Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
5 Juli 1928
Died
3 April 1982
Place of birth
Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Also known as
Warren M. Oates · Warren Oats · Warren Mercer 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).
Bekannt für
6.8
Series
Stoney Burke
Ves Painter
1962–1963
7.0
Film
Mail Order Bride
Jace
1964
7.6
Film
The Wild Bunch
Lyle Gorch
1969
7.1
Film
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bennie
1974
5.8
Film
1941
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
1979
7.5
Film
Badlands
Holly's Father
1973
6.1
Film
Return of the Seven
Colbee
1966
6.7
Film
Major Dundee
O.W. Hadley
1965
7.4
Series
East of Eden
Cyrus Trask
1981
6.2
Film
Blue Thunder
Braddock
1983
6.6
Film
Stripes
Sgt. Hulka
1981
7.7
Film
In the Heat of the Night
Deputy Sam Wood
1967
7.0
Series
Black Beauty
Jerry Barker
1978
7.0
Film
Ride the High Country
Henry Hammond
1962
Acting credits 14 titles
Blue Thunder
as Braddock
6.2
1983
Stripes
as Sgt. Hulka
6.6
1981
East of Eden
as Cyrus Trask
7.4
1981
1941
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
5.8
1979
Black Beauty
as Jerry Barker
7.0
1978
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Bennie
7.1
1974
Badlands
as Holly's Father
7.5
1973
The Wild Bunch
as Lyle Gorch
7.6
1969
In the Heat of the Night
as Deputy Sam Wood
7.7
1967
Return of the Seven
as Colbee
6.1
1966
Major Dundee
as O.W. Hadley
6.7
1965
Mail Order Bride
as Jace
7.0
1964
Stoney Burke
as Ves Painter
6.8
1962–1963
Ride the High Country
as Henry Hammond
7.0
1962