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Gailard Sartain

Known for acting · Born 18 September 1946 · Died 17 June 2025 · aged 78 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Gailard Sartain (September 18, 1946 — June 17, 2025) was an American comedian and character actor. Graduated from the University of Tulsa with a BFA. A successful illustrator, Sartain's artistic credits range from record cover designs such as Leon Russell's "Will O' the Wisp" to illustrations for nationally published magazines. Sartain created and hosted Tulsa's first late night off-the-wall comedy program, "Dr. Mazeppa Pompazoidi's Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting".

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Known for

Mississippi Burning

1988

The Patriot

1998

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

The Angry Beavers

1997

The Real McCoy

1993

Getting Even with Dad

1994

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Cher

1975

Hee Haw

1969

Acting (63)

2005ElizabethtownCharles DeanFilm
2002The Round and RoundJim StoopsFilm
2001AliGordon DavidsonFilm
2000The ReplacementsPilachowskiFilm
1999Pirates of Silicon ValleyEd RobertsFilm
1999The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or MummyOliver HardyFilm
1999ExistoColette WatchuwillFilm
1999That Championship SeasonHigh School Principal (uncredited)Film
1998The PatriotFloyd ChisolmFilm
1997King of the HillCase Manager (voice)Series
1997RocketManMr. Randall (uncredited)Film
1997Murder in MindCharlieFilm
1997Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the WayDon ZimmerFilm
1996The PretenderTug BeaulieuSeries
1996The Spitfire GrillSheriff Gary WalshFilm
1996Arli$$Hubert LynchSeries
1995Open SeasonGeorge PlunkettFilm
1994Getting Even with DadCarlFilm
1994Wagons East!J.P. Moreland (uncredited)Film
1994SpeechlessLee CutlerFilm
1994Chicago HopeSenator ThomasonSeries
1994Clean SlateJudge BlockFilm
1993Walker, Texas RangerC.D. ParkerSeries
1993The Real McCoyGary BucknerFilm
1993SandmanDaveFilm
1993CooperstownGeorgia State Trooper, George State TrooperFilm
1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootMunroeFilm
1992EquinoxDandridgeFilm
1992WishmanDr. Abe RogersFilm
1991Fried Green TomatoesEd CouchFilm
1991Guilty by SuspicionChairman WoodFilm
1991The ChaseHammerFilm
1991Death FallsHearse DriverFilm
1990The GriftersJoeFilm
1990Ernest Goes to JailChuckFilm
1990Love at LargeTaxi DriverFilm
1989The SimpsonsBig Daddy (voice)Series
1989BlazeLaGrangeFilm
1988Mississippi BurningSheriff StuckeyFilm
1988Ernest Saves ChristmasChuckFilm
1988The ModernsNew York CriticFilm
1988Hey Vern, It's Ernest!Chuck · 13 episodesSeries
1987Ernest Goes to CampJakeFilm
1987Made in HeavenSam MorrellFilm
1987Leader of the BandElmo De LavallardFilm
1986The Big EasyChef PaulFilm
1986Uphill All the WayPrivateFilm
1985Trouble in MindFat AdolphFilm
1984All of MeFulton NorrisFilm
1984Choose MeMuellerFilm
1984SongwriterMulreauxFilm
1983The OutsidersJerryFilm
1982Endangered SpeciesMayorFilm
1981Hard CountryJohnny BobFilm
1980The Hollywood KnightsBimbeauFilm
1980RoadieB.B. MuldoonFilm
1979The JerkGuy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)Film
1978The Buddy Holly StoryThe Big BopperFilm
1978Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsArthur LeddyFilm
1978Hee Haw Honeys · 24 episodesSeries
1975NashvilleMan at Lunch Counter (uncredited)Film
1975CherSelf · 29 episodesSeries
1969Hee Haw · 29 episodesSeries

Writing (1)

1997The Angry BeaversWriterSeries