

Race with the Devil

as

Frank

Barquero

1970

Barquero

as

Jake Remy

Return of the Seven

1966

Return of the Seven

as

Colbee

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

as

Floyd Moon

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop

as

G.T.O.

Cockfighter

1974

Cockfighter

as

Frank Mansfield

Dillinger

1973

Dillinger

as

John Dillinger

Ride the High Country

1962

Ride the High Country

as

Henry Hammond

Major Dundee

1965

Major Dundee

as

O.W. Hadley

The Hired Hand

1971

The Hired Hand

as

Arch Harris

The Shooting

1966

The Shooting

as

Willett Gashade

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

as

Eddie Diamond

Sleeping Dogs

1977

Sleeping Dogs

as

Col. Willoughby

92 in the Shade

1975

92 in the Shade

as

Nichol Dance

Tough Enough

1983

Tough Enough

as

James Neese

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

Yellowstone Kelly

as

Corporal

Dixie Dynamite

1976

Dixie Dynamite

as

Mack

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

as

Dave Reilly

Drum

1976

Drum

as

Hammond Maxwell

Chandler

1971

Chandler

as

Chandler

Kid Blue

1973

Kid Blue

as

Reese Ford

Smith!

1969

Smith!

as

Walter Charlie

Welcome to Hard Times

1967

Welcome to Hard Times

as

Leo Jenks

Mail Order Bride

1964

Mail Order Bride

as

Jace

Hero's Island

1962

Hero's Island

as

Wayte Giddens

Private Property

1960

Private Property

as

Boots

Baby Comes Home

1980

Baby Comes Home

as

Michael Kramer

The Rounders

1965

The Rounders

as

Harley Williams (uncredited)

The Reluctant Heroes

1971

The Reluctant Heroes

as

Cpl. Leroy Sprague

Tom Sawyer

1973

Tom Sawyer

as

Muff Potter

Rancho Deluxe

1975

Rancho Deluxe

as

Harmonica Player (uncredited)

Crooks and Coronets

1969

Crooks and Coronets

as

Marty Miller

The Movie Murderer

1970

The Movie Murderer

as

Alfred Fisher

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

2006

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

as

Self (archive footage)

My Old Man

1979

My Old Man

as

Frank Butler

American Raspberry

1977

American Raspberry

as

Celebrity Sportsman

And Baby Makes Six

1979

And Baby Makes Six

as

Michael Kramer

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

Something for a Lonely Man

as

Angus Duren

True Grit: A Further Adventure

1978

True Grit: A Further Adventure

as

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

Lanton Mills

1969

Lanton Mills

as

Gunman

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

1968

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

as

John Blythe

The African Queen

1977

The African Queen

as

Capt. Charlie Allnut

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as

Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993

Warren Oates: Across the Border

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Night America Trembled

1957

The Night America Trembled

as

2nd Card Player

Up Periscope

1959

Up Periscope

as

Seaman Kovacs

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1983

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

as

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Richie Billings

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Harry

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as

Eldon Bishop

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

as

Jimmy Hapgood

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jed Hakes

Studio One

Studio One

as

Card Player #2

Combat!

Combat!

as

Pvt. James Stark

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Jeep Driver

The Monroes

The Monroes

as

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

as

Outlaws

Outlaws

as

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Deputy LaVern Potter

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Hanes McClure

Police Story

Police Story

as

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Corbie

Lancer

Lancer

as

Thriller

Thriller

as

Hugo Wheeler

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Korby Kyles

Bronco

Bronco

as

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Simms

Branded

Branded

as

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Jesse Cox

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

Troy Armbruster

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Sonny Parsons

Tate

Tate

as

Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

as

Ves Painter

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

as

Burt Scanlon

Shane

Shane

as

Kemp Spicer

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Herbie Grant

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Al

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Weed

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jesse Gufler

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Duke

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Roy Judd

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Bowers

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Seth

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Jep

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Buxton

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Sweet Billy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Chris Kelly

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Deke

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Speeler

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Al Tresh

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Lafe

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Reb

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Reese Fowler

Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

as

Lafe Doolin

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Billy Clegg

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

George Aswell

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Clem Robinson

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Richard Langsford

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

as

Jerry Barker

Thriller

Thriller

as

Benny

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Cat Crail

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Private Silas Carpenter

A Man Called Shenandoah

A Man Called Shenandoah

as

Sergeant Ryder

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as

Lt. Col. Jerry Troper

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Artie Krebs

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray

as

Preacher / Maj. Welles

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Dink Strahman

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Joe Grover

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Paul Magruder

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Kelly

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray

as

Major Welles

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Norvil

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

Drunk

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

John Blythe

East of Eden

East of Eden

as

Cyrus Trask

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Harrison

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Andrew Sheltin

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

Tom Lochlin

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Marty Ryan

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

Warren Oates

Production

Crew

Directing