Warren Oates

Warren Oates

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Warren Oates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 • as Harrison

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Jeep Driver

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Richard Langsford

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965 • as Jimmy Hapgood

Combat!

Combat!

1962 • as Pvt. James Stark

Filmography

2006

Movie
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/4/2006

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/25/2004

1993

Warren Oates: Across the Border
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/10/1993

1983

Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
as Braddock
Movie - Released: 2/5/1983
Tough Enough
Tough Enough
as James Neese
Movie - Released: 4/14/1983

1982

The Border
The Border
as Red
Movie - Released: 1/29/1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Preacher / Maj. Welles
TV - Released: 11/14/1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Major Welles
TV - Released: 11/14/1982

1981

Stripes
Stripes
as Sgt. Hulka
Movie - Released: 6/26/1981
East of Eden
East of Eden
as Cyrus Trask
TV - Released: 2/8/1981

1980

Baby Comes Home
Baby Comes Home
as Michael Kramer
Movie - Released: 10/16/1980

1979

1941
1941
as Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Movie - Released: 12/14/1979
My Old Man
My Old Man
as Frank Butler
Movie - Released: 12/7/1979
And Baby Makes Six
And Baby Makes Six
as Michael Kramer
Movie - Released: 10/22/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Harry
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

China 9, Liberty 37
China 9, Liberty 37
as Matthew Sebanek
Movie - Released: 8/4/1978
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job
as Specs O'Keefe
Movie - Released: 12/8/1978
True Grit: A Further Adventure
True Grit: A Further Adventure
as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
Movie - Released: 5/19/1978
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
as Jerry Barker
TV - Released: 1/31/1978

1977

Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
as Col. Willoughby
Movie - Released: 10/6/1977
American Raspberry
American Raspberry
as Celebrity Sportsman
Movie - Released: 9/12/1977
The African Queen
The African Queen
as Capt. Charlie Allnut
Movie - Released: 3/18/1977

1976

Dixie Dynamite
Dixie Dynamite
as Mack
Movie - Released: 5/13/1976
Drum
Drum
as Hammond Maxwell
Movie - Released: 7/30/1976

1975

Race with the Devil
Race with the Devil
as Frank
Movie - Released: 6/1/1975
92 in the Shade
92 in the Shade
as Nichol Dance
Movie - Released: 8/22/1975
Rancho Deluxe
Rancho Deluxe
as Harmonica Player (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/14/1975

1974

Badlands
Badlands
as Holly's Father
Movie - Released: 1/5/1974
The White Dawn
The White Dawn
as Billy
Movie - Released: 7/21/1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Bennie
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974
Cockfighter
Cockfighter
as Frank Mansfield
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974

1973

Dillinger
Dillinger
as John Dillinger
Movie - Released: 7/20/1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Dave Reilly
Movie - Released: 3/1/1973
Kid Blue
Kid Blue
as Reese Ford
Movie - Released: 1/31/1973
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
as Muff Potter
Movie - Released: 3/15/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop
as G.T.O.
Movie - Released: 7/7/1971
The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand
as Arch Harris
Movie - Released: 8/11/1971
Chandler
Chandler
as Chandler
Movie - Released: 12/1/1971
The Reluctant Heroes
The Reluctant Heroes
as Cpl. Leroy Sprague
Movie - Released: 11/23/1971

1970

Barquero
Barquero
as Jake Remy
Movie - Released: 7/29/1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Floyd Moon
Movie - Released: 9/18/1970
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer
as Alfred Fisher
Movie - Released: 2/2/1970

1969

The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
as Lyle Gorch
Movie - Released: 6/19/1969
Smith!
Smith!
as Walter Charlie
Movie - Released: 3/21/1969
Crooks and Coronets
Crooks and Coronets
as Marty Miller
Movie - Released: 4/2/1969
Lanton Mills
Lanton Mills
as Gunman
Movie - Released: 11/3/1969

1968

The Split
The Split
as Marty Gough
Movie - Released: 11/4/1968
Something for a Lonely Man
Something for a Lonely Man
as Angus Duren
Movie - Released: 11/26/1968
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
as John Blythe
Movie - Released: 3/31/1968
Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Deputy Sam Wood
Movie - Released: 8/2/1967
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
as Leo Jenks
Movie - Released: 4/30/1967
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967
Dundee and the Culhane
Dundee and the Culhane
as Lafe Doolin
TV - Released: 9/6/1967

1966

Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
as Colbee
Movie - Released: 10/19/1966
The Shooting
The Shooting
as Willett Gashade
Movie - Released: 6/2/1966
The Monroes
The Monroes
TV - Released: 9/7/1966
Shane
Shane
as Kemp Spicer
TV - Released: 9/10/1966

1965

Shenandoah
Shenandoah
as Billy Packer
Movie - Released: 6/3/1965
Major Dundee
Major Dundee
as O.W. Hadley
Movie - Released: 3/15/1965
The Rounders
The Rounders
as Harley Williams (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/8/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Richie Billings
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
as Jimmy Hapgood
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Deputy LaVern Potter
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Korby Kyles
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
Branded
Branded
TV - Released: 1/24/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Duke
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
A Man Called Shenandoah
A Man Called Shenandoah
as Sergeant Ryder
TV - Released: 9/13/1965

1964

Mail Order Bride
Mail Order Bride
as Jace
Movie - Released: 3/10/1964
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
TV - Released: 9/18/1964

1963

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Eldon Bishop
TV - Released: 9/29/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Hanes McClure
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Herbie Grant
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Reese Fowler
TV - Released: 9/16/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Joe Grover
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
as Henry Hammond
Movie - Released: 6/20/1962
Hero's Island
Hero's Island
as Wayte Giddens
Movie - Released: 9/16/1962
Combat!
Combat!
as Pvt. James Stark
TV - Released: 10/2/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Corbie
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
as Ves Painter
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Roy Judd
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Bowers
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Buxton
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors!
TV - Released: 9/29/1961

1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
as Eddie Diamond
Movie - Released: 2/3/1960
Private Property
Private Property
as Boots
Movie - Released: 1/20/1960
Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Hugo Wheeler
TV - Released: 9/13/1960
Tate
Tate
TV - Released: 6/8/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Benny
TV - Released: 9/13/1960
The Westerner
The Westerner
as Drunk
TV - Released: 9/30/1960
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
as Tom Lochlin
TV - Released: 10/4/1960

1959

Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly
as Corporal
Movie - Released: 11/11/1959
Up Periscope
Up Periscope
as Seaman Kovacs
Movie - Released: 3/4/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Jeep Driver
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years
TV - Released: 4/16/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle
as Simms
TV - Released: 1/10/1959
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Troy Armbruster
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
as Burt Scanlon
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
as Al
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Weed
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jesse Gufler
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Richard Langsford
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Artie Krebs
TV - Released: 10/15/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Paul Magruder
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Jesse Cox
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Sonny Parsons
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Billy Clegg
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as George Aswell
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Clem Robinson
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
as Cat Crail
TV - Released: 10/8/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Dink Strahman
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Andrew Sheltin
TV - Released: 9/30/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Marty Ryan
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

The Night America Trembled
The Night America Trembled
as 2nd Card Player
Movie - Released: 9/9/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
as Private Silas Carpenter
TV - Released: 9/18/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
as Kelly
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
as Norvil
TV - Released: 10/4/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Harrison
TV - Released: 9/14/1957

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jed Hakes
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Seth
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Jep
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Sweet Billy
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Chris Kelly
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Deke
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Speeler
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Al Tresh
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lafe
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Reb
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as John Blythe
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Card Player #2
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
TV - Released: 5/7/1947