Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 5, 1928
Place of Birth
Depoy, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
- Warren M. Oates
- Warren Oats
- Warren Mercer Oates
Warren 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).
Known For - Movies
1941
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Stripes
as Sgt. Hulka
In the Heat of the Night
as Deputy Sam Wood
The Wild Bunch
as Lyle Gorch
Blue Thunder
as Braddock
Badlands
as Holly's Father
Return of the Seven
as Colbee
The Hired Hand
as Arch Harris
Major Dundee
as O.W. Hadley
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Bennie
Known For - TV Shows
The Fugitive
as Hanes McClure
The Fugitive
as Herbie Grant
Bonanza
as Paul Magruder
The Twilight Zone
as Jeep Driver
The Twilight Zone
as Richard Langsford
Wagon Train
as Private Silas Carpenter
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Harrison
The Virginian
as Corbie
The Virginian
as Roy Judd