Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern good-ol’-boy that included his memorable performance as The Big Bopper in ...

Hee Haw first made its debut in 1969, blending country music, comedy sketches and a whole lot of charm and humor into a show that captured hearts across America. For more than two decades, its cast of ...

Beloved character actor Gailard Sartain, known for “Hee Haw,” “Mississippi Burning” and “Fried Green Tomatoes,” has died at age 78. The Church Studio in Oklahoma, where he was a visitor and his wife ...

‘Hee Haw’ Star Dies at 78 After Long Health Decline originally appeared on Parade. Gailard Sartain, beloved comedian and Hee Haw star, has died. He was 78 years old. On June 20, The Church Studio ...

What happens when you take Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, steep it in war-weary America’s longing for simpler times, and throw in top country music stars for good measure? You get hee-hee hee-hee-hee haw ...

Gailard Sartain on the set of "Roadie" in 1980. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety ...

Gailard Sartain, who was beloved to country music fans as a longtime star of Hee Haw, has died. Tulsa World reports that the actor, comedian and illustrator died on July 17, 2025. Born in Tulsa in ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor best known for his role in “The Buddy Holly Story” and his work on variety shows like “Hee Haw,” died Tuesday, June 17, at the age of 78. Sartain’s death was ...