Born 1928 (age 53) · Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Appears in 112 titles

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

Badlands
7.5
Badlands
1974
as Holly's Father
The Wild Bunch
7.6
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Lyle Gorch
In the Heat of the Night
7.7
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Deputy Sam Wood
Stripes
6.6
Stripes
1981
as Sgt. Hulka
1941
5.8
1941
1979
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Blue Thunder
6.2
Blue Thunder
1983
as Braddock
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Return of the Seven
6.1
Return of the Seven
1966
as Colbee
Two-Lane Blacktop
6.9
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
as G.T.O.
Ride the High Country
7.1
Ride the High Country
1962
as Henry Hammond
Major Dundee
6.7
Major Dundee
1965
as O.W. Hadley
Shenandoah
7.0
Shenandoah
1965
as Billy Packer
The Border
6.1
The Border
1982
as Red
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Floyd Moon
Race with the Devil
6.4
Race with the Devil
1975
as Frank
The Shooting
6.2
The Shooting
1966
as Willett Gashade
Dillinger
6.6
Dillinger
1973
as John Dillinger
The Hired Hand
6.1
The Hired Hand
1971
as Arch Harris
The Brink's Job
6.2
The Brink's Job
1978
as Specs O'Keefe
Cockfighter
6.0
Cockfighter
1974
as Frank Mansfield