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

Gailard Sartain appeared in countless movies and TV shows over the past decades. Now the actor has passed away in Tulsa.

"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 ...

June 20 (UPI) -- Gailard Sartain, an actor who starred in Hee Haw and Fried Green Tomatoes, died Tuesday. He was 78. The ...

Gailard Sartain, the actor best known for "The Buddy Holly Story" and "Hee Haw," died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78.

Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern ...

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

Gailard Sartain, the actor best known for his long-running role on "Hee Haw" and memorable appearances in films such as ...

Gailard Sartain, known for his roles in “Hee Haw” and “Friend Green Tomatoes,” died at the age of 78. Teresa Knox, CEO of The ...

Gailard Sartain has died aged 78. The actor, comedian and artist, best known for his roles in The Outsiders, The Buddy Holly ...

Actor Gailard Sartain, known for his roles in Hee Haw and the Ernest franchise, died at the age of 78 on June 19, 2025.