Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 5, 1928 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Depoy, Kentucky, USA
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).
| 2006 | Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'as Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Warren Oates: Across the Borderas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Tough Enoughas James Neese | |
| 1983 | Blue Thunderas Braddock | |
| 1983 | Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunderas | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Grayas Major Welles | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Grayas Preacher / Maj. Welles | |
| 1982 | The Borderas Red | |
| 1981 | Stripesas Sgt. Hulka | |
| 1981 | East of Edenas Cyrus Trask | |
| 1980 | Baby Comes Homeas Michael Kramer | |
| 1979 | 1941as Col. 'Madman' Maddox | |
| 1979 | My Old Manas Frank Butler | |
| 1979 | And Baby Makes Sixas Michael Kramer | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Harry | |
| 1978 | The Brink's Jobas Specs O'Keefe | |
| 1978 | China 9, Liberty 37as Matthew Sebanek | |
| 1978 | True Grit: A Further Adventureas Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn | |
| 1978 | Black Beautyas Jerry Barker | |
| 1977 | Sleeping Dogsas Col. Willoughby | |
| 1977 | American Raspberryas Celebrity Sportsman | |
| 1977 | The African Queenas Capt. Charlie Allnut | |
| 1976 | Drumas Hammond Maxwell | |
| 1976 | Dixie Dynamiteas Mack | |
| 1975 | 92 in the Shadeas Nichol Dance | |
| 1975 | Race with the Devilas Frank | |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxeas Harmonica Player (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaas Bennie | |
| 1974 | Cockfighteras Frank Mansfield | |
| 1974 | The White Dawnas Billy | |
| 1974 | Badlandsas Holly's Father | |
| 1973 | Dillingeras John Dillinger | |
| 1973 | Police Storyas | |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyeras Muff Potter | |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Dave Reilly | |
| 1973 | Kid Blueas Reese Ford | |
| 1971 | Chandleras Chandler | |
| 1971 | The Reluctant Heroesas Cpl. Leroy Sprague | |
| 1971 | The Hired Handas Arch Harris | |
| 1971 | Two-Lane Blacktopas G.T.O. | |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man...as Floyd Moon | |
| 1970 | Barqueroas Jake Remy | |
| 1970 | The Movie Murdereras Alfred Fisher | |
| 1969 | Lanton Millsas Gunman | |
| 1969 | The Wild Bunchas Lyle Gorch | |
| 1969 | Crooks and Coronetsas Marty Miller | |
| 1969 | Smith!as Walter Charlie | |
| 1968 | Something for a Lonely Manas Angus Duren | |
| 1968 | The Splitas Marty Gough | |
| 1968 | Lanceras | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford | |
| 1968 | Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Simsas John Blythe | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Stripas | |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhaneas Lafe Doolin | |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Nightas Deputy Sam Wood | |
| 1967 | Welcome to Hard Timesas Leo Jenks | |
| 1966 | Return of the Sevenas Colbee | |
| 1966 | Shaneas Kemp Spicer | |
| 1966 | The Monroesas | |
| 1966 | The Shootingas Willett Gashade | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Richie Billings | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Duke | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Korby Kyles | |
| 1965 | Lost in Spaceas Jimmy Hapgood | |
| 1965 | A Man Called Shenandoahas Sergeant Ryder | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Lifeas Deputy LaVern Potter | |
| 1965 | Shenandoahas Billy Packer | |
| 1965 | Major Dundeeas O.W. Hadley | |
| 1965 | Brandedas | |
| 1965 | The Roundersas Harley Williams (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Lt. Col. Jerry Troper | |
| 1964 | Mail Order Brideas Jace | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Joe Grover | |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersas Eldon Bishop | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Hanes McClure | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Herbie Grant | |
| 1963 | The Outer Limitsas Reese Fowler | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Pvt. James Stark | |
| 1962 | Stoney Burkeas Ves Painter | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Bowers | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Buxton | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Corbie | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Roy Judd | |
| 1962 | Hero's Islandas Wayte Giddens | |
| 1962 | Ride the High Countryas Henry Hammond | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors!as | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach Westas Tom Lochlin | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach Westas Warren Oates | |
| 1960 | The Westerneras Drunk | |
| 1960 | Outlawsas | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Benny | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Hugo Wheeler | |
| 1960 | Tateas | |
| 1960 | The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamondas Eddie Diamond | |
| 1960 | Private Propertyas Boots | |
| 1959 | Yellowstone Kellyas Corporal | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Artie Krebs | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eyeas Al | |
| 1959 | The Rebelas Troy Armbruster | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringoas Burt Scanlon | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Jeep Driver | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Richard Langsford | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Paul Magruder | |
| 1959 | The Lawless Yearsas | |
| 1959 | Up Periscopeas Seaman Kovacs | |
| 1959 | Black Saddleas Simms | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Jesse Gufler | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Weed | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas Dink Strahman | |
| 1958 | Bat Mastersonas Cat Crail | |
| 1958 | Bat Mastersonas Sonny Parsons | |
| 1958 | The Riflemanas | |
| 1958 | The Riflemanas Andrew Sheltin | |
| 1958 | The Riflemanas Marty Ryan | |
| 1958 | Broncoas | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Billy Clegg | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Clem Robinson | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas George Aswell | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Jesse Cox | |
| 1957 | Trackdownas | |
| 1957 | Trackdownas Kelly | |
| 1957 | Trackdownas Norvil | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Private Silas Carpenter | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas Harrison | |
| 1957 | The Night America Trembledas 2nd Card Player | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Al Tresh | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Chris Kelly | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Deke | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Jed Hakes | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Jep | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Lafe | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Reb | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Seth | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Speeler | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Sweet Billy | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas John Blythe | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Card Player #2 | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatreas |
