Acting
Dan Blocker
EN cinema · 20 credits
Born
10 December 1928
Died
13 May 1972 (aged 43)
Birthplace
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
Also known as Bobby Dan Davis Blocker
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
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Long Goodbye
In Memory Of
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Indian Who Sells Manhattan
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Johnny Appleseed
as Narrator
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
The Young Captives
as Oil Field Roughneck
Natchez
as George
Outer Space Jitters
as Zombie
Gunsight Ridge
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Mike, the Bartender
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (uncredited)