Warren Mercer Oates
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 5, 1928 Depoy, KY |
| Died | Apr 3, 1982 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 53 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Warren Oates | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1956-1982 |
| Top Roles | Seaman Kovacs, Jace, Lyle Gorch, Corporal, O.W. Hadley |
| Top Genres | Western, Drama, Crime, Action, Adventure, Short Films |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Road Movie |
| Top Collaborators | Sam Peckinpah (Director), Ben Johnson, Dub Taylor, Peter Fonda |
| Shares birthday with | Edward Woods, Shirley Knight, Milburn Stone see more.. |
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.
MINI BIO:
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.
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BlogHub Articles:
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By Rick29 on Jul 4, 2022 From Classic Film & TV Cafeas 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 FilmsToday'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:
Tector Gorch: He was a good man, and I think we oughta bury him.
Pike Bishop: He's DEAD! And he's got a lot of good men back there to keep him company!
Lyle Gorch: Too damn many!
Dutch Engstrom: [removes his hat] I think the boys are right. I'd like to say a few words for the dear, dead departed. And maybe a few hymns'd be in order. Followed by a church supper. With a choir!
Lyle Gorch: You crazy bastards! Both of ya!
Arthur Hadley: [Arthur and a few others are bathing in a spring] Come on in, O.W.!
O.W. Hadley: I already took my bath!
Lyle Gorch: All your fancy plannin' and talkin' damn near got us shot to pieces over a few lousy bags of washers. Well, this was goin' to be me and Tector's last job before we quit and headed south. We spent all our time and money a-gettin' ready for this!
Pike Bishop: You spent all your time and money runnin' whores in Hondo while I spent my stake settin' it up.
[throws down washer]
Pike Bishop: Hell, I should have been runnin' whores instead of stealin' Army horses.
Lyle Gorch: While you was doin' all that plannin', me and Tector was gettin' our bell rope pulled by two... two, mind you, Hondo whores!
[starts laughing]
Dutch Engstrom: [laughing] And Pike was dreamin' of washers... you were matching whores... in tandem!
Lyle Gorch: What's that?
Tector Gorch: That's one behind t'other.
Lyle Gorch: That's right! That's what we was doin'!
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