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Dan Blocker

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
40

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 10, 1928 (97 years old)

Place of Birth
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

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

Acting

1979A Walking Tour of Sesame Streetas Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971V.I.P. Schaukelas Self
1970Drei mal neunas Self
1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico Countyas Charley
1970Swing Out, Sweet Landas Indian Who Sells Manhattan
1969The Jack Benny Birthday Specialas Self
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Showas Self (uncredited)
1968Something for a Lonely Manas John Killibrew
1968Lady in Cementas Waldo Gronsky
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
1968Rowan & Martin at the Moviesas Self
1966Bonanza: Ride the Windas Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1965Johnny Appleseedas Narrator
1963Come Blow Your Hornas Eckman
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealersas Self
1959The Rebelas Pierce
1959Bonanzaas Hoss Cartwright
1959The Troubleshootersas Culhane
1959The Young Captivesas Oil Field Roughneck
1958The Riflemanas Pete Snipe
1958Cimarron Cityas Tiny Budinger
1958Natchezas George
1958Jefferson Drumas Craig
1957Outer Space Jittersas Zombie
1957The Walter Winchell Fileas Payload John
1957The Girl in Black Stockingsas Mike, the Bartender
1957The Restless Gunas Ike Burnett
1957The Restless Gunas John 'El Bruto'
1957Maverickas Hognose M. Hughes
1957Sugarfootas Bosch
1957Gunsight Ridgeas Bartender (uncredited)
1956Sizeman and Sonas Lewis
1956Playhouse 90as George
1955Hook a Crookas Gorilla (uncredited)
1955Cheyenneas Deputy Sam
1955Cheyenneas Pete
1955Gunsmokeas Lieutenant
1951The Red Skelton Showas Little Willie
1948Bambias Self (archive footage)

Production

1973The Long Goodbye...In Memory Of