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)
Hee Haw
1969
Chicago Hope
1994
as Senator Thomason
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as C.D. Parker
Arli$$
1996
as Hubert Lynch
The Pretender
1996
as Tug Beaulieu
Cher
1975
as Self
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
1988
as Chuck
Hee Haw Honeys
1978
Movies (53)
The Outsiders
1983
as Jerry
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Ed Couch
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
as Munroe
The Replacements
2000
as Pilachowski
Mississippi Burning
1988
as Sheriff Stuckey
Ali
2001
as Gordon Davidson
The Grifters
1990
as Joe
Nashville
1975
as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
RocketMan
1997
as Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Elizabethtown
2005
as Charles Dean
The Jerk
1979
as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Endangered Species
1982
as Mayor
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987
as Jake
Made in Heaven
1987
as Sam Morrell
Speechless
1994
as Lee Cutler
Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Carl
Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as Chairman Wood
All of Me
1984
as Fulton Norris
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990
as Chuck
Open Season
1995
as George Plunkett
The Real McCoy
1993
as Gary Buckner
The Big Easy
1986
as Chef Paul
The Hollywood Knights
1980
as Bimbeau
The Patriot
1998
as Floyd Chisolm
Cooperstown
1993
as Georgia State Trooper / George State Trooper
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
as Chuck
The Moderns
1988
as New York Critic
Death Falls
1991
as Hearse Driver
The Spitfire Grill
1996
as Sheriff Gary Walsh
The Round and Round
2002
as Jim Stoops
Hard Country
1981
as Johnny Bob
That Championship Season
1999
as High School Principal (uncredited)
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as The Big Bopper
Wagons East!
1994
as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)
Equinox
1992
as Dandridge
Love at Large
1990
as Taxi Driver
Pirates of Silicon Valley
1999
as Ed Roberts
Murder in Mind
1997
as Charlie
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Fat Adolph
Songwriter
1984
as Mulreaux
Blaze
1989
as LaGrange
Wishman
1992
as Dr. Abe Rogers
Leader of the Band
1987
as Elmo De Lavallard
Uphill All the Way
1986
as Private
Choose Me
1984
as Mueller
Clean Slate
1994
as Judge Block
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997
as Don Zimmer
The Chase
1991
as Hammer
Roadie
1980
as B.B. Muldoon
Existo
1999
as Colette Watchuwill
Sandman
1993
as Dave
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
1999
as Oliver Hardy
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
as Arthur Leddy
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
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) — as Ed Couch
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) — as Munroe
- The Replacements (2000) — as Pilachowski
- Mississippi Burning (1988) — as Sheriff Stuckey
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