Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 10, 1928
Place of Birth:
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Charley |
| 1969 | The Jack Benny Birthday Special | Self |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | Waldo Gronsky |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Something for a Lonely Man | John Killibrew |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Self |
| 1966 | Bonanza: Ride the Wind | Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright |
| 1965 | Johnny Appleseed | Narrator |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Eckman |
| 1962 | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self |
| 1959 | The Young Captives | Oil Field Roughneck |
| 1958 | Natchez | |
| 1957 | Outer Space Jitters | Zombie |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Girl in Black Stockings | Mike, the Bartender |
| 1956 | Sizeman and Son | Lewis |
| 1955 | Hook a Crook | Gorilla (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1970 | Drei mal neun | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Hoss Cartwright |
| 1959 | The Troubleshooters | Culhane |
| 1958 | Jefferson Drum | Craig |
| 1958 | Cimarron City | Tiny Budinger |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Pete Snipe |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | John 'El Bruto' |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Bosch |
| 1957 | Maverick | Hognose M. Hughes |
| 1957 | The Walter Winchell File | Payload John |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Ike Burnett |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | George |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Lieutenant |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Deputy Sam |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Pete |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Little Willie |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self (archive footage) |