Question: who played big enos in smokey and the bandit?
Answer: Pat McCormick

Pat McCormick ( June 30 , 1927 -- July 29 , 2005 ) was an American actor and comedy writer known for playing Big Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels . He wrote for a number of performers such as Red Skelton , Phyllis Diller and Johnny Carson as well as for shows including Get Smart . McCormick had a distinctive appearance being six feet , seven inches tall , weighing 250 pounds and having a walrus mustache .