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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).
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.
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.
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.
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...
Apr 5, 1982 · Warren Oates, the character actor who appeared in ''Easy Rider,'' ''In the Heat of the Night'' and ''Dillinger,'' died, apparently of a heart attack, Saturday. He was 52 years old.
Jul 1, 2009 · July 01, 2009. Wild Oates: A Conversation With Warren Oates' Biographer. Writer Susan Compo recently authored an enormously entertaining Warren Oates biography and Oates fans who have not yet read the book can look forward to it with great anticipation.
Jun 28, 2016 · From July 1-7, that god will walk once again, as the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York presents “Warren Oates: Hired Hand,” a week-long retrospective consisting of 13 of the most distinctive films of his career.
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).
Aug 16, 2024 · Over 100 filmgoers have voted on the 30+ Best Warren Oates Movies. Current Top 3: Dixie Dynamite, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Wild Bunch