Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

1946-09-18 – 2025-06-17 (age 78) Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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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". 

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Known For

The Outsiders
The Outsiders

1983

as Jerry

Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

as Ed Couch

Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

1988

as Sheriff Stuckey

Ali
Ali

2001

as Gordon Davidson

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
The Replacements
The Replacements

2000

as Pilachowski

The Jerk
The Jerk

1979

as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)

Speechless
Speechless

1994

as Lee Cutler

RocketMan
RocketMan

1997

as Mr. Randall (uncredited)

The Patriot
The Patriot

1998

as Floyd Chisolm

Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown

2005

as Charles Dean

The Grifters
The Grifters

1990

as Joe

The Big Easy
The Big Easy

1986

as Chef Paul

Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999

as Ed Roberts

Made in Heaven
Made in Heaven

1987

as Sam Morrell

Nashville
Nashville

1975

as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)

Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion

1991

as Chairman Wood

Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

as Chuck

All of Me
All of Me

1984

as Fulton Norris

Wagons East!
Wagons East!

1994

as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)