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