Dan Blocker
- Born
- December 10, 1928
- Died
- May 13, 1972 (43 years old)
- Place of birth
- DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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
Filmography
- 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetFilm · Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyFilm · Charley
- 1970Swing Out, Sweet LandFilm · Indian Who Sells Manhattan
- 1969The Jack Benny Birthday SpecialThe Jack Benny Birthday SpecialFilm · Self
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowFilm · Self (uncredited)
- 1968Something for a Lonely ManFilm · John Killibrew
- 1968Lady in CementFilm · Waldo Gronsky★ 6.1
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesFilm · Self
- 1966Bonanza: Ride the WindFilm · Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
- 1965Johnny AppleseedFilm · Narrator
- 1963Come Blow Your HornFilm · Eckman★ 5.1
- 1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersFilm · Self
- 1959The RebelSeries · Pierce
- 1959BonanzaSeries · Hoss Cartwright★ 7.5
- 1959The TroubleshootersSeries · Culhane
- 1959The Young CaptivesFilm · Oil Field Roughneck
- 1958The RiflemanSeries · Pete Snipe★ 7.1
- 1958Cimarron CitySeries · Tiny Budinger
- 1958NatchezFilm · George
- 1958Jefferson DrumSeries · Craig
- 1957Outer Space JittersFilm · Zombie
- 1957The Walter Winchell FileSeries · Payload John
- 1957The Girl in Black StockingsFilm · Mike, the Bartender★ 6.1
- 1957The Restless GunSeries · John 'El Bruto', Ike Burnett
- 1957MaverickSeries · Hognose M. Hughes★ 7.0
- 1957SugarfootSeries · Bosch
- 1957Gunsight RidgeFilm · Bartender (uncredited)
- 1956Sizeman and SonFilm · Lewis
- 1956Playhouse 90Series · George
- 1955Hook a CrookFilm · Gorilla (uncredited)
- 1955CheyenneSeries · Deputy Sam, Pete★ 6.2
- 1955GunsmokeSeries · Lieutenant★ 6.7
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowSeries · Little Willie
