The pride of Tulsa also showed up in three Ernest movies, played The Big Bopper in ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ and did nine films ...

Tulsans became familiar with Gailard Sartain before the rest of the world because of his comedic work on a local late-night ...

Gailard Sartain, Character Actor and ‘Hee Haw’ Regular, Dies at 81 Though best known for comedy, he also played serious roles, including a sinister sheriff in “Mississippi Burning.” The ...

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 ...

Known for his roles in films like "The Outsiders," "Fried Green Tomatoes" and three "Ernest" movies, the Tulsan died Thursday, June 19. He was 78.

Gailard Sartain, star of the big and small screens, has died; Outlets report he died of natural causes in his Tulsa, Okla., hometown at age 81; His wife, Mary Jo Sartain, told The Hollywood ...

Gailard Sartain, best known for his comedic role on Hee Haw and his performance as The Big Bopper in 1978’s The Buddy Holly Story, has died.The star, who was 78 years old, passed away on Tuesday ...

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 ...

Iconic actor Gailard Sartain, best known for his roles in classic Hollywood films such as The Buddy Holly Story, The Outsiders, and Fried Green Tomatoes, died at the age of 78 on June 17. The news ...

Gailard Sartain, the very funny character actor who spent some 20 years on Hee Haw, ... has died. He was 81. Sartain died Thursday of natural causes at his home in his native Tulsa, ...

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 ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety shows like “Hee Haw,” died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78.