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).
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Known For
Stripes
(1981)
Sgt. Hulka
Badlands
(1974)
Holly's Father
Major Dundee
(1965)
O.W. Hadley
The Border
(1982)
Red
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Deputy Sam Wood
1941
(1979)
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Dillinger
(1973)
John Dillinger
Return of the Seven
(1966)
Colbee
The Shooting
(1966)
Willett Gashade
Blue Thunder
(1983)
Braddock
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Lyle Gorch
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Cockfighter
(1974)
Frank Mansfield
Barquero
(1970)
Jake Remy
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Henry Hammond
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Bennie
Full Filmography
Acting
The Night America Trembled
(1957)
Yellowstone Kelly
(1959)
Corporal
Up Periscope
(1959)
Seaman Kovacs
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
(1960)
Eddie Diamond
Private Property
(1960)
Boots
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Henry Hammond
Hero's Island
(1962)
Wayte Giddens
Mail Order Bride
(1964)
Jace
Major Dundee
(1965)
O.W. Hadley
Shenandoah
(1965)
Billy Packer
The Rounders
(1965)
Harley Williams (uncredited)
Return of the Seven
(1966)
Colbee
The Shooting
(1966)
Willett Gashade
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Deputy Sam Wood
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Leo Jenks
The Split
(1968)
Marty Gough
Something for a Lonely Man
(1968)
Angus Duren
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
(1968)
John Blythe
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Lyle Gorch
Smith!
(1969)
Walter Charlie
Crooks and Coronets
(1969)
Marty Miller
Lanton Mills
(1969)
Gunman
Barquero
(1970)
Jake Remy
There Was a Crooked Man...
(1970)
Floyd Moon
The Movie Murderer
(1970)
Alfred Fisher
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
G.T.O.
The Hired Hand
(1971)
Arch Harris
Chandler
(1971)
Chandler
The Reluctant Heroes
(1971)
Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Dillinger
(1973)
John Dillinger
Kid Blue
(1973)
Reese Ford
Tom Sawyer
(1973)
Muff Potter
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
(1973)
Dave Reilly
Badlands
(1974)
Holly's Father
The White Dawn
(1974)
Billy
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Bennie
Cockfighter
(1974)
Frank Mansfield
Race with the Devil
(1975)
Frank
92 in the Shade
(1975)
Nichol Dance
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Dixie Dynamite
(1976)
Mack
Drum
(1976)
Hammond Maxwell
Sleeping Dogs
(1977)
Col. Willoughby
American Raspberry
(1977)
Celebrity Sportsman
The African Queen
(1977)
Capt. Charlie Allnut
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Matthew Sebanek
The Brink's Job
(1978)
Specs O'Keefe
True Grit: A Further Adventure
(1978)
Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
1941
(1979)
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
My Old Man
(1979)
Frank Butler
And Baby Makes Six
(1979)
Michael Kramer
Baby Comes Home
(1980)
Michael Kramer
Stripes
(1981)
Sgt. Hulka
The Border
(1982)
Red
Blue Thunder
(1983)
Braddock
Tough Enough
(1983)
James Neese
Warren Oates: Across the Border
(1993)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
(2006)
Self (archive footage)