Gailard Sartain

Acting

Gailard Sartain

Born September 18, 1946Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA64 credits

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

Elizabethtown
6.2

Elizabethtown

Movie

2005

The Round and Round
2.0

The Round and Round

Movie

2002

Ali
6.8

Ali

Movie

2001

The Replacements
6.7

The Replacements

Movie

2000

Pirates of Silicon Valley
7.0

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Movie

1999

Existo
3.0

Existo

Movie

1999

Filmography

Elizabethtown
2005Elizabethtownas Charles DeanMovie
The Round and Round
2002The Round and Roundas Jim StoopsMovie
Ali
2001Alias Gordon DavidsonMovie
The Replacements
2000The Replacementsas PilachowskiMovie
Pirates of Silicon Valley
1999Pirates of Silicon Valleyas Ed RobertsMovie
Existo
1999ExistoMovie
That Championship Season
1999That Championship Seasonas High School Principal (uncredited)Movie
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
1999The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummyas Oliver HardyMovie
The Patriot
1998The Patriotas Floyd ChisolmMovie
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
1997Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Wayas Don ZimmerMovie
RocketMan
1997RocketManas Mr. Randall (uncredited)Movie
Murder in Mind
1997Murder in Mindas CharlieMovie
The Angry Beavers
1997The Angry BeaversWriterTV
King of the Hill
1997King of the Hillas Case Manager (voice)TV
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Tug BeaulieuTV
The Spitfire Grill
1996The Spitfire Grillas Sheriff Gary WalshMovie
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as Hubert LynchTV
Open Season
1995Open Seasonas George PlunkettMovie
Speechless
1994Speechlessas Lee CutlerMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Senator ThomasonTV
Wagons East!
1994Wagons East!as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)Movie
Getting Even with Dad
1994Getting Even with Dadas CarlMovie
Clean Slate
1994Clean Slateas Judge BlockMovie
The Real McCoy
1993The Real McCoyas Gary BucknerMovie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras C.D. ParkerTV
Cooperstown
1993Cooperstownas Georgia State TrooperMovie
S
1993Sandmanas DaveMovie
Wishman
1992Wishmanas Dr. Abe RogersMovie
Equinox
1992Equinoxas DandridgeMovie
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992Stop! Or My Mom Will Shootas MunroeMovie
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991Fried Green Tomatoesas Ed CouchMovie
Guilty by Suspicion
1991Guilty by Suspicionas Chairman WoodMovie
The Chase
1991The Chaseas HammerMovie
Death Falls
1991Death Fallsas Hearse DriverMovie
The Grifters
1990The Griftersas JoeMovie
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990Ernest Goes to Jailas ChuckMovie
Love at Large
1990Love at Largeas Taxi DriverMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Big Daddy (voice)TV
Blaze
1989Blazeas LaGrangeMovie
Mississippi Burning
1988Mississippi Burningas Sheriff StuckeyMovie
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988Ernest Saves Christmasas ChuckMovie
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
1988Hey Vern, It's Ernest!as ChuckTV
The Moderns
1988The Modernsas New York CriticMovie
Made in Heaven
1987Made in Heavenas Sam MorrellMovie
Leader of the Band
1987Leader of the Bandas Elmo De LavallardMovie
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987Ernest Goes to Campas JakeMovie
The Big Easy
1986The Big Easyas Chef PaulMovie
Uphill All the Way
1986Uphill All the Wayas PrivateMovie
Trouble in Mind
1985Trouble in Mindas Fat AdolphMovie
Songwriter
1984Songwriteras MulreauxMovie
All of Me
1984All of Meas Fulton NorrisMovie
Choose Me
1984Choose Meas MuellerMovie
The Outsiders
1983The Outsidersas JerryMovie
Endangered Species
1982Endangered Speciesas MayorMovie
Hard Country
1981Hard Countryas Johnny BobMovie
Roadie
1980Roadieas B.B. MuldoonMovie
The Hollywood Knights
1980The Hollywood Knightsas BimbeauMovie
The Jerk
1979The Jerkas Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)Movie
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978Smokey and the Good Time Outlawsas Arthur LeddyMovie
H
1978Hee Haw HoneysTV
The Buddy Holly Story
1978The Buddy Holly Storyas The Big BopperMovie
Nashville
1975Nashvilleas Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)Movie
Cher
1975Cheras SelfTV
Hee Haw
1969Hee HawTV