Friday, 20 June 2025 Gailard Sartain -- the beloved Southern character actor from "Hee Haw," "Mississippi Burning," and "Fried Green Tomatoes" -- has died at 78, TMZ has confirmed. Teresa Knox, CEO of The Church Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma, tells TMZ Gailard passed away…
Before this cutie patootie with blonde pigtails turned into a multi-Grammy award winner, she was just holdin' on tight to her microphone, growing up on the farm.. TMZ.com
