Gailard Sartain

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 18, 1946

died

June 17, 2025

place of birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Outsiders
7.2

The Outsiders

1983as Jerry
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.7

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991as Ed Couch
Mississippi Burning
7.7

Mississippi Burning

1988as Sheriff Stuckey
The Replacements
6.7

The Replacements

2000as Pilachowski
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
5.3

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992as Munroe
Ali
6.8

Ali

2001as Gordon Davidson
The Jerk
6.9

The Jerk

1979as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Pirates of Silicon Valley
7.0

Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999as Ed Roberts
RocketMan
5.2

RocketMan

1997as Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Nashville
7.3

Nashville

1975as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
The Grifters
6.5

The Grifters

1990as Joe
Elizabethtown
6.2

Elizabethtown

2005as Charles Dean
Made in Heaven
6.5

Made in Heaven

1987as Sam Morrell
The Real McCoy
5.7

The Real McCoy

1993as Gary Buckner
Guilty by Suspicion
6.5

Guilty by Suspicion

1991as Chairman Wood
The Big Easy
6.2

The Big Easy

1986as Chef Paul
All of Me
6.5

All of Me

1984as Fulton Norris
Clean Slate
5.8

Clean Slate

1994as Judge Block
Wagons East!
4.9

Wagons East!

1994as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)
Getting Even with Dad
5.3

Getting Even with Dad

1994as Carl
The Patriot
5.6

The Patriot

1998as Floyd Chisolm
Ernest Goes to Camp
5.2

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987as Jake
Speechless
5.9

Speechless

1994as Lee Cutler
Choose Me
6.0

Choose Me

1984as Mueller
Ernest Goes to Jail
5.0

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990as Chuck
The Spitfire Grill
6.5

The Spitfire Grill

1996as Sheriff Gary Walsh
Open Season
4.8

Open Season

1995as George Plunkett
The Hollywood Knights
5.7

The Hollywood Knights

1980as Bimbeau
Ernest Saves Christmas
5.4

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988as Chuck
Love at Large
5.0

Love at Large

1990as Taxi Driver
Wishman
5.8

Wishman

1992as Dr. Abe Rogers
Trouble in Mind
5.8

Trouble in Mind

1985as Fat Adolph
The Moderns
5.9

The Moderns

1988as New York Critic
Endangered Species
4.9

Endangered Species

1982as Mayor
Equinox
5.7

Equinox

1992as Dandridge
Murder in Mind
5.5

Murder in Mind

1997as Charlie
The Buddy Holly Story
7.2

The Buddy Holly Story

1978as The Big Bopper
Blaze
6.2

Blaze

1989as LaGrange
The Chase
4.0

The Chase

1991as Hammer
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
6.3

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997as Don Zimmer
Songwriter
5.4

Songwriter

1984as Mulreaux
Hard Country
5.1

Hard Country

1981as Johnny Bob
Death Falls
5.0

Death Falls

1991as Hearse Driver
Roadie
5.9

Roadie

1980as B.B. Muldoon
That Championship Season
6.8

That Championship Season

1999as High School Principal (uncredited)
Uphill All the Way
5.6

Uphill All the Way

1986as Private
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
10.0

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978as Arthur Leddy
Cooperstown
4.5

Cooperstown

1993as Georgia State Trooper
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
5.0

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

1999as Oliver Hardy
Existo
4.0

Existo

1999as Colette Watchuwill