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Gailard Sartain

Actor

Gailard Sartain

Acting
1980 — 1998 · 15 films
Lived
18 September 1946 — d. 2025
From
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Gailard Sartain (September 18, 1946 — June 17, 2025) was an American comedian and character actor.

Career Signature

How Gailard Sartain’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
joyful exuberance
kinetic urgency
warm hug
bittersweet

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

Barry CorbinBarry Corbin22 filmsPamela ReedPamela Reed12 filmsHarry MorganHarry Morgan30 filmsSteve ZahnSteve Zahn51 filmsPaul DooleyPaul Dooley23 filmsLane SmithLane Smith12 filmsDabney ColemanDabney Coleman28 filmsNancy TravisNancy Travis15 films

Filmography

The Patriot

1998

The Spitfire Grill

1996

Speechless

1994

Getting Even with Dad

1994

The Real McCoy

1993

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

Blaze

1989

Mississippi Burning

1988

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987

Choose Me

1984

Endangered Species

1982

Roadie

1980