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Gailard Sartain
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Gailard Sartain

1946 – 2025 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA · Active 1969–2005

Born in 1946, Gailard Sartain is an American actor known for his comedic roles in Hard Country (1981) and Choose Me (1984). A graduate of the University of Tulsa, Sartain's career began in the realm of illustration before he transitioned to acting. His unique presence in Choose Me as a quirky character adds to the film's exploration of love and connection, while his role in Hard Country captures the gritty essence of the 1980s. Sartain's background in comedy and character work enriches the cult cinema landscape, making his performances memorable.

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Hard Country

Hard Country

1981 ★ 7.3
as Johnny Bob

Ambitious young Jodie wants more out of life than the small Texas country town she lives in has to offer. Jodie realizes that in order to pursue her dreams she will have to leave Texas and move to the big city. However, her shiftless factory worker boyfriend Kyle wants to stay in Texas.

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Filmography

65 credits
2000s 4 credits
2005
Elizabethtown as Charles Dean
Movie ★ 6.2
2002
The Round and Round as Jim Stoops
Movie ★ 3.7
2001
Ali as Gordon Davidson
Movie ★ 6.8
2000
The Replacements as Pilachowski
Movie ★ 6.7
1990s 33 credits
1999
Movie ★ 7.0
1999
Existo as Colette Watchuwill
Movie ★ 4.0
1999
That Championship Season as High School Principal (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
The Patriot as Floyd Chisolm
Movie ★ 5.6
1997
RocketMan as Mr. Randall (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1997
Movie ★ 6.3
1997
Murder in Mind as Charlie
Movie ★ 5.5
1997
King of the Hill as Case Manager (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1996
The Spitfire Grill as Sheriff Gary Walsh
Movie ★ 6.5
1996
The Pretender as Tug Beaulieu
TV ★ 7.4
1996
Arli$$ as Hubert Lynch
TV ★ 6.8
1995
Open Season as George Plunkett
Movie ★ 4.8
1994
Clean Slate as Judge Block
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Wagons East! as J.P. Moreland (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.9
1994
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
Speechless as Lee Cutler
Movie ★ 5.9
1994
Chicago Hope as Senator Thomason
TV ★ 7.3
1993
The Real McCoy as Gary Buckner
Movie ★ 5.7
1993
Sandman as Dave
Movie ★ 6.7
1993
Cooperstown as Georgia State Trooper
Movie ★ 4.5
1993
Cooperstown as George State Trooper
Movie ★ 4.5
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as C.D. Parker
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Movie ★ 5.3
1992
Wishman as Dr. Abe Rogers
Movie ★ 5.8
1992
Equinox as Dandridge
Movie ★ 5.7
1991
Movie ★ 7.7
1991
Death Falls as Hearse Driver
Movie ★ 5.0
1991
Guilty by Suspicion as Chairman Wood
Movie ★ 6.5
1991
The Chase as Hammer
Movie ★ 4.0
1990
Movie ★ 6.5
1990
Movie ★ 5.0
1990
Love at Large as Taxi Driver
Movie ★ 5.0
1980s 20 credits
1989
Blaze as LaGrange
Movie ★ 6.2
1989
The Simpsons as Big Daddy (voice)
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Mississippi Burning as Sheriff Stuckey
Movie ★ 7.7
1988
Movie ★ 5.4
1988
The Moderns as New York Critic
Movie ★ 5.9
1988
TV ★ 5.4
1987
Made in Heaven as Sam Morrell
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
Leader of the Band as Elmo De Lavallard
Movie ★ 5.0
1986
The Big Easy as Chef Paul
Movie ★ 6.2
1986
Movie ★ 5.6
1985
Trouble in Mind as Fat Adolph
Movie ★ 5.8
1984
Choose Me as Mueller
Movie ★ 6.0
1984
All of Me as Fulton Norris
Movie ★ 6.5
1984
Songwriter as Mulreaux
Movie ★ 5.4
1983
Movie ★ 7.2
1982
Movie ★ 4.9
1981
Hard Country as Johnny Bob
Movie ★ 5.1
1980
Roadie as B.B. Muldoon
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Movie ★ 5.7
1970s 6 credits
1979
The Jerk as Guy with Cracked Airplane Seats (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1978
The Buddy Holly Story as The Big Bopper
Movie ★ 7.2
1978
Movie ★ 10.0
1975
Nashville as Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1975
Cher as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1960s 1 credit
1969
TV ★ 7.6
Crew Credits
1990s 1 credit
1997
TV ★ 6.9