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Warren Oates (1928–1982)

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Warren Oates was an American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles. Oates was born in a very small Kentucky town and attended high school in Louisville, continuing on to the University of Louisville and military service with the U.S. Marines... See full bio »

Born:

Warren Mercer Oates
in Depoy, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 53) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1985 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Harry
– Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery (1985) … Harry
 
1983 Tough Enough
James Neese
 
1983 Blue Thunder
Capt. Jack Braddock
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Maj. Welles / Preacher
– Part 3 (1982) … Preacher / Maj. Welles
– Part 2 (1982) … Preacher / Maj. Welles
– Part 1 (1982) … Preacher / Maj. Welles
 
1982 The Border
Red
 
1981 Stripes
Sgt. Hulka
 
1981 East of Eden (TV mini-series)
Cyrus Trask
– Part Three (1981) … Cyrus Trask (credit only)
– Part Two (1981) … Cyrus Trask (credit only)
– Part One (1981) … Cyrus Trask
 
1980 Baby Comes Home (TV movie)
Michael Kramer
 
1979 1941
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
 
1979 My Old Man (TV movie)
Frank Butler
 
1979 And Baby Makes Six (TV movie)
Michael Kramer
 
1979 Insight (TV series)
Dan
– The Man Who Mugged God (1979) … Dan
 
1978 The Brink's Job
Specs O'Keefe
 
1978 China 9, Liberty 37
Matthew Sebanek
 
1978 True Grit (TV movie)
Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
 
1978 Police Story (TV series)
Richey Neptune
– Day of Terror... Night of Fear (1978) … Richey Neptune
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Jerry Barker
 
1977 Sleeping Dogs
Col. Willoughby
 
1977 The African Queen (TV movie)
Capt. Charlie Allnut
 
1977 American Raspberry
Celebrity Sportsman
 
1976 Drum
Hammond Maxwell
 
1976 Dixie Dynamite
Mack
 
1975 92 in the Shade
Nichol Dance
 
1975 Race with the Devil
Frank Stewart
 
1975 Rancho Deluxe
Harmonica Player in Bar (uncredited)
 
1974 Cockfighter
Frank Mansfield
 
1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bennie
 
1974 The White Dawn
Billy
 
1973 Badlands
Father
 
1973 Kid Blue
Reese Ford
 
1973 Dillinger
John Dillinger
 
1973 Tom Sawyer
Muff Potter
 
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Dave Reilly
 
1971 Chandler
Chandler
 
1971 The Reluctant Heroes (TV movie)
Cpl. Leroy Sprague
 
1971 The Hired Hand
Arch Harris
 
1971 Two-Lane Blacktop
G.T.O
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
John Weatherford / Lew Weatherford
– The Showdown (1971) … Lew Weatherford/John Weatherford
 
1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Richie Billings
– Turnabout (1971) … Richie Billings
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Floyd Moon
 
1970 Barquero
Remy
 
1969-1970 Lancer (TV series)
Drago / Sheriff Val Crawford
– The Buscaderos (1970) … Drago
– The Man Without a Gun (1969) … Sheriff Val Crawford
 
1970 The Movie Murderer (TV movie)
Alfred Fisher
 
1969 The Wild Bunch
Lyle Gorch
 
1969 Sophie's Place
Marty Miller
 
1969 Smith!
Walter Charlie
 
1969 Lanton Mills (short)
Gunman
 
1968 Something for a Lonely Man (TV movie)
Angus Duren
 
1968 The Split
Marty Gough
 
1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
John Blythe
– The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2 (1968) … John Blythe
– The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1 (1968) … John Blythe
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Deputy Potter
– One Bad Turn (1968) … Deputy Potter
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Mobeetie
– Nobody (1967) … Mobeetie
– The Battleground (1967) … Mobeetie
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Hode Avery
– The Return of Hode Avery (1967) … Hode Avery
 
1958-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Al Tresh / Chris Kelly / Deke / …
– The Wreckers (1967) … Tate Crocker
– The Mission (1966) … Lafe
– Ten Little Indians (1965) … Al Tresh
– Circus Trick (1965) … Speeler
– The Bassops (1964) … Deke
See all 10 episodes »
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
Lafe Doolin
– The Turn the Other Cheek Brief (1967) … Lafe Doolin
 
1967 In the Heat of the Night
Sam Wood
 
1967 Welcome to Hard Times
Leo Jenks
 
1965-1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
Duke / Korby Kyles
– The Great Safe Robbery (1966) … Duke
– The Murdered Party (1965) … Korby Kyles
 
1966 The Shooting
Willett Gashade
 
1966 Return of the Seven
Colbee
 
1966 Shane (TV series)
Kemp Spicer
– An Echo of Anger (1966) … Kemp Spicer
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Nick Beresford
– The Forest Devil (1966) … Nick Beresford
 
1963-1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Bowers / Buxton / Corbie / …
– Ride to Delphi (1966) … Buxton
– One Spring Like Long Ago (1966) … Bowers
– A Slight Case of Charity (1965) … Roy Judd
– Stopover in a Western Town (1963) … Corbie
 
1965 Lost in Space (TV series)
Jimmy Hapgood
– Welcome Stranger (1965) … Jimmy Hapgood
 
1960-1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters / Jesse Gufler / Marco / …
– Hostage for Hanging (1965) … Jesse Gufler
– The Race (1964) … Weed
– Incident of the Prophecy (1963) … Charlie 'Rabbit' Waters
– Incident of the Dancing Death (1960) … Marco
 
1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
– The Hotshot (1965) … Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
Eugene Henson / Stu Burns
– Rally Round Your Own Flag, Mister (1965) … Stu Burns
– Question: What's a Requiem for a Loser? (1965) … Eugene Henson
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Sergeant Ryder
– The Fort (1965) … Sergeant Ryder
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Frank / Pierce
– Judge Not (1965) … Pierce/Frank
 
1965 Major Dundee
O. W. Hadley
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Joe Grover
– The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) … Joe Grover
 
1965 The Rounders
Harley Williams (cowboy) (uncredited)
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Hanes McClure / Herbie Grant
– Devil's Carnival (1964) … Hanes McClure
– Rat in a Corner (1964) … Herbie Grant
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Mickroe
– No Comment (1964) … Mickroe
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Reese Fowler
– The Mutant (1964) … Reese Fowler
 
1964 Mail Order Bride
Jace
 
1964 Combat! (TV series)
Stark
– The Pillbox (1964) … Stark
 
1960-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
CPL Richard Langsford / Jeep Driver
– The 7th Is Made up of Phantoms (1963) … CPL Richard Langsford
– The Purple Testament (1960) … Jeep Driver
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Eldon Bishop
– The Day of the First Suitor (1963) … Eldon Bishop
 
1962-1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Ves Painter / Wes Painter
– The Journey (1963) … Ves Painter
– Tigress by the Tail (1963) … Ves Painter
– Kincaid (1963) … Ves Painter
– Kelly's Place (1963) … Ves Painter
– Point of Entry (1963) … Ves Painter
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1960-1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Dink Strahman / Orville
– Terror in a Small Town (1962) … Orville
– Blackout (1960) … Dink Strahman
 
1962 Hero's Island
Wayte Giddens
 
1962 Ride the High Country
Henry Hammond
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Artie 'The Firecracker' Krebs
– Pressure (1962) … Artie 'The Firecracker' Krebs
 
1962 Bonanza (TV series)
Paul Magruder
– The Mountain Girl (1962) … Paul Magruder
 
1961-1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
Billy Joe
– Journey Into Mourning (1962) … Billy Joe
– Mr Meglomania (1961)
 
1958-1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
Andrew Sheltin / Jud Malakie / Marty Ryan / …
– Day of Reckoning (1962) … Willie Breen
– Miss Milly (1960) … Marty Ryan (as Warren M. Oates)
– The Prodigal (1960) … Santos
– Bloodlines (1959) … Jud Malakie
– The Marshal (1958) … Andrew Sheltin
 
1960-1962 Thriller (TV series)
Benny / Hugo Wheeler
– The Hollow Watcher (1962) … Hugo Wheeler
– Knock Three-One-Two (1960) … Benny
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Bruno
– Somebody's Waiting (1961) … Bruno (as Warren M. Oates)
 
1961 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Charlie Brown
– Artie Moon (1961) … Charlie Brown
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Billy Joe / Tom Lochlin / Trooper Haig
– The Renegades (1961) … Tom Lochlin
– Fort Wyatt Crossing (1961) … Trooper Haig (as Warren M. Oates)
– Object: Patrimony (1961) … Billy Joe (as Warren M. Oates)
 
1959-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Cat Crail / Sonny Parsons
– Meeting at Mimbers (1961) … Cat Crail
– Lottery of Death (1959) … Sonny Parsons
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Pete
– Two for the Gallows (1961) … Pete
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
– Baubles and Bullets (1961)
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Frank Hobbes
– Murder 'Round My Wrist (1961) … Frank Hobbes
 
1958-1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Billy Clegg / Clem Robinson / George Aswell / …
– The Last Retreat (1961) … Clem Robinson (as Warren M. Oates)
– Angela (1960) … George Aswell
– The Legend (1959) … Billy Clegg (as Warren Oats)
– Die by the Gun (1958) … Jesse Cox (as Warren Oats)
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Al
– The Contenders (1960) … Al
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Al May
– The Second Son (1960) … Al May
 
1958-1960 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Harrison / John Bosworth
– The Poker Fiend (1960) … Harrison
– Three Sons (1958) … John Bosworth
 
1960 The Westerner (TV series)
Drunk
– Jeff (1960) … Drunk
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Bill Hooton
– Thirty a Month (1960) … Bill Hooton
 
1960 Wrangler (TV series)
Shep Martin
– Affair at the Trading Post (1960) … Shep Martin
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
Cowpoke
– Before Sunup (1960) … Cowpoke
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Burt Scanlon
– Single Debt (1960) … Burt Scanlon
 
1960 Private Property
Boots
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
Pvt., Hurd Maple
– Every Man a Hero (1960) … Pvt., Hurd Maple
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Charlie Aiken
– Hard Luck for Sundance (1960) … Charlie Aiken
 
1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Eddie Diamond
 
1958-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Bob Pickett / Joe Clinton / Vic Reel
– The Target (1960) … Vic Reel
– Whipsaw (1959) … Bob Pickett
– The Assassin (1958) … Joe Clinton
 
1959 The Rebel (TV series)
Troy Armbruster
– School Days (1959) … Troy Armbruster
 
1959 Yellowstone Kelly
Corporal
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Private Silas Carpenter
– The Martha Barham Story (1959) … Private Silas Carpenter
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Deputy Norvil / Kelly / Lute Borden
– Back to Crawford (1959) … Deputy Norvil
– Fear (1959) … Kelly (as Warren Oats)
– Bad Judgment (1959) … Lute Borden
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Frank Day
– The Rifle (1959) … Frank Day
 
1959 Buckskin (TV series)
Charlie
– Charlie, My Boy (1959) … Charlie
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Deputy Simms
– Client: Steele (1959) … Deputy Simms
 
1959 Up Periscope
Seaman Kovacs (uncredited)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Ted Ryan
– Seven Against the Wall (1958) … Ted Ryan
 
1958 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Deke
– The Epidemic (1958) … Deke
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Pete
– Subterranean City (1958) … Pete
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Milkman
– Gun at a Fair One (1957) … Milkman
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Second Card Player
– The Night America Trembled (1957) … Second Card Player
 
1956 The Big Story (TV series)
Danny, as an Adult
– Reunion (1956) … Danny, as an Adult
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Private Lear
– Operation Three R's (1956) … Private Lear
 
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1973 Dillinger (performer: "Honey" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1950 Beat the Clock (TV series) (stunt tester)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1983 Tough Enough (in memory of)
 
1983 Blue Thunder (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1979 Brave New Cowboy (documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 October 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2006 Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Warren Oates: Across the Border (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Henry Hammond
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1966) Unsold pilot: Starred with Gary Conway in a pilot for a WW 2 drama called "Attack". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Warren M. Oates | Warren Oats

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Sam Peckinpah] Sam has always believed, and I believe rightly, that he is there to make the film and that anyone who stands in his way is dead. They're in deep, deep trouble. And anyone who doesn't come up to snuff and do their job absolutely perfectly is in deep trouble with Sam. See more »

Trivia:

Sang in the backup chorus for "Rocket to Stardom" on Kris Kristofferson's 1975 album "Who's to Bless . . . Who's to Blame." See more »

Trademark:

A slight upturned grin, often communicating incredulousness See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer