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