Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78.

He also portrayed Willie Billy Honey on the spin-off, "Hee Haw Honeys," from 1978-1979. Lulu Roman, Kathie Lee Gifford and Misty Rowe also starred in the spin-off.

Gailard Sartain, who spent some 20 years on Hee Haw and appeared in three Ernest films, The Buddy Holly Story and Mississippi Burning, has died at 81.

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78. The Church Studio in Oklahoma, where he was a ...

Earlier this year, Lulu Roman, the brash Hee Haw comedian turned inspirational gospel singer, died at 78 in Bellingham, Washington. Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group.

Along the way, he portrayed Willie Billy Honey on the 1978-79 spinoff Hee Haw Honeys alongside Kathie Lee Gifford, Misty Rowe and Lulu Roman.

I wasn’t expecting to find out in the wee hours of the morning,’ she said. The news comes after Lulu Roman, Sartain’s Hee Haw co-star, died in April.

Comedic actor Lulu Roman died in late April. Former “Hee Haw” castmate Victoria Hallman, who played Miss Honeydew, told TMZ she knew Sartain was in poor health for a while and likened him to a funny ...

Though it took a few seasons to really gain a following, Hee Haw proved a hit with both rural and urban audiences and really gained steam when it entered first-run syndication in 1971. In fact ...

Along the way, he portrayed Willie Billy Honey on the 1978-79 spinoff Hee Haw Honeys alongside Kathie Lee Gifford, Misty Rowe and Lulu Roman. Sartain was a chef in Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), starring ...