Warren Oates

ActingJuly 5, 1928(died age 53)Depoy, Kentucky, USA

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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).

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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

2006·Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004·Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates: Across the Border

1993·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blue Thunder