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Gailard Sartain

Acting

Born September 18, 1946 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Died June 17, 2025

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".

Filmography42 titles

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978as Arthur Leddy

The Simpsons

1989as Big Daddy (voice)

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991as Ed Couch

Mississippi Burning

1988as Sheriff Stuckey

King of the Hill

1997as Case Manager (voice)

The Pretender

1996as Tug Beaulieu

Nashville

1975as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

The Outsiders

1983as Jerry

The Buddy Holly Story

1978as The Big Bopper

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as C.D. Parker

The Angry Beavers

1997Writer

The Jerk

1979as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

Ali

2001as Gordon Davidson

That Championship Season

1999as High School Principal (uncredited)

Arli$$

1996as Hubert Lynch

The Replacements

2000as Pilachowski

The Spitfire Grill

1996as Sheriff Gary Walsh

Guilty by Suspicion

1991as Chairman Wood

The Grifters

1990as Joe

Made in Heaven

1987as Sam Morrell

All of Me

1984as Fulton Norris

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997as Don Zimmer

Elizabethtown

2005as Charles Dean

Blaze

1989as LaGrange

The Big Easy

1986as Chef Paul

Choose Me

1984as Mueller

Trouble in Mind

1985as Fat Adolph

The Real McCoy

1993as Gary Buckner

Equinox

1992as Dandridge

The Hollywood Knights

1980as Bimbeau

The Patriot

1998as Floyd Chisolm

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988as Chuck

Getting Even with Dad

1994as Carl

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992as Munroe

RocketMan

1997as Mr. Randall (uncredited)

Hard Country

1981as Johnny Bob

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990as Chuck

Love at Large

1990as Taxi Driver

Wagons East

1994as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)

Endangered Species

1982as Mayor

Open Season

1995as George Plunkett

The Chase

1991as Hammer