"Hee Haw" star Gailard Sartain has died at 81, leaving behind a legacy of memorable characters and film roles including his ...

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

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at ...

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

"We are saddened by the loss of Gailard Sartain, an extraordinary actor, artist, and comedian," a Facebook post reads. "His ...

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

Though best known for comedy, he also played serious roles, including a sinister sheriff in “Mississippi Burning.” The director Alan Rudolph cast him in nine films.

Sartain joined the cast of Hee Haw in 1972, bringing to life the character of ... Gailard Sartain. You were my brother on Hee Haw Honeys and my ... Tragic Anne Burrell's final TV appearance ...

What movies and TV shows ... Sartain took on TV roles on the "Hee Haw" spinoff "Hee Haw Honeys," "The ... Starting with 1987's "Ernest Goes to Camp," Sartain played colorful characters in three ...

Actor Gailard Sartain, remembered for his comedic roles in films and shows such the Ernest movies and Hee Haw, has died.

Gailard Sartain, the very funny character actor who spent some 20 years on Hee Haw, appeared in three Ernest films with Jim Varney and displayed a flair for the dramatic in The Buddy Holly Story ...

Oklahoma actor and comedian Gailard Sartain, known for his role on "Hee Haw," died at age 78. Sartain's career spanned three decades and included roles in "The Outsiders," "Mississippi Burning ...