
Gailard Sartain
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-18
- Died
- 2025-06-17
- Place of birth
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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".
Known For
TV Shows (10)

The Simpsons
1989
as Big Daddy (voice)

King of the Hill
1997
as Case Manager (voice)

Chicago Hope
1994
as Senator Thomason

The Pretender
1996
as Tug Beaulieu

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as C.D. Parker

Arli$$
1996
as Hubert Lynch

Hee Haw
1969

Cher
1975
as Self
Hee Haw Honeys
1978

Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
1988
as Chuck
Movies (53)

The Outsiders
1983
as Jerry

Mississippi Burning
1988
as Sheriff Stuckey

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Ed Couch

Ali
2001
as Gordon Davidson

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
as Munroe

The Jerk
1979
as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

The Replacements
2000
as Pilachowski

RocketMan
1997
as Mr. Randall (uncredited)

Elizabethtown
2005
as Charles Dean

Speechless
1994
as Lee Cutler

The Patriot
1998
as Floyd Chisolm

Nashville
1975
as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Pirates of Silicon Valley
1999
as Ed Roberts

Made in Heaven
1987
as Sam Morrell

The Grifters
1990
as Joe

Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as Chairman Wood

The Big Easy
1986
as Chef Paul

Clean Slate
1994
as Judge Block

All of Me
1984
as Fulton Norris

Wagons East!
1994
as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)

The Hollywood Knights
1980
as Bimbeau

Ernest Goes to Jail
1990
as Chuck

Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Carl

Hard Country
1981
as Johnny Bob

The Real McCoy
1993
as Gary Buckner

Ernest Goes to Camp
1987
as Jake

Blaze
1989
as LaGrange

The Moderns
1988
as New York Critic

Equinox
1992
as Dandridge

Love at Large
1990
as Taxi Driver

The Spitfire Grill
1996
as Sheriff Gary Walsh

The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as The Big Bopper

Wishman
1992
as Dr. Abe Rogers

Trouble in Mind
1985
as Fat Adolph

Murder in Mind
1997
as Charlie

Roadie
1980
as B.B. Muldoon

Choose Me
1984
as Mueller

Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
as Chuck

Songwriter
1984
as Mulreaux

Endangered Species
1982
as Mayor

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997
as Don Zimmer

Death Falls
1991
as Hearse Driver

The Chase
1991
as Hammer

That Championship Season
1999
as High School Principal (uncredited)

Uphill All the Way
1986
as Private
Sandman
1993
as Dave

Open Season
1995
as George Plunkett

Cooperstown
1993
as Georgia State Trooper / George State Trooper

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
as Arthur Leddy

The Round and Round
2002
as Jim Stoops

Leader of the Band
1987
as Elmo De Lavallard

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
1999
as Oliver Hardy

Existo
1999
as Colette Watchuwill
About Gailard Sartain
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". With 63 credits spanning from 1969 to 2005, Gailard Sartain has appeared in 53 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gailard Sartain Movies
- The Outsiders (1983) — as Jerry
- Mississippi Burning (1988) — as Sheriff Stuckey
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — as Ed Couch
- Ali (2001) — as Gordon Davidson
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) — as Munroe
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