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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1928-12-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

Known For

• 

  The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
• 

  Something for a Lonely Man
• 

  Johnny Appleseed
• 

  Bonanza: Ride the Wind
• The Jack Benny Birthday Special
• 

  Rowan & Martin at the Movies

Credits

• actors (27 credits)

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    Charley

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Indian Who Sells Manhattan

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Jack Benny Birthday Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Something for a Lonely Man

    John Killibrew

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Lady in Cement

    Waldo Gronsky

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Bonanza: Ride the Wind

    Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Johnny Appleseed

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Come Blow Your Horn

    Eckman

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 225 (1968) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 86 (1963) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Young Captives

    Oil Field Roughneck

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Bonanza

    - One Ace Too Many (1972) ... Hoss Cartwright actor actors

    - A Visit to Upright (1972) ... Hoss Cartwright actor actors

    - A Place to Hide (1972) ... Hoss Cartwright actor actors

    - The Younger Brothers' Younger Brother (1972) ... Hoss Cartwright actor actors

    - He Was Only Seven (1972) ... Hoss Cartwright actor actors
    1959
  • Natchez

    George

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Rifleman

    - The Sister (1958) ... Pete Snipe actor actors
    1958
  • Outer Space Jitters

    Zombie

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Girl in Black Stockings

    Mike, the Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gunsight Ridge

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - The Jail at Junction Flats (1958) ... Hognose M. Hughes actor actors
    1957
  • Sizeman and Son

    Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Hook a Crook

    Gorilla (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - Noose at Noon (1958) ... Deputy Sam actor actors

    - Land Beyond the Law (1957) ... Pete actor actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - Alarm at Pleasant Valley (1956) ... Lieutenant actor actors
    1955
  • The Red Skelton Show

    - A True Friend (1970) ... Little Willie actor actors
    1951
  • Bambi

    - Episode 1 (1969) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    1948

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Long Goodbye

    in memory of

    crew
    1973