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 ...

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.

Everett Kenneth "Kenny" Law was a popular figure on Moonshiners since Season 8 and cousin to Henry Law. The Discovery show ...

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

Sartain joined the "Hee Haw" cast in 1972. He appeared on the show for 20 years as a variety of different characters, including Orville the cook and clerk Maynard.

Sartain's stint on the show led to his casting on Hee Haw in 1972, three years after the show launched on CBS. Hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens, the show featured a colorful cast of down-home ...

On “Hee Haw,” Sartain most frequently appeared as Sheriff Orville P. Bullmoose. That wouldn’t be the last time he’d be cast as a lawman.

Born in Tulsa on September 18, 1946, Sartain began his show business career there, working as a cameraman at a local TV station before creating a late-night movie host in 1970 he called Dr ...

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 ...