Sonny Shroyer
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.
Filmography
Dead End
as Officer Murray
Dead End
as Officer Murray
Unconditional
as Pauly
Unconditional
as Pauly
The Way Home
as Ed Walker
The Way Home
as Ed Walker
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
as Coach Bob
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
as Coach Bob
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Earl
A Love Song for Bobby Long
as Earl
The Rosa Parks Story
as James F. Blake
The Rosa Parks Story
as James F. Blake
Diggity: A Home at Last
as Otis Cane
Diggity: A Home at Last
as Otis Cane
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
as Enos Strate
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood
as Enos Strate
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Color of Love: Jacey's Story
The Gingerbread Man
as Chatham County Sheriff
The Gingerbread Man
as Chatham County Sheriff
The Rainmaker
as Delbert Birdsong
The Rainmaker
as Delbert Birdsong
Paradise Falls
as Bert Kyler
Paradise Falls
as Bert Kyler
Wild America
as Bud
Wild America
as Bud
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
as Enos Strate
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
as Enos Strate
Santa's Magic Book
as (voice)
Santa's Magic Book
as (voice)
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
as Dick Sheridan
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story
as Dick Sheridan
Forrest Gump
as Bear Bryant
Forrest Gump
as Bear Bryant
Scattered Dreams
as Sheriff Ashford
Scattered Dreams
as Sheriff Ashford
The Ernest Green Story
as Coach Snell
The Ernest Green Story
as Coach Snell
Love Crimes
as Plainclothes Cop
Love Crimes
as Plainclothes Cop
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Big Billy Hunniker
The Devil and Max Devlin
as Big Billy Hunniker
Freedom Road
as Jason Hugar
Freedom Road
as Jason Hugar
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Carlie
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Carlie
Summer of My German Soldier
as McFee
Summer of My German Soldier
as McFee
The Young Runaways
as C.L. Doyle
The Young Runaways
as C.L. Doyle
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Lewis Paine
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as Lewis Paine
The Farmer
as Corrigan
The Farmer
as Corrigan
Gator
as 4th Agent
Gator
as 4th Agent
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Noah
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Noah
The Longest Yard
as Tannen
The Longest Yard
as Tannen
Payday
as Dabney
Payday
as Dabney