
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).

Lyle Gorch
The Wild Bunch

Holly's Father
Badlands

Deputy Sam Wood
In the Heat of the Night

Billy Packer
Shenandoah

Sgt. Hulka
Stripes

Col. 'Madman' Maddox
1941

Red
The Border

Matthew Sebanek
Amore, piombo e furore

Billy
The White Dawn

Braddock
Blue Thunder

Bennie
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Marty Gough
The Split

Specs O'Keefe
The Brink's Job

Frank
Race with the Devil

Jake Remy
Barquero

Colbee
Return of the Seven

Floyd Moon
There Was a Crooked Man...

G.T.O.
Two-Lane Blacktop

Frank Mansfield
Cockfighter

John Dillinger
Dillinger

Henry Hammond
Ride the High Country

O.W. Hadley
Major Dundee

Arch Harris
The Hired Hand

Willett Gashade
The Shooting

Eddie Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Col. Willoughby
Sleeping Dogs

Nichol Dance
92 in the Shade

James Neese
Tough Enough

Corporal
Yellowstone Kelly

Mack
Dixie Dynamite

Dave Reilly
The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Hammond Maxwell
Drum

Chandler
Chandler

Reese Ford
Kid Blue

Walter Charlie
Smith!

Leo Jenks
Welcome to Hard Times

Jace
Mail Order Bride

Wayte Giddens
Hero's Island

Boots
Private Property

Michael Kramer
Baby Comes Home

Harley Williams (uncredited)
The Rounders

Cpl. Leroy Sprague
The Reluctant Heroes

Muff Potter
Tom Sawyer

Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Rancho Deluxe

Marty Miller
Crooks and Coronets

Alfred Fisher
The Movie Murderer

Self (archive footage)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Frank Butler
My Old Man

Celebrity Sportsman
American Raspberry

Michael Kramer
And Baby Makes Six

Angus Duren
Something for a Lonely Man

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
True Grit: A Further Adventure

Gunman
Lanton Mills

John Blythe
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

Capt. Charlie Allnut
The African Queen

Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Oates: Across the Border

2nd Card Player
The Night America Trembled

Seaman Kovacs
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Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-07-05
Place of Birth
Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
Warren M. Oates