Actor profile

Warren Oates

5th July 1928 Depoy, Kentucky, USA 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).

58 Movies 81 TV Shows 142 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 25th July 2004 as Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates: Across the Border poster

Warren Oates: Across the Border 10th November 1993 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tough Enough poster

Tough Enough 14th April 1983 as James Neese

Blue Thunder poster

Blue Thunder 5th February 1983 as Braddock

The Border poster

The Border 29th January 1982 as Red

Stripes poster

Stripes 26th June 1981 as Sgt. Hulka

Baby Comes Home poster

Baby Comes Home 16th October 1980 as Michael Kramer

1941 poster

1941 14th December 1979 as Col. 'Madman' Maddox

My Old Man poster

My Old Man 7th December 1979 as Frank Butler

And Baby Makes Six poster

And Baby Makes Six 22nd October 1979 as Michael Kramer

The Brink's Job poster

The Brink's Job 8th December 1978 as Specs O'Keefe

China 9, Liberty 37 poster

China 9, Liberty 37 4th August 1978 as Matthew Sebanek

Sleeping Dogs poster

Sleeping Dogs 13th July 1978 as Col. Willoughby

True Grit: A Further Adventure poster

True Grit: A Further Adventure 19th May 1978 as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

American Raspberry poster

American Raspberry 12th September 1977 as Celebrity Sportsman

The African Queen poster

The African Queen 18th March 1977 as Capt. Charlie Allnut

Drum poster

Drum 30th July 1976 as Hammond Maxwell

Dixie Dynamite poster

Dixie Dynamite 13th May 1976 as Mack

92 in the Shade poster

92 in the Shade 22nd August 1975 as Nichol Dance

Race with the Devil poster

Race with the Devil 1st June 1975 as Frank

Rancho Deluxe poster

Rancho Deluxe 14th March 1975 as Harmonica Player (uncredited)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia poster

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1st August 1974 as Bennie

Cockfighter poster

Cockfighter 1st August 1974 as Frank Mansfield

The White Dawn poster

The White Dawn 21st July 1974 as Billy

Badlands poster

Badlands 5th January 1974 as Holly's Father

Dillinger poster

Dillinger 20th July 1973 as John Dillinger

Tom Sawyer poster

Tom Sawyer 15th March 1973 as Muff Potter

The Thief Who Came to Dinner poster

The Thief Who Came to Dinner 1st March 1973 as Dave Reilly

Kid Blue poster

Kid Blue 31st January 1973 as Reese Ford

Chandler poster

Chandler 1st December 1971 as Chandler

The Reluctant Heroes poster

The Reluctant Heroes 23rd November 1971 as Cpl. Leroy Sprague

The Hired Hand poster

The Hired Hand 11th August 1971 as Arch Harris

Two-Lane Blacktop poster

Two-Lane Blacktop 7th July 1971 as G.T.O.

There Was a Crooked Man... poster

There Was a Crooked Man... 18th September 1970 as Floyd Moon

Barquero poster

Barquero 29th July 1970 as Jake Remy

The Movie Murderer poster

The Movie Murderer 2nd February 1970 as Alfred Fisher

Lanton Mills poster

Lanton Mills 3rd November 1969 as Gunman

The Wild Bunch poster

The Wild Bunch 19th June 1969 as Lyle Gorch

Crooks and Coronets poster

Crooks and Coronets 2nd April 1969 as Marty Miller

Smith! poster

Smith! 21st March 1969 as Walter Charlie

Something for a Lonely Man poster

Something for a Lonely Man 26th November 1968 as Angus Duren

The Split poster

The Split 4th November 1968 as Marty Gough

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims poster

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims 31st March 1968 as John Blythe

In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night 2nd August 1967 as Deputy Sam Wood

Welcome to Hard Times poster

Welcome to Hard Times 30th April 1967 as Leo Jenks

Return of the Seven poster

Return of the Seven 19th October 1966 as Colbee

The Shooting poster

The Shooting 2nd June 1966 as Willett Gashade

Shenandoah poster

Shenandoah 3rd June 1965 as Billy Packer

Major Dundee poster

Major Dundee 15th March 1965 as O.W. Hadley

The Rounders poster

The Rounders 8th January 1965 as Harley Williams (uncredited)

Mail Order Bride poster

Mail Order Bride 10th March 1964 as Jace

Hero's Island poster

Hero's Island 16th September 1962 as Wayte Giddens

Ride the High Country poster

Ride the High Country 9th May 1962 as Henry Hammond

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond 3rd February 1960 as Eddie Diamond

Private Property poster

Private Property 20th January 1960 as Boots

Yellowstone Kelly poster

Yellowstone Kelly 11th November 1959 as Corporal

Up Periscope poster

Up Periscope 4th March 1959 as Seaman Kovacs

The Night America Trembled poster

The Night America Trembled 9th September 1957 as 2nd Card Player

The Blue and the Gray poster

The Blue and the Gray 14th November 1982 as Preacher / Maj. Welles

The Blue and the Gray poster

The Blue and the Gray 14th November 1982 as Major Welles

East of Eden poster

East of Eden 8th February 1981 as Cyrus Trask

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Harry

Black Beauty poster

Black Beauty 31st January 1978 as Jerry Barker

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973

Lancer poster

Lancer 24th September 1968

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford

Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip 7th September 1967

Dundee and the Culhane poster

Dundee and the Culhane 6th September 1967 as Lafe Doolin

Shane poster

Shane 10th September 1966 as Kemp Spicer

The Monroes poster

The Monroes 7th September 1966

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Richie Billings

Lost in Space poster

Lost in Space 15th September 1965 as Jimmy Hapgood

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Korby Kyles

The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley 15th September 1965 as Duke

A Man Called Shenandoah poster

A Man Called Shenandoah 13th September 1965 as Sergeant Ryder

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Deputy LaVern Potter

Branded poster

Branded 24th January 1965

12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High 18th September 1964 as Lt. Col. Jerry Troper

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters poster

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 29th September 1963 as Eldon Bishop

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Hanes McClure

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive 17th September 1963 as Herbie Grant

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 16th September 1963 as Reese Fowler

Combat! poster

Combat! 2nd October 1962 as Pvt. James Stark

Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke 1st October 1962 as Ves Painter

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Corbie

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Roy Judd

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Bowers

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Buxton

Target: The Corruptors! poster

Target: The Corruptors! 29th September 1961

Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West 4th October 1960 as Tom Lochlin

Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West 4th October 1960 as Warren Oates

The Westerner poster

The Westerner 30th September 1960 as Drunk

Outlaws poster

Outlaws 26th September 1960

Thriller poster

Thriller 13th September 1960 as Hugo Wheeler

Thriller poster

Thriller 13th September 1960 as Benny

Tate poster

Tate 8th June 1960

The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables 15th October 1959 as Artie Krebs

Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye 7th October 1959 as Al

The Rebel poster

The Rebel 4th October 1959 as Troy Armbruster

Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo 2nd October 1959 as Burt Scanlon

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Jeep Driver

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone 2nd October 1959 as Richard Langsford

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Paul Magruder

The Lawless Years poster

The Lawless Years 16th April 1959

Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle 10th January 1959 as Simms

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Weed

Rawhide poster

Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Jesse Gufler

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958

77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip 10th October 1958 as Dink Strahman

Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson 8th October 1958 as Sonny Parsons

Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson 8th October 1958 as Cat Crail

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958 as Andrew Sheltin

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman 30th September 1958 as Marty Ryan

Bronco poster

Bronco 23rd September 1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Jesse Cox

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Billy Clegg

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as George Aswell

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 6th September 1958 as Clem Robinson

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957 as Kelly

Trackdown poster

Trackdown 4th October 1957 as Norvil

Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train 18th September 1957 as Private Silas Carpenter

Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel 14th September 1957

Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel 14th September 1957 as Harrison

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Jed Hakes

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Seth

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Jep

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Sweet Billy

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Chris Kelly

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Deke

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Speeler

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Al Tresh

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Lafe

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Reb

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as John Blythe

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Card Player #2

Kraft Television Theatre poster

Kraft Television Theatre 7th May 1947