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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).
Learn about the life and career of Warren Oates, an American character actor who starred in films by Sam Peckinpah and other directors. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, quotes and more.
- July 5, 1928
- April 3, 1982
Warren Oates was an American actor, mostly known for his intense, off-beat roles in Hollywood Westerns. He was from a small town in Kentucky and had to struggle his way up, doing menial jobs in New York as a dishwasher and coffee-shop boy, while auditioning for TV and movie roles.
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 Depoy, a very small Kentucky town. He was the son of Sarah Alice (Mercer) and Bayless Earle Oates, a general store owner.
- January 1, 1
- Depoy, Kentucky, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 8, 2010 · See Warren's Huck Finn childhood in rural Kentucky and his theatrical beginnings in the Village circa 1955. Meet Monte Hellman and Oates's longtime collaborator Sam Peckinpah. See how they...
Jul 1, 2009 · For my money, Warren Oates: A Wild Life is the finest biography since 1998 when Ronnie Pugh's Ernest Tubb biography hit the shelves. The book offers a richly-detailed and definitive portrait of Oates' intriguing life and career and upon finishing it, I decided it might be interesting to talk to the author about Warren Oates and how she came to ...
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).
