Dan BlockerActingDecember 10, 1928— May 13, 1972(43 years old)DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.SPopularity: 1IMDbBiographyBobby 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 AsBobby Dan Davis BlockerKnown For7.5BonanzaHoss Cartwright6.9MaverickHognose M. Hughes7.1The RiflemanPete Snipe6.1CheyenneDeputy Sam6.1CheyennePete9.0BambiSelf (archive footage)6.7GunsmokeLieutenant6.7Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf5.1The RebelPierce5.2SugarfootBosch7.6Playhouse 90George4.4The Restless GunJohn 'El Bruto'Photos of Dan BlockerFilmographyMovies20TV Shows16AllCast19Crew1Browse All1970sA Walking Tour of Sesame StreetHoss (archive footage) (uncredited)7.4The Long GoodbyeIn Memory Of6.8The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyCharley6.4Swing Out, Sweet LandIndian Who Sells Manhattan1960s4.5Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf6.2Lady in CementWaldo Gronsky7.6Something for a Lonely ManJohn Killibrew7.6The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)6.8Bonanza: Ride the WindEric 'Hoss' CartwrightJohnny AppleseedNarrator5.1Come Blow Your HornEckman7.0The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf1950s7.0The Young CaptivesOil Field RoughneckNatchezGeorge6.0Gunsight RidgeBartender (uncredited)6.1The Girl in Black StockingsMike, the Bartender4.8Outer Space JittersZombieSizeman and SonLewis10.0Hook a CrookGorilla (uncredited)
