Dan Blocker
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1928-12-10
- Died
- 1972-05-13
- Place of birth
- DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
- Also known as
- Bobby Dan Davis 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
TV Shows (19)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Hoss Cartwright
The Rifleman
1958
as Pete Snipe
Maverick
1957
as Hognose M. Hughes
Cheyenne
1955
as Deputy Sam / Pete
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Little Willie
Bambi
1948
as Self (archive footage)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lieutenant
Sugarfoot
1957
as Bosch
The Rebel
1959
as Pierce
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as George
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Restless Gun
1957
as John 'El Bruto' / Ike Burnett
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Payload John
The Troubleshooters
1959
as Culhane
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Craig
Cimarron City
1958
as Tiny Budinger
Drei mal neun
1970
as Self
Movies (19)
Lady in Cement
1968
as Waldo Gronsky
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Indian Who Sells Manhattan
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Charley
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
as John Killibrew
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Gunsight Ridge
1957
as Bartender (uncredited)
Natchez
1958
as George
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957
as Mike, the Bartender
The Young Captives
1959
as Oil Field Roughneck
Come Blow Your Horn
1963
as Eckman
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
1966
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Hook a Crook
1955
as Gorilla (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
as Self
Outer Space Jitters
1957
as Zombie
Sizeman and Son
1956
as Lewis
Johnny Appleseed
1965
as Narrator
About Dan 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. With 38 credits spanning from 1948 to 1979, Dan Blocker has appeared in 19 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dan Blocker Movies
- Lady in Cement (1968) — as Waldo Gronsky
- Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) — as Indian Who Sells Manhattan
- A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979) — as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) — as Self (uncredited)
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) — as Charley
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