Dan Blocker
ActingDecember 10, 1928— May 13, 1972 (age 43)
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
Also Known As
Bobby Dan Davis Blocker
Biography
Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the long-running NBC Western television series Bonanza.
Movies
(18 total)
Lady in Cement
19686.1
as Waldo Gronsky
The Girl in Black Stockings
19576.1
as Mike, the Bartender
Come Blow Your Horn
19634.8
as Eckman
Gunsight Ridge
19575.7
as Bartender (uncredited)
Something for a Lonely Man
19687.4
as John Killibrew
Outer Space Jitters
19574.2
as Zombie
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
19687.6
as Self (uncredited)
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
19666.8
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
The Young Captives
19595.0
as Oil Field Roughneck
Johnny Appleseed
1965
as Narrator
Natchez
1958
as George
Hook a Crook
1955
as Gorilla (uncredited)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sizeman and Son
1956
as Lewis
TV Shows
(20 total)
Bonanza
19597.5
as Hoss Cartwright
Gunsmoke
19556.7
as Lieutenant
The Rifleman
19587.1
as Pete Snipe
Maverick
19576.9
as Hognose M. Hughes
Cheyenne
19556.0
as Deputy Sam
Cheyenne
19556.0
as Pete
The Red Skelton Show
19517.4
as Little Willie
Playhouse 90
19567.6
as George
Sugarfoot
19574.8
as Bosch
The Restless Gun
19573.0
as John 'El Bruto'
The Restless Gun
19573.0
as Ike Burnett
Cimarron City
19585.0
as Tiny Budinger
The Walter Winchell File
19575.0
as Payload John
Bambi
19489.0
as Self (archive footage)
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Culhane