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
Badlands
(1974)
Holly's Father
Stripes
(1981)
Sgt. Hulka
Major Dundee
(1965)
O.W. Hadley
Blue Thunder
(1983)
Braddock
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Lyle Gorch
1941
(1979)
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Up Periscope
(1959)
Seaman Kovacs
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Deputy Sam Wood
The Shooting
(1966)
Willett Gashade
Return of the Seven
(1966)
Colbee
There Was a Crooked Man...
(1970)
Floyd Moon
Race with the Devil
(1975)
Frank
The Rounders
(1965)
Harley Williams (uncredited)
Shenandoah
(1965)
Billy Packer
Tom Sawyer
(1973)
Muff Potter
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Bennie
Full Filmography
Acting
The Night America Trembled
(1957)
Up Periscope
(1959)
Seaman Kovacs
Yellowstone Kelly
(1959)
Corporal
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
Shenandoah
(1965)
Billy Packer
Major Dundee
(1965)
O.W. Hadley
The Rounders
(1965)
Harley Williams (uncredited)
Return of the Seven
(1966)
Colbee
The Shooting
(1966)
Willett Gashade
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Leo Jenks
In the Heat of the Night
(1967)
Deputy Sam Wood
The Split
(1968)
Marty Gough
Something for a Lonely Man
(1968)
Angus Duren
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
(1968)
John Blythe
Crooks and Coronets
(1969)
Marty Miller
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Lyle Gorch
Smith!
(1969)
Walter Charlie
Lanton Mills
(1969)
Gunman
Barquero
(1970)
Jake Remy
There Was a Crooked Man...
(1970)
Floyd Moon
The Movie Murderer
(1970)
Alfred Fisher
The Hired Hand
(1971)
Arch Harris
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
G.T.O.
Chandler
(1971)
Chandler
The Reluctant Heroes
(1971)
Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Dillinger
(1973)
John Dillinger
Tom Sawyer
(1973)
Muff Potter
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
(1973)
Dave Reilly
Kid Blue
(1973)
Reese Ford
Cockfighter
(1974)
Frank Mansfield
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Bennie
The White Dawn
(1974)
Billy
Badlands
(1974)
Holly's Father
Race with the Devil
(1975)
Frank
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Harmonica Player (uncredited)
92 in the Shade
(1975)
Nichol Dance
Dixie Dynamite
(1976)
Mack
Drum
(1976)
Hammond Maxwell
The African Queen
(1977)
Capt. Charlie Allnut
Sleeping Dogs
(1977)
Col. Willoughby
American Raspberry
(1977)
Celebrity Sportsman
The Brink's Job
(1978)
Specs O'Keefe
China 9, Liberty 37
(1978)
Matthew Sebanek
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
Tough Enough
(1983)
James Neese
Blue Thunder
(1983)
Braddock
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)