Actor Gailard Sartain, known for his 20-year run on "Hee Haw" and roles in "Mississippi Burning" and "The Buddy Holly Story," has passed away at 81.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

(Gray News) – Gailard Sartain, who spent two decades on the sketch variety show “Hee Haw,” has died at age 81. Sartain’s wife confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that he died Thursday at his home in ...

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.

Sartain joined the “Hee Haw” cast in 1972 and played characters like Orville the cook at Lulu’s Truck Stop and the inept clerk Maynard at Gordie’s General Store.