Warren Oates Overview:

Character actor, Warren Oates, was born Warren Mercer Oates on Jul 5, 1928 in Depoy, KY. Oates died at the age of 53 on Apr 3, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered in Montana.

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Kentucky-born actor with dark, curly hair, who played loutish, countrified villains in his early screen days, but was soon singled out by critics and moved into better roles. When stardom came, he proved distinctly unconventional, mixing such commercial leading roles as Dillinger with unshowy secondary parts in other films: he was associated with some quite weird projects in his time. Died from a heart attack.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).

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Chandler: Not Raymond, but

By Rick29 on Jul 4, 2022 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

as Chandler. After a long career as a supporting actor, was ready to headline a major motion picture in 1971. He had garnered good notices in Sam Peckinpah's controversial Western The Wild Bunch (1969) and earned more acclaim as the lead in Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), a low-... Read full article


Summer Under the Stars Guide:

By Amanda Garrett on Aug 24, 2015 From Old Hollywood Films

Today's star is Western favorite . TCM is celebrating the career of with 13 movies on Aug. 24. Here's what you need to know about an actor who collaborated with director Sam Peckinpah several times. FYI: TCM sometimes changes the air times and /or movies, so you can go ... Read full article


Summer Under the Stars: Day 24 –

on Aug 24, 2015 From Journeys in Classic Film

?is the star for today!?Below, you?ll find links to those participating and honoring Oates?(updated as they come in), as well as my own reviews of his work throughout the years. Twenty Four Frames?reviews?The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond?(1960) Fill in your details below or click an ic... Read full article


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Warren Oates Quotes:

Colbee: How did I know she was married? Women aren't like cattle. They ain't got a brand on their hip to let you know when you're driving another man's stock.


Pike Bishop: Let's go!
Lyle Gorch: Why the hell not?


O.W. Hadley: [as he is about to be executed as a deserter] Aw, hell, Major, you're just doin' what you gots to do! But goddamn your soul for it anyway, and God bless Robert E. Lee!
[Tyreen shoots him in the back of the head]


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Warren Oates Facts
Turned down the lead role in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) in order to make The Wild Bunch (1969).

Subject of the song by "Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes", title "Warren Oates", from their album "You Wanna Be There But You Don't Wanna Travel" phonogram 1994

In his long and prestigious career as one of the best character actors in film, he only had four leading roles: Bennie in "Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia", as well as the title roles in "Chandler", "Cockfighter", and "Dillinger". He got his first official lead role in "Garcia" as a gift from director Sam Peckinpah partly in appreciation for his work in two of his films, "Ride The High Country" and "The Wild Bunch", respectively, and because Oates had never been the star before.

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