
Dan Blocker
Dec 10, 1928 - May 13, 1972 (43 years old) in DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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

Bonanza
Hoss Cartwright

Maverick
Hognose M. Hughes

The Rifleman
Pete Snipe

Cheyenne
Deputy Sam

The Restless Gun
John 'El Bruto'

Gunsmoke
Lieutenant

Sugarfoot
Bosch

Playhouse 90
George

The Walter Winchell File
Payload John

The Troubleshooters
Culhane
Credits
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Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)★ NR
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Drei mal neun 1970Self★ 7
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Charley★ 6.3
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Self★ NR
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Self (uncredited)★ 7.6
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John Killibrew★ 7.4
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Lady in Cement 1968Waldo Gronsky★ 6.3
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Self★ NR
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Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright★ 6.7
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Johnny Appleseed 1965Narrator★ NR
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Come Blow Your Horn 1963Eckman★ 4.8
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Self★ 7
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Bonanza 1959Hoss Cartwright★ 7.5
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The Troubleshooters 1959Culhane★ NR
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The Young Captives 1959Oil Field Roughneck★ 5
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The Rifleman 1958Pete Snipe★ 7
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Cimarron City 1958Tiny Budinger★ 5
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Natchez 1958★ NR
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Jefferson Drum 1958Craig★ 4.5
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Outer Space Jitters 1957Zombie★ 5
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Payload John★ 5
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Mike, the Bartender★ 6.1
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The Restless Gun 1957John 'El Bruto'★ 3.7
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Maverick 1957Hognose M. Hughes★ 6.8
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Sugarfoot 1957Bosch★ 4.8
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Gunsight Ridge 1957Bartender (uncredited)★ 6
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Playhouse 90 1956George★ 7.6
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Hook a Crook 1955Gorilla (uncredited)★ NR
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Cheyenne 1955Deputy Sam★ 5.8
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Gunsmoke 1955Lieutenant★ 6.6
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BAMBI Awards 1948Self (archive footage)★ 9