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Feb 8, 2010 · Do crazy drugs in Montana, Mexico, Toronto and London. Get married—and divorced—a lot. Watch Oates and Harry Dean Stanton and Jack Nicholson debauch at the Raincheck and Dan Tana's in LA. Get ...
Children. 4. 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). Another of his most acclaimed performances was as officer Sam Wood in In the Heat of the Night (1967).
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 Oates. Actor: The Wild Bunch. 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. He attended high school in Louisville, continuing on to the ...
- July 5, 1928
- April 3, 1982
Jun 30, 2016 · Oates gave another of his very best performances with his next project with Hellman, “Cockfighter” (1974, pictured above). Normally the garrulous type, Oates shifted dramatically with his performance as an obsessive gambler specializing in the blood sport of cockfighting who loses everything and chooses to take a vow of silence until he believes that he has won redemption in the ring.
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Mar 26, 2009 · Advertisement. The parts of Warren Oates’ life are greater than its sum; he was not a visionary but a chameleon always searching for a new skin to inhabit. Behind the facade, Compo finds an ...
Jul 5, 2013 · Warren Oates did, does and continues to, in his memory. In short, sometimes the best lessons and influences in what one can get out of Hollywood comes from the most unlikeliest sources.
