Gailard Sartain
View on IMDb ↗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
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
The Simpsons
Mississippi Burning
Fried Green Tomatoes
Hee Haw
King of the Hill
The Pretender
Nashville
The Buddy Holly Story
Chicago HopeFilmography (63)
- 2005
ElizabethtownCharles Dean - 2002
The Round and RoundJim Stoops - 2001
AliGordon Davidson - 2000
The ReplacementsPilachowski - 1999
Pirates of Silicon ValleyEd Roberts - 1999
That Championship SeasonHigh School Principal (uncredited) - 1999
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or MummyOliver Hardy - 1999
ExistoColette Watchuwill - 1998
The PatriotFloyd Chisolm - 1997
King of the HillCase Manager (voice) - 1997
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the WayDon Zimmer - 1997
Murder in MindCharlie - 1997
RocketManMr. Randall (uncredited) - 1996
The PretenderTug Beaulieu - 1996
Arli$$Hubert Lynch - 1996
The Spitfire GrillSheriff Gary Walsh - 1995
Open SeasonGeorge Plunkett - 1994
Chicago HopeSenator Thomason - 1994
SpeechlessLee Cutler - 1994
Clean SlateJudge Block - 1994
Getting Even with DadCarl - 1994
Wagons East!J.P. Moreland (uncredited) - 1993
Walker, Texas RangerC.D. Parker - 1993
SandmanDave - 1993
The Real McCoyGary Buckner - 1993
CooperstownGeorgia State Trooper - 1992
WishmanDr. Abe Rogers - 1992
EquinoxDandridge - 1992
Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootMunroe - 1991
Fried Green TomatoesEd Couch - 1991
Guilty by SuspicionChairman Wood - 1991
Death FallsHearse Driver - 1991
The ChaseHammer - 1990
The GriftersJoe - 1990
Ernest Goes to JailChuck - 1990
Love at LargeTaxi Driver - 1989
The SimpsonsBig Daddy (voice) - 1989
BlazeLaGrange - 1988
Mississippi BurningSheriff Stuckey - 1988
The ModernsNew York Critic - 1988
Ernest Saves ChristmasChuck - 1988
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!Chuck - 1987
Made in HeavenSam Morrell - 1987
Ernest Goes to CampJake - 1987
Leader of the BandElmo De Lavallard - 1986
The Big EasyChef Paul - 1986
Uphill All the WayPrivate - 1985
Trouble in MindFat Adolph - 1984
All of MeFulton Norris - 1984
Choose MeMueller - 1984
SongwriterMulreaux - 1983
The OutsidersJerry - 1982
Endangered SpeciesMayor - 1981
Hard CountryJohnny Bob - 1980
RoadieB.B. Muldoon - 1980
The Hollywood KnightsBimbeau - 1979
The JerkGuy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited) - 1978
Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsArthur Leddy - 1978
The Buddy Holly StoryThe Big Bopper - 1978Hee Haw Honeys
- 1975
NashvilleMan at Lunch Counter (uncredited) - 1975
CherSelf - 1969
Hee Haw