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Sonny Shroyer

Sonny Shroyer

Actor · Born August 28, 1935 (91) · Valdosta, Georgia, USA

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.

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Born
August 28, 1935 (91)
From
Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 49% in 30 days

What are Sonny Shroyer's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
32%
Bonds
27%
Morality
17%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Tense
4
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sonny Shroyer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sonny Shroyer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugh Yokum

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Dead End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Officer Murray

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Johnny Daggett

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Unconditional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pauly

  • The Way Home(2010)

    as Ed Walker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Van Wilder: Freshman Year(2009)

    as Coach Bob

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Love Song for Bobby Long(2004)

    as Earl

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Rosa Parks Story(2002)

    as James F. Blake

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Diggity: A Home at Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Otis Cane

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood(2000)

    as Enos Strate

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Color of Love: Jacey's Story(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Gingerbread Man(1998)

    as Chatham County Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Rainmaker(1997)

    as Delbert Birdsong

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Paradise Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Bert Kyler

  • Wild America(1997)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!(1997)

    as Enos Strate

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Santa's Magic Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as (voice)

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story(1996)

    as Dick Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Forrest Gump(1994)

    as Bear Bryant

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Scattered Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sheriff Ashford

  • The Ernest Green Story(1993)

    as Coach Snell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Love Crimes(1992)

    as Plainclothes Cop

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Hugo Larson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil and Max Devlin(1981)

    as Big Billy Hunniker

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Enos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 18 episodes · as Enos Strate

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Willie McCoy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Freedom Road(1979)

    as Jason Hugar

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(1979)

    Show 101 episodes · as Enos Strate

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way(1978)

    as Carlie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Summer of My German Soldier(1978)

    as McFee

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Young Runaways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as C.L. Doyle

  • The Lincoln Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Lewis Paine

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Don York

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Farmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Corrigan

  • Alice(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Gator(1976)

    as 4th Agent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Noah

  • The Longest Yard(1974)

    as Tannen

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Payday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Dabney

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mason Davis

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1951 to 2018; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

Film career

19512018

Peak 1997 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sonny Shroyer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Freedom Road (1979)

81st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Forrest Gump (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sonny Shroyer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sonny Shroyer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Jones shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Producers