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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
1963
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
The Young Captives
as Oil Field Roughneck
1959
Johnny Appleseed
as Narrator
1965
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
1969
Natchez
as George
1958
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Charley
1970
Outer Space Jitters
as Zombie
1957
Gunsight Ridge
as Bartender (uncredited)
1957
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
1962
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
1968
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (uncredited)
1955
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
1968
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1966
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Mike, the Bartender
1957
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
Sizeman and Son
as Lewis
1956
TV Appearances
Jefferson Drum
as Craig
1958
The Restless Gun
as John 'El Bruto'
1957
Sugarfoot
as Bosch
1957
Bonanza
as Hoss Cartwright
1959
The Red Skelton Show
as Little Willie
1951
Gunsmoke
as Lieutenant
1955
Maverick
as Hognose M. Hughes
1957
Cimarron City
as Tiny Budinger
1958
The Walter Winchell File
as Payload John
1957
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
Cheyenne
as Deputy Sam
1955
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971