Warren Oates was an American character 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). He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including "The Hired Hand" (1971), "Two-Lane Blacktop" (1971) and "Race with the Devil" (1975). Wikipedia
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I guess I first saw Warren Oates in 1941 or Stripes . I must have been about 11 or 12. Those movies just helped to put him in my memory chips. I wasn't like "Oh, my God, Sergeant Hulka rules!" Then I probably saw Blue Thunder next. A couple years lat www.tedstrong.com/warrenoates.shtml