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