Warren Oates

[the ringo kid]

The Wild Bunch:

 

[fat tom]

One of the best character actors. My favorite is Strother Martin, and the still kickin' L.Q. Jones is right there with them.

I'm with you on all three,but you got to put Jack Elam in the mix.
f.t.

 

[Malpasowildlifer]

The Wild Bunch:

Thanks for posting these photos, especially the first. "The walk" might be my favorite part of The Wild Bunch

 

[Marshwheeling]

My favorite Warren Oates performance was Ninety-two in the Shade, again opposite Peter Fonda, screenplay by Thomas McGuane (there's that Livingston/Paradise Valley connection again).

 

[Cdog]

Oates was one those faces many my age recognize, but can't identify. Seems he was too often cast in a supporting role.

I'm one of the few that actually read credits, so his name and face both recognizable for me. He was truly a versatile actor.

The first role that came to mind when reading the subject here was Sam in 1967's "In The Heat Of The Night."

 

[Old TexMex]

I just realized that Warren Oates was only 54 years old when he passed.
Kind of humbling when you think about it...

 

[Old TexMex]

My favorite Warren Oates performance was Ninety-two in the Shade, again opposite Peter Fonda, screenplay by Thomas McGuane (there's that Livingston/Paradise Valley connection again).

Wyatt Burp mentioned Jimmy Buffett (rancho deluxe). There's another link: Thomas McGuane was Buffetts brother in law.

92 in the shade was (is) a favorite book.

 

[cougar14]

Surprised nobody remembered "Stoney Burke" With Jack Lord.

 

[the ringo kid]

I'm with you on all three,but you got to put Jack Elam in the mix.
f.t.

Dont get me started on Jack Elam--he was great in everything I ever saw him in--the first being: Rio Lobo as the Christopher Mitchum's characters Father.

Couldnt find the exact images I wanted but--these willl do.

 

[wbraswell]

Warren Oates was great for sure, the man with the permanent 5 o'clock shadow. He played Dillinger, too.

 

[fat tom]

Pics of Jack Elam should highlight "the eye".



f.t.

 

[the ringo kid]

Thanks for posting these photos, especially the first. "The walk" might be my favorite part of The Wild Bunch

My pleasure and, that is one of my favorite parts of the movie as well. Great Actors all of them.

 

[george minze]

Pics of Jack Elam should highlight "the eye".



f.t.

Only the creator could come up with anything like Jack Elam..You could make a wax mold of his face, but it would melt before you could display it.

 

[feralmerril]

Back in the mid 60s I came out of a establishment in north hollywood or van nuys and jack elam was sitting in a old cadillac, even old for the day, he was parked in front of a doughnut shop and was attacking some doughnuts. I had to walk right by his car and he gave me that same look, it was almost like he was dareing me to say something!

 

[shouldazagged]

Imagine a shootout between Elam and Marty Feldman. No, on second thought, you don't want to.

Never mind...

 

[the ringo kid]

Back in the mid 60s I came out of a establishment in north hollywood or van nuys and jack elam was sitting in a old cadillac, even old for the day, he was parked in front of a doughnut shop and was attacking some doughnuts. I had to walk right by his car and he gave me that same look, it was almost like he was dareing me to say something!

Thats similar to how I met James Cagney. I was 15 at the time and he was sitting at a table at a sidewalk cafe reading a newspaper and drinking a cup of Joe. My Parents pushed me into going to meet him and we all wound up taking with him for about 15 minutes. That is something ill never forget. Also, we had just left a tourist trap shop on Van Nuys-turned the corner and started walking down the street-when my parents stopped and started talking about a white-haired Gent at a table across the street saying it had to be him.

Being I was 15 at the time and never had an opportunity till recent-to become a fan of his-having seen him only in; Mister Roberts as the Captain--till I recently saw him in the 2nd movie with him in it: The Fighting 69th--it was because of that movie I became a fan of his. Anyway, long story short--I had just bought 15 or those 8x10 black and white photos of actors from the shop we left-and one of them was a photo of Cagney.

On walking to his table-he lowered his paper and looked at me with his glasses low on his nose and asked me my name. I was start struck--and couldnt remember my name-and he said he could remember his and said he was James Cagney. He then asked what I had in the bag and i handed it to him and he took out the photos and looked through them. He stopped and grinned when he saw I had one of him and asked me why I had his? and I told him because I finally saw him in something other than Mister Roberts-and it made me a fan of his. He actually asked me if he could sign the photo and I gladly "allowed" him to sign it.

He commented on the other pictures as around 12 of the 15--were all John Wayne, the rest were of Clint Eastwood. He made a comment on both saying he wished he had worked with both of them and regretted never doing so-but that he was good friends with them both.

Sorry for off subject again.