Warren Oates
Acting Born Jul 5, 1928 Died Apr 3, 1982 Depoy, Kentucky, USA 142 credits
Biography
Warren Oates was an American actor known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. He also starred in films such as The Hired Hand, Two-Lane Blacktop, and Race with the Devil, which have achieved cult status. Oates portrayed Sergeant Hulka in the box office hit Stripes. His film career included a range of notable roles during the early 1970s. Oates worked with prominent directors and appeared in a variety of films that have become well known over time.
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R.G. Armstrong
4 shared titles
John Anderson
3 shared titles
Edgar Buchanan
3 shared titles
William Schallert
3 shared titles
James Coburn
3 shared titles
Emilio Fernández
3 shared titles
L.Q. Jones
3 shared titles
Dub Taylor
3 shared titles
Elisha Cook Jr.
3 shared titles
John Davis Chandler
3 shared titles
Career timeline
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Blue ThunderBehind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderTough Enough
The Blue and the GrayThe Blue and the GrayThe Border
StripesEast of Eden
Baby Comes Home
Tales of the Unexpected1941And Baby Makes SixMy Old Man
Sleeping DogsBlack BeautyTrue Grit: A Further AdventureChina 9, Liberty 37The Brink's Job
American RaspberryThe African Queen
DrumDixie Dynamite
Race with the DevilRancho Deluxe92 in the Shade
BadlandsBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaThe White DawnCockfighter
Police StoryThe Thief Who Came to DinnerTom SawyerKid BlueDillinger
ChandlerThe Reluctant HeroesTwo-Lane BlacktopThe Hired Hand
The Movie MurdererThere Was a Crooked Man...Barquero
Smith!The Wild BunchCrooks and CoronetsLanton Mills
The Name of the GameLancerThe SplitGallegher: The Mystery of Edward SimsSomething for a Lonely Man
Cimarron StripIn the Heat of the NightWelcome to Hard TimesDundee and the Culhane
The MonroesShaneReturn of the SevenThe Shooting
The Big ValleyThe Big ValleyThe F.B.I.Lost in SpaceRun for Your Life
12 O'Clock HighMail Order Bride
The FugitiveThe FugitiveBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreThe Outer LimitsThe Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianCombat!
Target: The Corruptors!
ThrillerThrillerOutlawsStagecoach WestStagecoach West
BonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneRawhideRawhide
The RiflemanThe RiflemanThe RiflemanBat MastersonBat Masterson
Wagon TrainHave Gun, Will TravelHave Gun, Will TravelTrackdownTrackdown
GunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmoke
Full filmography
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006) as Self (archive footage)
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self (archive footage)
- Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Blue Thunder (1983) as Braddock
- Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder (1983)
- Tough Enough (1983) as James Neese
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Preacher / Maj. Welles
- The Blue and the Gray (1982) as Major Welles
- The Border (1982) as Red
- Stripes (1981) as Sgt. Hulka
- East of Eden (1981) as Cyrus Trask
- Baby Comes Home (1980) as Michael Kramer
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Harry
- 1941 (1979) as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
- And Baby Makes Six (1979) as Michael Kramer
- My Old Man (1979) as Frank Butler
- Sleeping Dogs (1978) as Col. Willoughby
- Black Beauty (1978) as Jerry Barker
- True Grit: A Further Adventure (1978) as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
- China 9, Liberty 37 (1978) as Matthew Sebanek
- The Brink's Job (1978) as Specs O'Keefe
- American Raspberry (1977) as Celebrity Sportsman
- The African Queen (1977) as Capt. Charlie Allnut
- Drum (1976) as Hammond Maxwell
- Dixie Dynamite (1976) as Mack
- Race with the Devil (1975) as Frank
- Rancho Deluxe (1975) as Harmonica Player (uncredited)
- 92 in the Shade (1975) as Nichol Dance
- Badlands (1974) as Holly's Father
- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) as Bennie
- The White Dawn (1974) as Billy
- Cockfighter (1974) as Frank Mansfield
- Police Story (1973)
- The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) as Dave Reilly
- Tom Sawyer (1973) as Muff Potter
- Kid Blue (1973) as Reese Ford
- Dillinger (1973) as John Dillinger
- Chandler (1971) as Chandler
- The Reluctant Heroes (1971) as Cpl. Leroy Sprague
- Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) as G.T.O.
- The Hired Hand (1971) as Arch Harris
- The Movie Murderer (1970) as Alfred Fisher
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) as Floyd Moon
- Barquero (1970) as Jake Remy
- Smith! (1969) as Walter Charlie
- The Wild Bunch (1969) as Lyle Gorch
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) as Marty Miller
- Lanton Mills (1969) as Gunman
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
- Lancer (1968)
- The Split (1968) as Marty Gough
- Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims (1968) as John Blythe
- Something for a Lonely Man (1968) as Angus Duren
- Cimarron Strip (1967)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Deputy Sam Wood
- Welcome to Hard Times (1967) as Leo Jenks
- Dundee and the Culhane (1967) as Lafe Doolin
- The Monroes (1966)
- Shane (1966) as Kemp Spicer
- Return of the Seven (1966) as Colbee
- The Shooting (1966) as Willett Gashade
- The Big Valley (1965) as Korby Kyles
- The Big Valley (1965) as Duke
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Richie Billings
- Lost in Space (1965) as Jimmy Hapgood
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Deputy LaVern Potter
- Branded (1965)
- Major Dundee (1965) as O.W. Hadley
- A Man Called Shenandoah (1965) as Sergeant Ryder
- Shenandoah (1965) as Billy Packer
- The Rounders (1965) as Harley Williams (uncredited)
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) as Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
- Mail Order Bride (1964) as Jace
- The Fugitive (1963) as Hanes McClure
- The Fugitive (1963) as Herbie Grant
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Joe Grover
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Reese Fowler
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963) as Eldon Bishop
- The Virginian (1962) as Corbie
- The Virginian (1962) as Roy Judd
- The Virginian (1962) as Bowers
- The Virginian (1962) as Buxton
- Combat! (1962) as Pvt. James Stark
- Stoney Burke (1962) as Ves Painter
- Ride the High Country (1962) as Henry Hammond
- Hero's Island (1962) as Wayte Giddens
- Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
- Thriller (1960) as Hugo Wheeler
- Thriller (1960) as Benny
- Outlaws (1960)
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Tom Lochlin
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Warren Oates
- The Westerner (1960) as Drunk
- Tate (1960)
- Private Property (1960) as Boots
- The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) as Eddie Diamond
- Bonanza (1959) as Paul Magruder
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Jeep Driver
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Richard Langsford
- Rawhide (1959) as Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters
- Rawhide (1959) as Weed
- Rawhide (1959) as Jesse Gufler
- The Untouchables (1959) as Artie Krebs
- The Rebel (1959) as Troy Armbruster
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Al
- Black Saddle (1959) as Simms
- Johnny Ringo (1959) as Burt Scanlon
- The Lawless Years (1959)
- Yellowstone Kelly (1959) as Corporal
- Up Periscope (1959) as Seaman Kovacs
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Andrew Sheltin
- The Rifleman (1958) as Marty Ryan
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Sonny Parsons
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Cat Crail
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Jesse Cox
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Billy Clegg
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as George Aswell
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Clem Robinson
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Dink Strahman
- Bronco (1958)
- Wagon Train (1957) as Private Silas Carpenter
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Harrison
- Trackdown (1957)
- Trackdown (1957) as Kelly
- Trackdown (1957) as Norvil
- The Night America Trembled (1957) as 2nd Card Player
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jed Hakes
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Seth
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jep
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Sweet Billy
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Chris Kelly
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Deke
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Speeler
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Al Tresh
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Lafe
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Reb
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as John Blythe
- Studio One (1948) as Card Player #2
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947)