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

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.

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

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

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.' ...

Gailard Sartain, beloved for his two-decade run on the country-themed variety show Hee Haw, has passed away at the age of 81.

Gailard Sartain, the character actor known for films such as Mississippi Burning and Elizabethtown, has died. He was 78.

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

He starred in many classic Hollywood films.