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Warren Oates ( July 5 , 1928 - April 3 , 1982 ) was an American character Actor . Born and raised in Depoy, Kentucky , he enlisted in the Marines in the 1950s; after this he was famous as a character actor in Westerns especially those for Sam Peckinpah '' Ride The High Country '' ( 1962 ), '' Major Dundee '' (1965), and '' The Wild Bunch '' ( 1969 ). In 1962, he appeared as "Ves Painter" in the short-lived TV Series "Stoney Burke". Other popular films he appeared in were '''' (1966), '' Two-Lane Blacktop '' (1971), '' The Hired Hand '' (1971), and '' Cockfighter '' (1974). He died of a sudden Heart Attack in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1982. His last two films, '' Blue Thunder '' and ''Tough Enough'', were both ( 1983 ) dedicated to him. Oates was 53 years old. |
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