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

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993 ⭐ 6.5

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Blue Thunder

1983 ⭐ 6.2

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The Border

1982 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

2004

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

Self (archive footage) · 2004

⭐ 8.0

1993

Warren Oates: Across the Border

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1993

⭐ 6.5

1983

Tough Enough

James Neese · 1983

⭐ 5.4

Blue Thunder

Braddock · 1983

⭐ 6.2

1982

The Border

Red · 1982

⭐ 6.0

1981

Stripes Notable

Sgt. Hulka · 1981

⭐ 6.6

1980

Baby Comes Home

Michael Kramer · 1980

1979

1941

Col. 'Madman' Maddox · 1979

⭐ 5.8

My Old Man

Frank Butler · 1979

⭐ 5.3

And Baby Makes Six Notable

Michael Kramer · 1979

⭐ 10.0

1978

The Brink's Job

Specs O'Keefe · 1978

⭐ 6.2

China 9, Liberty 37

Matthew Sebanek · 1978

⭐ 5.4

True Grit: A Further Adventure

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn · 1978

⭐ 5.8

1977

Sleeping Dogs

Col. Willoughby · 1977

⭐ 5.6

American Raspberry

Celebrity Sportsman · 1977

⭐ 5.6

The African Queen

Capt. Charlie Allnut · 1977

⭐ 6.7

1976

Drum

Hammond Maxwell · 1976

⭐ 5.3

Dixie Dynamite

Mack · 1976

⭐ 5.2

1975

92 in the Shade

Nichol Dance · 1975

⭐ 5.8

Race with the Devil

Frank · 1975

⭐ 6.4

Rancho Deluxe

Harmonica Player (uncredited) · 1975

⭐ 5.4

1974

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Notable

Bennie · 1974

⭐ 7.1

Cockfighter

Frank Mansfield · 1974

⭐ 6.0

The White Dawn

Billy · 1974

⭐ 6.7

1973

Dillinger

John Dillinger · 1973

⭐ 6.6

Tom Sawyer

Muff Potter · 1973

⭐ 6.4

The Thief Who Came to Dinner Notable

Dave Reilly · 1973

⭐ 7.0

1971

Chandler

Chandler · 1971

⭐ 4.6

The Reluctant Heroes Notable

Cpl. Leroy Sprague · 1971

⭐ 8.0

The Hired Hand

Arch Harris · 1971

⭐ 6.1

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

Floyd Moon · 1970

⭐ 6.8

Barquero

Jake Remy · 1970

⭐ 6.3

The Movie Murderer

Alfred Fisher · 1970

⭐ 6.9

1969

Lanton Mills Notable

Gunman · 1969

⭐ 8.0

The Wild Bunch Notable

Lyle Gorch · 1969

⭐ 7.6

Crooks and Coronets Notable

Marty Miller · 1969

⭐ 8.5

1968

Something for a Lonely Man Notable

Angus Duren · 1968

⭐ 7.6

The Split

Marty Gough · 1968

⭐ 6.7

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims Notable

John Blythe · 1968

⭐ 9.0

1967

In the Heat of the Night Notable

Deputy Sam Wood · 1967

⭐ 7.7

Welcome to Hard Times

Leo Jenks · 1967

⭐ 5.3

1966

Return of the Seven

Colbee · 1966

⭐ 6.1

The Shooting

Willett Gashade · 1966

⭐ 6.2

1965

Shenandoah Notable

Billy Packer · 1965

⭐ 7.0

Major Dundee

O.W. Hadley · 1965

⭐ 6.7

The Rounders

Harley Williams (uncredited) · 1965

⭐ 5.5

Frequently appears with

Kris Kristofferson

Self - Narrator (voice)

R.G. Armstrong

Self

Ned Beatty

Narrator (voice)

Robert Culp

Self

Peter Fonda

Self

Donnie Fritts

Self

Full filmography

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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 ⭐ 8.0

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Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993 ⭐ 6.5

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Tough Enough

1983 ⭐ 5.4

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Blue Thunder

1983 ⭐ 6.2

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The Border

1982 ⭐ 6.0

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Stripes

1981 ⭐ 6.6

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Baby Comes Home

1980

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1941

1979 ⭐ 5.8

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My Old Man

1979 ⭐ 5.3

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And Baby Makes Six

1979 ⭐ 10.0

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The Brink's Job

1978 ⭐ 6.2

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China 9, Liberty 37

1978 ⭐ 5.4

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True Grit: A Further Adventure

1978 ⭐ 5.8

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Sleeping Dogs

1977 ⭐ 5.6

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American Raspberry

1977 ⭐ 5.6

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The African Queen

1977 ⭐ 6.7

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Drum

1976 ⭐ 5.3

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Dixie Dynamite

1976 ⭐ 5.2

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92 in the Shade

1975 ⭐ 5.8

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Race with the Devil

1975 ⭐ 6.4