- Films
- 25
- Avg rating
- 5.92
- Peak run
- 1988’91
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gailard by the numbers
Average
5.92
18 rated films
Vote weighted
5.96
bigger films count more
Median
5.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.99
rating spread
Career
26y
1980 to 2005
Total votes
468K
across every film
Best
7.8
Mississippi Burning
Worst
4.2
The Patriot
Newest first
Filmography
| 2005 |  Elizabethtown | Charles Dean | 6.3 | 75,737 |
| 2002 | The Round and Round | Jim Stoops | · | 516 |
| 1999 | Existo | Colette Watchuwill | · | 261 |
| 1999 | The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy' | Oliver Fattius Hardy | · | 519 |
| 1998 |  The Patriot | Floyd Chisolm | 4.2 | 14,104 |
| 1997 | Murder in Mind | Charlie | · | 684 |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grill | Sheriff Gary Walsh | 7.0 | 6,233 |
| 1995 | Open Season | George Plunkett | · | 275 |
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Carl | 4.9 | 9,467 |
| 1994 | Speechless | Lee Cutler | 5.8 | 5,675 |
| 1993 |  The Real McCoy | Gary Buckner | 5.5 | 10,510 |
| 1992 | Wishman | Dr. Abe Rogers | · | 612 |
| 1992 | Equinox | Dandridge | 5.6 | 1,441 |
| 1992 |  Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Munroe | 4.4 | 46,675 |
| 1991 |  Fried Green Tomatoes | Ed Couch | 7.7 | 93,644 |
| 1990 |  Ernest Goes to Jail | Chuck | 5.5 | 10,793 |
| 1989 | Blaze | LaGrange | 6.0 | 4,490 |
| 1988 |  Ernest Saves Christmas | Chuck | 5.8 | 14,448 |
| 1988 |  Mississippi Burning | Sheriff Stuckey | 7.8 | 129K |
| 1987 |  Ernest Goes to Camp | Jake | 5.5 | 13,497 |
Better together?
Gailard Sartain's regulars
- John R. Cherry IIIDirector and actor · 4 films · 5.60 avg▼−0.11
- Jim VarneyCo-star · 3 films · 5.65 avg▼−0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Gailard Sartain
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.