Acting
Dan Blocker
Dec 10, 1928 (died May 13, 1972, aged 43) DeKalb, 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.
Known for
7.5
Bonanza
Hoss Cartwright
6.7
Gunsmoke
Lieutenant
7.1
The Rifleman
Pete Snipe
7.0
Maverick
Hognose M. Hughes
6.2
Cheyenne
Deputy Sam
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
5.1
The Rebel
Pierce
6.1
Lady in Cement
Waldo Gronsky
7.5
Playhouse 90
George
5.1
Sugarfoot
Bosch
6.1
The Girl in Black Stockings
Mike, the Bartender
4.4
The Restless Gun
John 'El Bruto'
5.1
Come Blow Your Horn
Eckman
6.0
Gunsight Ridge
Bartender (uncredited)
6.3
Cimarron City
Tiny Budinger
Filmography
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 · Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
The Long Goodbye
1973 · In Memory Of
7.0
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 · Charley
5.7
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970 · Indian Who Sells Manhattan
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
6.1
Lady in Cement
1968 · Waldo Gronsky
7.6
Something for a Lonely Man
1968 · John Killibrew
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Self (uncredited)
4.5
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 · Self
7.4
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966 · Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Johnny Appleseed
1965 · Narrator
5.1
Come Blow Your Horn
1963 · Eckman
7.0
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962 · Self
7.5
Bonanza
1959 · Hoss Cartwright
5.1
The Rebel
1959 · Pierce
10.0
The Troubleshooters
1959 · Culhane
7.0
The Young Captives
1959 · Oil Field Roughneck
7.1
The Rifleman
1958 · Pete Snipe
6.3
Cimarron City
1958 · Tiny Budinger
5.3
Jefferson Drum
1958 · Craig
Natchez
1958 · George
7.0
Maverick
1957 · Hognose M. Hughes
5.1
Sugarfoot
1957 · Bosch
6.1
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957 · Mike, the Bartender
4.4
The Restless Gun
1957 · John 'El Bruto'
6.0
Gunsight Ridge
1957 · Bartender (uncredited)
7.5
The Walter Winchell File
1957 · Payload John
4.4
Outer Space Jitters
1957 · Zombie
7.5
Playhouse 90
1956 · George
Sizeman and Son
1956 · Lewis