Dan Blocker

Personal Info

Birthday

December 10, 1928

Day of Death

1972-05-13

(43 years old)

Place of Birth

DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

Also Known As

Bobby Dan Davis Blocker

Dan 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.

Known For

Bonanza

Maverick

The Rifleman

Cheyenne

The Red Skelton Show

Gunsmoke

Playhouse 90

Sugarfoot

Filmography

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Charley
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1965
Johnny Appleseed
as Narrator
1963
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
1959
The Young Captives
as Oil Field Roughneck
1957
Outer Space Jitters
as Zombie
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Mike, the Bartender
Gunsight Ridge
as Bartender (uncredited)
1956
Sizeman and Son
as Lewis
1955
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (uncredited)