Dan Blocker

1928-12-10 – 1972-05-13 (age 43) DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

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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.

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Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker

Known For

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

1957

as Bartender (uncredited)

Natchez

Natchez

1958

as George

Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968

as Waldo Gronsky

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

as Self

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

as Charley

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

as Indian Who Sells Manhattan

The Girl in Black Stockings

The Girl in Black Stockings

1957

as Mike, the Bartender

Come Blow Your Horn

Come Blow Your Horn

1963

as Eckman

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)

Something for a Lonely Man

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

as John Killibrew

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

as Self

Hook a Crook

Hook a Crook

1955

as Gorilla (uncredited)

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

1969

as Self

The Young Captives

The Young Captives

1959

as Oil Field Roughneck

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

Bonanza: Ride the Wind

1966

as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

as Self (uncredited)

Outer Space Jitters

Outer Space Jitters

1957

as Zombie

Sizeman and Son

Sizeman and Son

1956

as Lewis

Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

1965

as Narrator