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

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 ...

Gailard Sartain, a longtime star of stage and screen, died of natural causes in Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, June 19. He was 81.

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 ...

Gailard Sartain, beloved for his two-decade run on the country-themed variety show Hee Haw, has passed away at the age of 81. The actor breathed his last on Thursday, June 19, at his home in his ...

Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81.

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.

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, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81.

Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81.

Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81.