Deceased

How Did Warren Oates Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53

Also known asWarren M. Oates, Warren Oats, Warren Mercer OatesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/07/1928Born inDepoy, Kentucky, USADied03/04/1982 (aged 53)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ709133 ↗TMDb#8255 ↗

Warren Mercer Oates was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Western and crime films, most notably in-collaboration with directors Sam Peckinpah and Monte Hellman. He had starring roles in Peckinpah's 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 Norman Jewison's In the Heat of the Night (1967) and as Mr. Sargis in Terrence Malick's Badlands (1973).

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Filmography104 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2006	Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Movie	Self (archive footage)	78
2004	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeMovie	Self (archive footage)	76
1993	Warren Oates: Across the BorderMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	65
1983	Blue ThunderMovie	Braddock	55
1983	Tough EnoughMovie	James Neese	55
1983	Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovie	—	55
1982	The BorderMovie	Red	54
1982	The Blue and the GraySeries	Preacher / Maj. Welles	54
1981	StripesMovie	Sgt. Hulka	53
1981	East of EdenSeries	Cyrus Trask	53
1980	Baby Comes HomeMovie	Michael Kramer	52
1979	Tales of the UnexpectedSeries	Harry	51
1979	1941Movie	Col. 'Madman' Maddox	51
1979	And Baby Makes SixMovie	Michael Kramer	51
1979	My Old ManMovie	Frank Butler	51
1978	China 9, Liberty 37Movie	Matthew Sebanek	50
1978	True Grit: A Further AdventureMovie	Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn	50
1978	The Brink's JobMovie	Specs O'Keefe	50
1977	Sleeping DogsMovie	Col. Willoughby	49
1977	The African QueenMovie	Capt. Charlie Allnut	49
1976	Dixie DynamiteMovie	Mack	48
1976	DrumMovie	Hammond Maxwell	48
1975	Rancho DeluxeMovie	Harmonica Player (uncredited)	47
1975	92 in the ShadeMovie	Nichol Dance	47
1975	Race with the DevilMovie	Frank	47
1974	CockfighterMovie	Frank Mansfield	46
1973	Police StorySeries	—	45
1973	DillingerMovie	John Dillinger	45
1973	Kid BlueMovie	Reese Ford	45
1973	Tom SawyerMovie	Muff Potter	45
1973	The Thief Who Came to DinnerMovie	Dave Reilly	45
1971	ChandlerMovie	Chandler	43
1971	The Hired HandMovie	Arch Harris	43
1971	Two-Lane BlacktopMovie	G.T.O.	43
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...Movie	Floyd Moon	42
1970	The Movie MurdererMovie	Alfred Fisher	42
1970	BarqueroMovie	Jake Remy	42
1969	Smith!Movie	Walter Charlie	41
1969	The Wild BunchMovie	Lyle Gorch	41
1969	Crooks and CoronetsMovie	Marty Miller	41
1969	Lanton MillsMovie	Gunman	41
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Lew Weatherford / John Weatherford	40
1968	The SplitMovie	Marty Gough	40
1968	LancerSeries	—	40
1968	Something for a Lonely ManMovie	Angus Duren	40
1967	In the Heat of the NightMovie	Deputy Sam Wood	39
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	39
1967	Welcome to Hard TimesMovie	Leo Jenks	39
1967	Dundee and the CulhaneSeries	Lafe Doolin	39
1966	Return of the SevenMovie	Colbee	38
1966	The MonroesSeries	—	38
1966	The ShootingMovie	Willett Gashade	38
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Duke	37
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Deputy LaVern Potter	37
1965	Major DundeeMovie	O.W. Hadley	37
1965	Lost in SpaceSeries	Jimmy Hapgood	37
1965	The F.B.I.Series	Richie Billings	37
1965	ShenandoahMovie	Billy Packer	37
1965	BrandedSeries	—	37
1965	A Man Called ShenandoahSeries	Sergeant Ryder	37
1965	The RoundersMovie	Harley Williams (uncredited)	37
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	Lt. Col. Jerry Troper	36
1964	Mail Order BrideMovie	Jace	36
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Herbie Grant	35
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Joe Grover	35
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Hanes McClure	35
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Reese Fowler	35
1963	The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersSeries	Eldon Bishop	35
1962	The VirginianSeries	Roy Judd	34
1962	Combat!Series	Pvt. James Stark	34
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	Ves Painter	34
1962	Hero's IslandMovie	Wayte Giddens	34
1961	Target: The Corruptors!Series	—	33
1960	ThrillerSeries	Benny	32
1960	The Rise and Fall of Legs DiamondMovie	Eddie Diamond	32
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Warren Oates	32
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	32
1960	The WesternerSeries	Drunk	32
1960	TateSeries	—	32
1960	Private PropertyMovie	Boots	32
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Jeep Driver	31
1959	BonanzaSeries	Paul Magruder	31
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Artie Krebs	31
1959	RawhideSeries	Weed	31
1959	The Lawless YearsSeries	—	31
1959	Hawaiian EyeSeries	Al	31
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Burt Scanlon	31
1959	The RebelSeries	Troy Armbruster	31
1959	Black SaddleSeries	Simms	31
1959	Up PeriscopeMovie	Seaman Kovacs	31
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	30
1958	BroncoSeries	—	30
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Jesse Cox	30
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Cat Crail	30
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	—	30
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Sonny Parsons	30
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Private Silas Carpenter	29
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Harrison	29
1957	TrackdownSeries	—	29
1957	The Night America TrembledMovie	2nd Card Player	29
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Chris Kelly	27
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	John Blythe	26
1948	Studio OneSeries	Card Player #2	20
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	19