Person file · Acting
Dan Blocker
Born 1928-12-10DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetHoss (archive footage) (uncredited)The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyCharleySwing Out, Sweet LandIndian Who Sells ManhattanThe Jack Benny Birthday SpecialSelfThe Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)Something for a Lonely ManJohn KillibrewLady in CementWaldo GronskyRowan & Martin at the MoviesSelfBonanza: Ride the WindEric 'Hoss' CartwrightJohnny AppleseedNarratorCome Blow Your HornEckmanThe New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelfThe Young CaptivesOil Field RoughneckNatchezGeorgeOuter Space JittersZombieThe Girl in Black StockingsMike, the BartenderGunsight RidgeBartender (uncredited)Sizeman and SonLewisHook a CrookGorilla (uncredited)