Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern good-ol’-boy that included his memorable performance as The Big Bopper in ...

Gailard Sartain has died aged 78. The actor, comedian and artist, best known for his roles in The Outsiders, The Buddy Holly Story and Fried Green Tomatoes, has been remembered as a “beloved” and “one ...

Actor Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the country variety show Hee Haw and appeared in three Ernest films with Jim Varney, died this week of natural causes. Reports differ on what day he ...

Los Angeles, CA - 1991: Gailard Sartain promotional photo for the ABC tv series 'Davis Rules', episode 'The Principle', the original unaired pilot. (Photo by Sharon M Beard /American Broadcasting ...

View post: Everything Added to Netflix in America This Week, Including 13 Movies and 7 Series Gailard Sartain, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-born character actor with nearly 75 TV and movie roles to his credit, ...

Gailard Sartain, a Tulsa native who found national fame through television, film and art, has died. He was 81. The Church Studio confirmed Sartain’s death Tuesday, remembering him as "an extraordinary ...

Gailard Sartain, renowned for his Southern character portrayals and 20-year stint on 'Hee Haw,' passed away on June 19. Sartain recounted being approached by Jim Halsey, a prominent artist manager, ...

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78. The Church Studio in Oklahoma, where he was a visitor and his wife ...

14:37, Fri, Jun 20, 2025 Updated: 14:54, Fri, Jun 20, 2025 Iconic actor Gailard Sartain, best known for his roles in classic Hollywood films such as The Buddy Holly Story, The Outsiders, and Fried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety shows like “Hee ...

Gailard Sartain, a longtime star of stage and screen, died of natural causes in Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, June 19. He was 81. “Actually, he died of silliness,” his wife told the outlet. Born in Tulsa ...

Gailard Sartain on the set of "Roadie" in 1980. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety ...