Dan Blocker

Acting

Dan Blocker

Born 10 December 1928 · DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S · Died 13 May 1972 at 43

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

Highlights

Bonanza1959 · Series · Hoss Cartwright
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Lieutenant
The Rifleman1958 · Series · Pete Snipe
Maverick1957 · Series · Hognose M. Hughes
Lady in Cement1968 · Film · Waldo Gronsky
The Girl in Black Stockings1957 · Film · Mike, the Bartender

Filmography

Movies

13 films

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County1970 · Film · Charley
Swing Out, Sweet Land1970 · Film · Indian Who Sells Manhattan
Something for a Lonely Man1968 · Film · John Killibrew
Lady in Cement1968 · Film · Waldo Gronsky
Bonanza: Ride the Wind1966 · Film · Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Come Blow Your Horn1963 · Film · Eckman
The Young Captives1959 · Film · Oil Field Roughneck
Natchez1958 · Film · George
Outer Space Jitters1957 · Film · Zombie
The Girl in Black Stockings1957 · Film · Mike, the Bartender
Gunsight Ridge1957 · Film · Bartender (uncredited)
Sizeman and Son1956 · Film · Lewis
Hook a Crook1955 · Film · Gorilla (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

13 shows

The Rebel1959 · Series · Pierce
Bonanza1959 · Series · Hoss Cartwright
The Troubleshooters1959 · Series · Culhane
The Rifleman1958 · Series · Pete Snipe
Cimarron City1958 · Series · Tiny Budinger
Jefferson Drum1958 · Series · Craig
The Walter Winchell File1957 · Series · Payload John
The Restless Gun1957 · Series · John 'El Bruto'
Maverick1957 · Series · Hognose M. Hughes
Sugarfoot1957 · Series · Bosch
Playhouse 901956 · Series · George
Cheyenne1955 · Series · Deputy Sam
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Lieutenant