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...

Known For

In the Heat of the Night

as Deputy Sam Wood

The Wild Bunch

as Lyle Gorch

Badlands

as Holly's Father

Cast Credits

Tough Enough

as James Neese

Blue Thunder

as Braddock

Stripes

as Sgt. Hulka

Baby Comes Home

as Michael Kramer

1941

as Col. 'Madman' Maddox

My Old Man

as Frank Butler

And Baby Makes Six

as Michael Kramer

The Brink's Job

as Specs O'Keefe

China 9, Liberty 37

as Matthew Sebanek

True Grit: A Further Adventure

as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn

Sleeping Dogs

as Col. Willoughby

American Raspberry

as Celebrity Sportsman

The African Queen

as Capt. Charlie Allnut

Drum

as Hammond Maxwell

92 in the Shade

as Nichol Dance

Rancho Deluxe

as Harmonica Player (uncredited)

Cockfighter

as Frank Mansfield

Badlands

as Holly's Father

Dillinger

as John Dillinger

Tom Sawyer

as Muff Potter

Kid Blue

as Reese Ford

Chandler

as Chandler

The Reluctant Heroes

as Cpl. Leroy Sprague

The Hired Hand

as Arch Harris