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

"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 ...

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

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

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

The Oklahoma native broke out in TV variety shows before starring in ‘Mississippi Burning,’ ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ and more ...

In addition to starring on the show for 20 seasons, he appeared in films from 'Mississippi Burning' to 'Ernest Goes to Jail.' ...

Tributes flooded in for the popular star as the news broke with friends and fans taking to social media to share their ...

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, an actor who starred in Hee Haw and Fried Green Tomatoes, died Tuesday. He was 78. The Church Studio, an ...

Sartain died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to his wife, Mary Jo Sartain, who told The ...