Warren Oates

Acting · Born 1928-07-05 in Depoy, Kentucky, USA

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).

Filmography

• The Wild Bunch as Lyle Gorch
• Badlands as Holly's Father
• In the Heat of the Night as Deputy Sam Wood
• Shenandoah as Billy Packer
• Stripes as Sgt. Hulka
• 1941 as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
• The Border as Red
• China 9, Liberty 37 as Matthew Sebanek
• The White Dawn as Billy
• Blue Thunder as Braddock