Warren Oates
Known for Acting
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
1941
1979
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Deputy Sam Wood
Blue Thunder
1983
as Braddock
Stripes
1981
as Sgt. Hulka
The Wild Bunch
1969
as Lyle Gorch
Badlands
1974
as Holly's Father
Return of the Seven
1966
as Colbee
Major Dundee
1965
as O.W. Hadley
Shenandoah
1965
as Billy Packer
Ride the High Country
1962
as Henry Hammond
Dillinger
1973
as John Dillinger
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971
as G.T.O.
Race with the Devil
1975
as Frank
The Border
1982
as Red
Barquero
1970
as Jake Remy
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Bennie
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Floyd Moon
Yellowstone Kelly
1959
as Corporal
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Muff Potter
The Shooting
1966
as Willett Gashade