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Hero's Island (1962) -- On an island off the Carolina coast, a family is being besieged by murderous fisherman. An outsider joins the family, aided by a mysterious stranger who turns out to be Blackbeard the Pirate!
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 1: Episode 28 -- Bat agrees to accept one-half of a lottery ticket as payment for a gambling IOU. His trouble starts when his ticket is declared the winner.
Cockfighter (1974) -- Southern action drama film about cockfighting.
Blue Thunder (1983) -- Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell star in this thriller set in Los Angeles during the 1984 Olympics. Scheider plays a Helicopter Pilot who flies "Blue Thunder" a sophisticated hi-tech helicopter used for security. Criminal mastermind, McDowell will stop at nothing to destroy the helicopter.
1941 (1979) -- Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

Overview

Date of Death:
3 April 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
American character actor of the 1960s and 1970s whose distinctive style... more
Trivia:
Subject of the song by "Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes", title "Warren Oates"... more
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Alternate Names:
Warren M. Oates | Warren Oats
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Harry (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - Nothin' Short of Highway Robbery (1985) TV episode .... Harry
  2. Tough Enough (1983) .... James Neese
  3. Blue Thunder (1983) .... Capt. Jack Braddock
    ... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
  4. "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Preacher/Maj. Welles
  5. The Border (1982) .... Red
  6. Stripes (1981) .... Sgt. Hulka
  7. "East of Eden" (1981) TV mini-series .... Cyrus Trask
    ... aka John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden'
  8. Baby Comes Home (1980) (TV) .... Michael Kramer

  9. 1941 (1979) .... Col. 'Madman' Maddox
  10. My Old Man (1979) (TV) .... Frank Butler
  11. And Baby Makes Six (1979) (TV) .... Michael Kramer
  12. "Insight" (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Man Who Mugged God (1979) TV episode
  13. The Brink's Job (1978) .... Specs O'Keefe
    ... aka Big Stickup at Brink's
    ... aka William Friedkin's The Brink's Job (Australia)
  14. Amore, piombo e furore (1978) .... Matthew Sebanek
    ... aka China 9, Liberty 37 (USA)
    ... aka Clayton & Catherine
    ... aka Clayton Drumm (Spain)
    ... aka Gunfire (USA: video title)
    ... aka Love, Bullets and Frenzy
  15. True Grit (1978) (TV) .... Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
    ... aka True Grit: A Further Adventure
  16. "Police Story" .... Richey Neptune (1 episode, 1978)
        - Day of Terror, Night of Fear (1978) TV episode .... Richey Neptune
  17. "Black Beauty" (1978) TV mini-series .... Jerry Barker
  18. Sleeping Dogs (1977) .... Col. Willoughby
  19. The African Queen (1977) (TV) .... Capt. Charlie Allnut
  20. American Raspberry (1977) .... Celebrity Sportsman
    ... aka Funny America (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Prime Time (USA: alternative title)
  21. Drum (1976) .... Hammond Maxwell
  22. Dixie Dynamite (1976) .... Mack
  23. 92 in the Shade (1975) .... Nichol Dance
  24. Race with the Devil (1975) .... Frank Stewart
  25. Rancho Deluxe (1975) (uncredited) .... Harmonica player in bar
  26. Cockfighter (1974) .... Frank Mansfield
    ... aka Born to Kill
    ... aka Gamblin' Man
    ... aka Wild Drifter
  27. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) .... Bennie
    ... aka Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García (Mexico)
  28. The White Dawn (1974) .... Billy
  29. Badlands (1973) .... Father
  30. Kid Blue (1973) .... Reese Ford
  31. Dillinger (1973) .... John Dillinger
  32. Tom Sawyer (1973) .... Muff Potter
    ... aka A Musical Adaptation of Mark Twain's 'Tom Sawyer' (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer: A Musical Adaptation (USA: complete title)
  33. The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) .... Dave
  34. Chandler (1971) .... Chandler
  35. The Reluctant Heroes (1971) (TV) .... Cpl. Leroy Sprague
    ... aka The Egghead on Hill 656
    ... aka The Reluctant Heroes of Hill 656 (UK)
  36. The Hired Hand (1971) .... Arch Harris
  37. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) .... G.T.O
  38. "The Name of the Game" .... John / ... (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Showdown (1971) TV episode .... Lew Weatherford/John
  39. "The F.B.I." .... Richie Billings (1 episode, 1971)
        - Turnabout (1971) TV episode .... Richie Billings
  40. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) .... Floyd Moon
  41. Barquero (1970) .... Jake (Jacob) Remy, Gang Leader
  42. "Lancer" .... Drago / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - The Buscaderos (1970) TV episode .... Drago
        - The Man Without a Gun (1969) TV episode .... Sheriff Val Crawford
  43. The Movie Murderer (1970) (TV) .... Alfred Fisher

  44. The Wild Bunch (1969) .... Lyle Gorch
  45. Crooks and Coronets (1969) .... Marty Miller
    ... aka Sophie's Place (USA)
  46. Smith! (1969) .... Walter Charlie
  47. Lanton Mills (1969)
  48. Something for a Lonely Man (1968) (TV) .... Angus Duren
  49. The Split (1968) .... Marty Gough
  50. "Disneyland" .... John Blythe (2 episodes, 1968)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... John Blythe
        - The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... John Blythe
  51. "Run for Your Life" .... Deputy Potter (1 episode, 1968)
        - One Bad Turn (1968) TV episode .... Deputy Potter
  52. "Cimarron Strip" .... Mobeetie (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Nobody (1967) TV episode .... Mobeetie
        - The Battleground (1967) TV episode .... Mobeetie
  53. "The Iron Horse" .... Hode Avery (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Return of Hode Avery (1967) TV episode .... Hode Avery
  54. "Gunsmoke" .... Al Tresh / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1967)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Wreckers (1967) TV episode .... Tate Crocker
        - The Mission (1966) TV episode .... Lafe
        - Ten Little Indians (1965) TV episode .... Al Tresh
        - Circus Trick (1965) TV episode .... Speeler
        - The Bassops (1964) TV episode .... Deke Bassop
          (5 more)
  55. "Dundee and the Culhane" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Turn the Other Cheek Brief (1967) TV episode
  56. In the Heat of the Night (1967) .... Sam Wood
  57. Welcome to Hard Times (1967) .... Leo Jenks
    ... aka Killer on a Horse (UK)
  58. The Shooting (1967) .... Willett Gashade
  59. "The Big Valley" .... Duke / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - The Great Safe Robbery (1966) TV episode .... Duke
        - The Murdered Party (1965) TV episode .... Korby Kyles
  60. Return of the Seven (1966) .... Colbee
    ... aka El regreso de los siete magníficos (Spain)
    ... aka Return of the Magnificent Seven (International: English title)
  61. "Shane" .... Kemp Spicer (1 episode, 1966)
        - An Echo of Anger (1966) TV episode .... Kemp Spicer
  62. "The Monroes" .... Nick Beresford (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Forest Devil (1966) TV episode .... Nick Beresford
  63. "The Virginian" .... Bowers / ... (4 episodes, 1963-1966)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Ride to Delphi (1966) TV episode .... Buxton
        - One Spring Like Long Ago (1966) TV episode .... Bowers
        - A Slight Case of Charity (1965) TV episode .... Roy Judd
        - Stopover in a Western Town (1963) TV episode .... Corbie
  64. "Lost in Space" .... Jimmy Hapgood (1 episode, 1965)
        - Welcome Stranger (1965) TV episode .... Jimmy Hapgood
  65. "Rawhide" .... Jesse Gufler / ... (4 episodes, 1960-1965)
        - Hostage for Hanging (1965) TV episode .... Jesse Gufler
        - The Race (1964) TV episode .... Weed
        - Incident of the Prophecy (1963) TV episode .... Rabbit Waters
        - Incident of the Dancing Death (1960) TV episode .... Marco
  66. "12 O'Clock High" .... Lt. Col. Jerry Troper (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Hot Shot (1965) TV episode .... Lt. Col. Jerry Troper
  67. "Slattery's People" .... Eugene Henson / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
        - Rally Round Your Own Flag, Mister (1965) TV episode .... Stu Burns
        - Question: What's a Requiem for a Loser? (1965) TV episode .... Eugene Henson
  68. "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Sergeant Ryder (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Fort (1965) TV episode .... Sergeant Ryder
  69. "Branded" .... Frank Clampett / ... (1 episode, 1965)
        - Judge Not (1965) TV episode .... Perce/Frank Clampett
  70. Shenandoah (1965) (uncredited) .... Billy Packer
  71. Major Dundee (1965) .... O.W. Hadley
  72. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Joe Grover (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - The War and Eric Kurtz (1965) TV episode .... Joe Grover
  73. The Rounders (1965) (uncredited) .... Harley Williams (cowboy)
  74. "The Fugitive" .... Hanes McClure / ... (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Devil's Carnival (1964) TV episode .... Hanes McClure
        - Rat in a Corner (1964) TV episode .... Herbie Grant
  75. "The Reporter" .... Mickroe (1 episode, 1964)
        - No Comment (1964) TV episode .... Mickroe
  76. "The Outer Limits" .... Reese Fowler (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Mutant (1964) TV episode .... Reese Fowler
  77. Mail Order Bride (1964) .... Jace
    ... aka West of Montana (UK)
  78. "Combat!" .... Stark (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Pillbox (1964) TV episode .... Stark
  79. "The Twilight Zone" .... CPL Richard Langsford / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1963)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - The 7th Is Made up of Phantoms (1963) TV episode .... CPL Richard Langsford
        - The Purple Testament (1960) TV episode .... Jeep Driver
  80. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" .... Eldon Bishop (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Day of the First Suitor (1963) TV episode .... Eldon Bishop
  81. "Stoney Burke" .... Ves Painter (6 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Journey (1963) TV episode .... Ves Painter
        - Kincaid (1963) TV episode .... Ves Painter
        - Point of Entry (1963) TV episode .... Ves Painter
        - The Scavenger (1962) TV episode .... Ves Painter
        - The Mob Riders (1962) TV episode .... Ves Painter
          (1 more)
  82. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Dink Strahman / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - Terror in a Small Town (1962) TV episode .... Orville
        - Blackout (1960) TV episode .... Dink Strahman
  83. Hero's Island (1962) .... Wayte Giddens
    ... aka The Land We Love
  84. Ride the High Country (1962) .... Henry Hammond
    ... aka Guns in the Afternoon (UK)
  85. "The Untouchables" .... Artie 'The Firecracker' Krebs (1 episode, 1962)
        - Pressure (1962) TV episode .... Artie 'The Firecracker' Krebs
  86. "Bonanza" .... Paul Magruder (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Mountain Girl (1962) TV episode .... Paul Magruder
  87. "Target: The Corruptors" .... Billy Joe (1 episode, 1962)
        - Journey Into Mourning (1962) TV episode .... Billy Joe
  88. "The Rifleman" .... Andrew Sheltin / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1962)
        - Day of Reckoning (1962) TV episode .... Willie
        - Miss Millie (1960) TV episode (as Warren M. Oates) .... Marty Ryan
        - The Prodigal (1960) TV episode .... Santos
        - Bloodlines (1959) TV episode .... Jud Malakie
        - The Marshal (1958) TV episode .... Andrew Sheltin
  89. "Thriller" .... Benny / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Hollow Watcher (1962) TV episode .... Hugo Wheeler
        - Knock Three-One-Two (1960) TV episode .... Benny
  90. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Bruno (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Somebody's Waiting (1961) TV episode (as Warren M. Oates) .... Bruno
  91. "The Lawless Years" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Artie Moon (1961) TV episode
  92. "Stagecoach West" .... Billy Goe / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
        - The Renegades (1961) TV episode .... Tom Lochlin
        - Object: Patrimony (1961) TV episode .... Billy Goe
  93. "Bat Masterson" .... Cat Crail / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - Meeting at Mimbers (1961) TV episode .... Cat Crail
        - Lottery of Death (1959) TV episode .... Sonny Parsons
  94. "Laramie" .... Pete (1 episode, 1961)
        - Two for the Gallows (1961) TV episode .... Pete
  95. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Baubles and Bullets (1961) TV episode
  96. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Billy Clegg / ... (5 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Last Retreat (1961) TV episode (as Warren M. Oates) .... Clem Robinson
        - Angela (1960) TV episode .... George Aswell
        - The Legend (1959) TV episode (as Warren Oats) .... Billy Clegg
        - Die by the Gun (1958) TV episode (as Warren Oats) .... Jesse Cox
        - The Martin Poster (1958) TV episode (uncredited) .... Billy Clegg
  97. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Al (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Contenders (1960) TV episode .... Al
  98. "Lawman" (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
        - The Second Son (1960) TV episode
  99. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Harrison / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - The Poker Fiend (1960) TV episode .... Harrison
        - Three Sons (1958) TV episode .... John Bosworth
  100. "The Westerner" .... Drunk (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Jeff (1960) TV episode .... Drunk
  101. "Outlaws" .... Billy Hooton (1 episode, 1960)
        - Thirty a Month (1960) TV episode .... Billy Hooton
  102. "Wrangler" .... Shep Martin (1 episode, 1960)
        - Affair at the Trading Post (1960) TV episode .... Shep Martin
  103. "Tate" .... Cowpoke (1 episode, 1960)
        - Before Sunup (1960) TV episode .... Cowpoke
  104. "Johnny Ringo" .... Burt Scanlon (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Single Debt (1960) TV episode .... Burt Scanlon
  105. Private Property (1960) .... Boots
  106. "Bronco" .... Pvt., Hurd Maple (1 episode, 1960)
        - Every Man a Hero (1960) TV episode .... Pvt., Hurd Maple
  107. "Hotel de Paree" .... Charlie Aiken (1 episode, 1960)
        - Hard Luck for Sundance (1960) TV episode .... Charlie Aiken
  108. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) .... Eddie Diamond
  109. "Tombstone Territory" .... Bob Pickett / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - The Target (1960) TV episode .... Vic Reel
        - Whipsaw (1959) TV episode .... Bob Pickett
        - The Assassin (1958) TV episode

  110. "The Rebel" .... Troy Armbruster (1 episode, 1959)
        - School Days (1959) TV episode .... Troy Armbruster
  111. Yellowstone Kelly (1959) .... Corporal
  112. "Wagon Train" .... Silas Carpenter (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Martha Barham Story (1959) TV episode .... Silas Carpenter
  113. "Trackdown" .... Kelly / ... (3 episodes, 1959)
        - Back to Crawford (1959) TV episode .... Norvil
        - Fear (1959) TV episode .... Kelly
        - Bad Judgment (1959) TV episode .... Lute Borden
  114. "The Rough Riders" .... Frank Day (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Rifle (1959) TV episode .... Frank Day
  115. "Buckskin" .... Charlie (1 episode, 1959)
        - Charlie, My Boy (1959) TV episode .... Charlie
  116. "Black Saddle" .... Deputy Simms (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Client: Steele (1959) TV episode .... Deputy Simms
  117. Up Periscope (1959) (uncredited) .... Seaman Kovacs
  118. "Playhouse 90" .... Ted Ryan (1 episode, 1958)
        - Seven Against the Wall (1958) TV episode .... Ted Ryan
  119. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" .... Deke (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Epidemic (1958) TV episode .... Deke
  120. "Rescue 8" .... Pete (1 episode, 1958)
        - Subterranean City (1958) TV episode .... Pete
  121. "Studio One" .... Second Card Player (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - The Night America Trembled (1957) TV episode .... Second Card Player
  122. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Private Lear (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Operation Three R's (1956) TV episode .... Private Lear
Soundtrack:
  1. Dillinger (1973) (performer: "Honey")
Stunts:
  1. "Beat the Clock" (1950) TV series (stunt tester) (unknown episodes)
Thanks:
  1. Tough Enough (1983) (in memory of)
  2. Blue Thunder (1983) (in memory of)
    ... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
Self:
  1. "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 15 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... G.T.O
  2. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Making of 'Sleeping Dogs' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  4. Warren Oates: Across the Border (1993) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. America at the Movies (1976) .... Henry Hammond


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Other Works:
In 1966, he starred with Gary Conway in an unsold pilot for a proposed WW2 drama called "Attack". more
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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Pictorial more
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