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 in ...

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 and ...

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 visitor and his wife ...

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 in Tulsa ...

“We are saddened by the loss of Gailard Sartain, an extraordinary actor, artist, and comedian,” The Church Studio wrote on Facebook. “His late-night visits in the 1970s to the studio after filming ...

A comedic and musical legend has passed away. Lulu Roman, who made her name on the popular show Hee Haw, has died at the age of 78, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If you don’t remember Hee Haw, ...

Gailard Sartain, the prominent American actor who worked on various well-known projects and was known for his uncanny portrayal of characters from the South, passed away on June 19. The star was most ...

TULSA, Okla. — Actor and comedian, Gailard Sartain, has passed away. He was 78. The Church Studio made a post on Facebook honoring the late actor. "We are saddened by the loss of Gailard Sartain, an ...

Gailard Sartain on the set of "Roadie" in 1980. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety ...

Gailard Sartain, the actor best known for his long-running role on “Hee Haw” and memorable appearances in films such as “Mississippi Burning” and “The Buddy Holly Story,” has died at age 81, it was ...