Gailard Sartain
Acting • Born 1946-09-18 – Died 2025-06-17
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".
Filmography
64 credits
The Outsiders
Movie • 1983
Jerry
The Real McCoy
Movie • 1993
Gary Buckner
Mississippi Burning
Movie • 1988
Sheriff Stuckey
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Movie • 1999
Ed Roberts
The Big Easy
Movie • 1986
Chef Paul
The Patriot
Movie • 1998
Floyd Chisolm
The Buddy Holly Story
Movie • 1978
The Big Bopper
Blaze
Movie • 1989
LaGrange
Ernest Saves Christmas
Movie • 1988
Chuck
Made in Heaven
Movie • 1987
Sam Morrell
The Moderns
Movie • 1988
New York Critic
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Movie • 1992
Munroe
Choose Me
Movie • 1984
Mueller
Endangered Species
Movie • 1982
Mayor
The Spitfire Grill
Movie • 1996
Sheriff Gary Walsh
The Grifters
Movie • 1990
Joe
Clean Slate
Movie • 1994
Judge Block
Ernest Goes to Camp
Movie • 1987
Jake
Ernest Goes to Jail
Movie • 1990
Chuck
Hard Country
Movie • 1981
Johnny Bob
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
Movie • 1999
Oliver Hardy
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie • 1991
Ed Couch
The Replacements
Movie • 2000
Pilachowski
Ali
Movie • 2001
Gordon Davidson
RocketMan
Movie • 1997
Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Wagons East!
Movie • 1994
J.P. Moreland (uncredited)
Existo
Movie • 1999
Death Falls
Movie • 1991
Hearse Driver
Sandman
Movie • 1993
Dave
Leader of the Band
Movie • 1987
Elmo De Lavallard
Uphill All the Way
Movie • 1986
Private
Roadie
Movie • 1980
B.B. Muldoon
Guilty by Suspicion
Movie • 1991
Chairman Wood
All of Me
Movie • 1984
Fulton Norris
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
Movie • 1978
Arthur Leddy
Wishman
Movie • 1992
Dr. Abe Rogers
Elizabethtown
Movie • 2005
Charles Dean
Getting Even with Dad
Movie • 1994
Carl
Songwriter
Movie • 1984
Mulreaux
The Round and Round
Movie • 2002
Jim Stoops
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
Movie • 1997
Don Zimmer
Murder in Mind
Movie • 1997
Charlie
Equinox
Movie • 1992
Dandridge
Love at Large
Movie • 1990
Taxi Driver
Nashville
Movie • 1975
Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Cooperstown
Movie • 1993
Georgia State Trooper
The Hollywood Knights
Movie • 1980
Bimbeau
The Chase
Movie • 1991
Hammer
Speechless
Movie • 1994
Lee Cutler
The Jerk
Movie • 1979
Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Trouble in Mind
Movie • 1985
Fat Adolph
That Championship Season
Movie • 1999
High School Principal (uncredited)
Open Season
Movie • 1995
George Plunkett
Cooperstown
Movie • 1993
George State Trooper
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Big Daddy (voice)
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Tug Beaulieu
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Case Manager (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
C.D. Parker
Hee Haw
TV • 1969
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Senator Thomason
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
TV • 1988
Chuck
Hee Haw Honeys
TV • 1978
Cher
TV • 1975
Self
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Hubert Lynch