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Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Born July 5, 1928· Depoy, Kentucky, USA

† Died April 3, 1982

57Roles★ 6.7Average rating

Emerging from the small Kentucky community of Depoy, Oates discovered acting while studying at the University of Louisville, later honing his craft on a New York live television production of Studio One after a stint as a Marine aircraft mechanic. He built a reputation in the 1950s through countless guest spots on Western series such as Wagon Train, Rawhide and Gunsmoke, eventually catching the ey…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Jeep Driver
In the Heat of the Night★ 7.7
In the Heat of the Night1967
Deputy Sam Wood
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Lyle Gorch
Badlands★ 7.4
Badlands1973
Holly's Father
Lost in SpaceSeries★ 7.2
Lost in Space1965
Jimmy Hapgood
The FugitiveSeries★ 7.3
The Fugitive1963
Hanes McClure
Drum★ 5.2
Drum1976
Hammond Maxwell
Return of the Seven★ 6.1
Return of the Seven1966
Colbee
1941★ 5.8
19411979
Col. 'Madman' Maddox