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 He starred in numerous films during the early 1970s which have since achieved cult status including The Hired Hand 1971 TwoLane Blacktop 1971 and Race with the Devil 1975 Oates also portrayed Sergeant Hulka in the box office hit Stripes 1981 Description above from the Wikipedia article Warren Oates licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia