Sonny Shroyer
Known For
Acting
Born
1935-08-28 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Biography
Otis Burt "Sonny" Shroyer Jr. (born August 28, 1935) is an American retired actor who has appeared in various television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He also starred in the short-lived spin-off series Enos based around his Dukes of Hazzard character. Sonny Shroyer was born in Valdosta, Georgia, a small city on the Georgia-Florida border. He grew up steeped in the traditions of the deep South, working in the tobacco warehouses pushing tobacco buggies and helped his father in their fruit stand-ice cream parlor business. His prowess in high school football landed him a football scholarship at Florida State University (he later ended up playing football in the movie The Longest Yard (1974) with another FSU football player, Burt Reynolds). However, his football career was cut short by an injury, and Shroyer finished his education at the University of Georgia, where he earned his degree in business.
Most Known For
The Love Boat
as Don York
The Resident
as Hugh Yokum
Knots Landing
as Willie McCoy
Alice
Forrest Gump
as Bear Bryant
Matlock
as Hugo Larson
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Enos Strate
Rectify
as Mayor Johnny Daggett
American Gothic
Gator
as 4th Agent
The Rainmaker
as Delbert Birdsong
The Longest Yard
as Tannen
Enos
as Enos Strate
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
as Coach Bob
The Gingerbread Man
as Chatham County Sheriff
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mason Davis
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Earl
Wild America
as Bud
E! True Hollywood Story
Unconditional
as Pauly