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Warren Oates

1928 - 1982

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Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including 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 In the Heat of the Night (1967). Oates starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), Cockfighter (1974) and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic Dillinger (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy Stripes (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Warren Oates is the 2,483rd most popular actor (up from 2,639th in 2019), the 4,335th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,107th in 2019) and the 1,206th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Warren Oates ranks 2,483 out of 13,578. Before him are Choi Eun-hee, Son Ye-jin, Vernon Wells, Georgia Hale, Jack Haley, and Orson Bean. After him are Dakota Johnson, Albert Austin, Kevin Sorbo, Karl Markovics, Michelle Fairley, and Hayden Christensen.

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Among people born in 1928, Warren Oates ranks 242. Before him are Anthony Franciosa, Tom Sharpe, Alejandro de Tomaso, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Horace Silver, and Orson Bean. After him are Pal Benko, Alexander Gomelsky, Natalie Zemon Davis, Saw Maung, Giacomo Biffi, and Bengt Gustavsson. Among people deceased in 1982, Warren Oates ranks 120. Before him are Albert Soboul, Taisen Deshimaru, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Giorgio Abetti, Georg Konrad Morgen, and Lauri Virtanen. After him are Nahum Goldmann, Christian Ferras, Georg Leibbrandt, Igor Gouzenko, Allen Woodring, and Carlos Vidal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Warren Oates ranks 4,335 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Musante (1936), Georgia Hale (1900), John Michael Talbot (1954), Jack Haley (1898), Orson Bean (1928), and James Flynn (1934). After him are Ira Gershwin (1896), Dakota Johnson (1989), Baby Face Nelson (1908), Franz Kline (1910), Kevin Sorbo (1958), and Kenny G (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Warren Oates ranks 1,206. Before him are John C. McGinley (1959), Robert Stack (1919), Tony Musante (1936), Georgia Hale (1900), Jack Haley (1898), and Orson Bean (1928). After him are Dakota Johnson (1989), Kevin Sorbo (1958), Lara Flynn Boyle (1970), Anthony Delon (1964), Barbara O'Neil (1910), and Wayne Knight (1955).

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