Dan Blocker
Known for
Acting
Life
1928 – 1972 (aged 43)
Born in
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
Credits
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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.
Known For
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Gunsmoke
10 Sep 1955
Lady in Cement
19 Nov 1968
The Rifleman
30 Sep 1958
Maverick
22 Sep 1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
24 Sep 1957
Cheyenne
20 Sep 1955
Come Blow Your Horn
05 Jun 1963
Photos
Filmography
1979
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico Countyas Charley
- Swing Out, Sweet Landas Indian Who Sells Manhattan
1968
- Something for a Lonely Manas John Killibrew
- Lady in Cementas Waldo Gronsky
1966
- Bonanza: Ride the Windas Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1965
- Johnny Appleseedas Narrator
1963
- Come Blow Your Hornas Eckman
1959
- The Rebelas Pierce1 episode
- Bonanzaas Hoss Cartwright415 episodes
- The Troubleshootersas Culhane1 episode
- The Young Captivesas Oil Field Roughneck
1958
- The Riflemanas Pete Snipe1 episode
- Cimarron Cityas Tiny Budinger26 episodes
- Natchezas George
- Jefferson Drumas Craig1 episode
1957
- Outer Space Jittersas Zombie
- The Walter Winchell Fileas Payload John1 episode
- The Girl in Black Stockingsas Mike, the Bartender
- The Restless Gunas Ike Burnett1 episode
- Maverickas Hognose M. Hughes1 episode
- Sugarfootas Bosch1 episode
- Gunsight Ridgeas Bartender (uncredited)
1956
- Sizeman and Sonas Lewis
- Playhouse 90as George1 episode
1955
- Hook a Crookas Gorilla (uncredited)
- Cheyenneas Pete1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Lieutenant1 episode
1951
- The Red Skelton Showas Little Willie1 episode