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).

Cast

In the Heat of the Night

Deputy Sam Wood

Col. 'Madman' Maddox

China 9, Liberty 37

Matthew Sebanek

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Brink's Job

Race with the Devil

Return of the Seven

There Was a Crooked Man...

Two-Lane Blacktop

Frank Mansfield

Ride the High Country

Willett Gashade

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Col. Willoughby

92 in the Shade

Yellowstone Kelly

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Hammond Maxwell

Welcome to Hard Times

Mail Order Bride

Private Property

Baby Comes Home

Harley Williams (uncredited)

The Reluctant Heroes

Cpl. Leroy Sprague

Harmonica Player (uncredited)

Crooks and Coronets

The Movie Murderer

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Self (archive footage)

American Raspberry

Celebrity Sportsman

And Baby Makes Six

Something for a Lonely Man

True Grit: A Further Adventure

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

The African Queen

Capt. Charlie Allnut

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates: Across the Border

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Night America Trembled

2nd Card Player