Warren Oates

Acting·Jul 5, 1928·Depoy, Kentucky, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
RRide with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'2006 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade2004 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Warren Oates: Across the Border1993 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tough Enough1983 · James Neese	James Neese
Blue Thunder1983 · Braddock	Braddock
BBehind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder1983 · Actor	Actor
The Border1982 · Red	Red
Stripes1981 · Sgt. Hulka	Sgt. Hulka
Baby Comes Home1980 · Michael Kramer	Michael Kramer
19411979 · Col. 'Madman' Maddox	Col. 'Madman' Maddox
My Old Man1979 · Frank Butler	Frank Butler
And Baby Makes Six1979 · Michael Kramer	Michael Kramer
The Brink's Job1978 · Specs O'Keefe	Specs O'Keefe
China 9, Liberty 371978 · Matthew Sebanek	Matthew Sebanek
Sleeping Dogs1978 · Col. Willoughby	Col. Willoughby
True Grit: A Further Adventure1978 · Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn	Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
American Raspberry1977 · Celebrity Sportsman	Celebrity Sportsman
The African Queen1977 · Capt. Charlie Allnut	Capt. Charlie Allnut
Drum1976 · Hammond Maxwell	Hammond Maxwell
Dixie Dynamite1976 · Mack	Mack
92 in the Shade1975 · Nichol Dance	Nichol Dance
Race with the Devil1975 · Frank	Frank
Rancho Deluxe1975 · Harmonica Player (uncredited)	Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia1974 · Bennie	Bennie
Cockfighter1974 · Frank Mansfield	Frank Mansfield
The White Dawn1974 · Billy	Billy
Badlands1974 · Holly's Father	Holly's Father
Dillinger1973 · John Dillinger	John Dillinger
Tom Sawyer1973 · Muff Potter	Muff Potter
The Thief Who Came to Dinner1973 · Dave Reilly	Dave Reilly
Kid Blue1973 · Reese Ford	Reese Ford
Chandler1971 · Chandler	Chandler
The Reluctant Heroes1971 · Cpl. Leroy Sprague	Cpl. Leroy Sprague
The Hired Hand1971 · Arch Harris	Arch Harris
Two-Lane Blacktop1971 · G.T.O.	G.T.O.
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · Floyd Moon	Floyd Moon
Barquero1970 · Jake Remy	Jake Remy
The Movie Murderer1970 · Alfred Fisher	Alfred Fisher
Lanton Mills1969 · Gunman	Gunman
The Wild Bunch1969 · Lyle Gorch	Lyle Gorch
Crooks and Coronets1969 · Marty Miller	Marty Miller
Smith!1969 · Walter Charlie	Walter Charlie
Something for a Lonely Man1968 · Angus Duren	Angus Duren
The Split1968 · Marty Gough	Marty Gough
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims1968 · John Blythe	John Blythe
In the Heat of the Night1967 · Deputy Sam Wood	Deputy Sam Wood
Welcome to Hard Times1967 · Leo Jenks	Leo Jenks
Return of the Seven1966 · Colbee	Colbee