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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).
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 ...
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
He even worked as a hat-checker. In her book, ‘Warren Oates: A Wild Life,’ author Susan Compo wrote “although he (Warren Oates) would live in the arty atmosphere of New York’s Greenwich Village….Warren never really found a home.” His rough childhood and modest upbringing reflected on the characters he played and the way he played them.
Warren Oates (1928-1982) Warren Oates. 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
Actor. He was a popular performer, whose distinctive style brought him leading and supporting roles in over 120 films and TV shows. His first job was on television appearing on Beat the Clock in 1950. He soon was a regular on TV programs such as Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Rifleman, Rawhide, The Virginian, East of Eden,...
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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.
