Warren Oates
Actor
- Born
- July 5, 1928 · Depoy, Kentucky, USA
- Died
- April 3, 1982 (age 53)
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
Badlands
October 13, 1973
The Wild Bunch
June 19, 1969
In the Heat of the Night
August 2, 1967
Stripes
June 26, 1981
1941
December 14, 1979
Blue Thunder
February 5, 1983
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
August 1, 1974
Return of the Seven
October 19, 1966
Two-Lane Blacktop
July 7, 1971
Ride the High Country
May 9, 1962
Major Dundee
March 15, 1965
Shenandoah
June 3, 1965
Acting60
- 2006Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)
- 1993Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1983Tough Enough as James Neese
- 1983Blue Thunder as Braddock
- 1983Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
- 1982The Border as Red
- 1981Stripes as Sgt. Hulka
- 1980Baby Comes Home as Michael Kramer
- 19791941