Personal Info
Warren M. Oates
Warren Oats
Warren Mercer Oates
Warren Oates
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blue Thunder
as Braddock
Tough Enough
as James Neese
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
The Border
as Red
Stripes
as Sgt. Hulka
Baby Comes Home
as Michael Kramer
1941
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
TV Shows
The Blue and the Gray
as Major Welles · 3 ep.
East of Eden
as Cyrus Trask · 3 ep.
Tales of the Unexpected
as Harry · 1 ep.
Black Beauty
as Jerry Barker · 5 ep.
Police Story
1 ep.
The Name of the Game
as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford · 1 ep.
Lancer
2 ep.
Cimarron Strip
2 ep.
Dundee and the Culhane
as Lafe Doolin · 1 ep.
Shane
as Kemp Spicer · 1 ep.