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Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

ActorWriter Sep 18 (died age 78) Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 1969–2005 (36 year career)
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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". 

Known For

Mississippi Burning
Film

Mississippi Burning

Sheriff Stuckey
Fried Green Tomatoes
Film

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ed Couch
The Outsiders
Film

The Outsiders

Jerry
Ali
Film

Ali

Gordon Davidson
The Jerk
Film

The Jerk

Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
The Replacements
Film

The Replacements

Pilachowski
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Film

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Ed Roberts
Nashville
Film

Nashville

Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (63)

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Movies (53)

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

2005

as Charles Dean

6.2
The Round and Round

The Round and Round

2002

as Jim Stoops

2.0
Ali

Ali

2001

as Gordon Davidson

6.8
The Replacements

The Replacements

2000

as Pilachowski

6.7
Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999

as Ed Roberts

7.0
That Championship Season

That Championship Season

1999

as High School Principal (uncredited)

5.8
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy

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

1999

as Oliver Hardy

4.2
Existo

Existo

1999
3.0
The Patriot

The Patriot

1998

as Floyd Chisolm

5.6
RocketMan

RocketMan

1997

as Mr. Randall (uncredited)

5.2
Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

1997

as Charlie

5.3
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way

1997

as Don Zimmer

5.0
The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill

1996

as Sheriff Gary Walsh

6.4
Open Season

Open Season

1995

as George Plunkett

4.2
Wagons East!

Wagons East!

1994

as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)

4.9
Speechless

Speechless

1994

as Lee Cutler

5.9
Getting Even with Dad

Getting Even with Dad

1994

as Carl

5.3
Clean Slate

Clean Slate

1994

as Judge Block

5.8
Cooperstown

Cooperstown

1993

as Georgia State Trooper

2.7
The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

1993

as Gary Buckner

5.7
Sandman

Sandman

1993

as Dave

5.0
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

as Munroe

5.3
Wishman

Wishman

1992

as Dr. Abe Rogers

4.3
Equinox

Equinox

1992

as Dandridge

5.6
Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

as Ed Couch

7.7
Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

as Chairman Wood

6.5
Death Falls

Death Falls

1991

as Hearse Driver

3.0
The Chase

The Chase

1991

as Hammer

2.7
The Grifters

The Grifters

1990

as Joe

6.5
Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

as Chuck

5.0
Love at Large

Love at Large

1990

as Taxi Driver

4.8
Blaze

Blaze

1989

as LaGrange

6.1
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988

as Sheriff Stuckey

7.7
Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

as Chuck

5.4
The Moderns

The Moderns

1988

as New York Critic

5.7
Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987

as Sam Morrell

6.5
Leader of the Band

Leader of the Band

1987

as Elmo De Lavallard

3.0
Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987

as Jake

5.2
The Big Easy

The Big Easy

1986

as Chef Paul

6.2
Uphill All the Way

Uphill All the Way

1986

as Private

4.3
Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

1985

as Fat Adolph

5.7
Songwriter

Songwriter

1984

as Mulreaux

5.1
Choose Me

Choose Me

1984

as Mueller

6.0
All of Me

All of Me

1984

as Fulton Norris

6.5
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1983

as Jerry

7.2
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

1982

as Mayor

4.8
Hard Country

Hard Country

1981

as Johnny Bob

4.9
The Hollywood Knights

The Hollywood Knights

1980

as Bimbeau

5.7
Roadie

Roadie

1980

as B.B. Muldoon

5.8
The Jerk

The Jerk

1979

as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

6.9
The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story

1978

as The Big Bopper

7.2
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978

as Arthur Leddy

Nashville

Nashville

1975

as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

7.2

Crew (1)