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

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

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Cher — Self