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 Cartwright9.0BambiSelf (archive footage)6.9MaverickHognose M. Hughes6.0CheyenneDeputy Sam6.0CheyennePete7.1The RiflemanPete Snipe6.7GunsmokeLieutenant4.8The RebelPierce4.8SugarfootBosch7.6Playhouse 90George6.6Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf3.0The Restless GunJohn 'El Bruto'Photos of Dan BlockerFilmographyMovies19TV Shows16AllCast18Crew1Browse All1970sA Walking Tour of Sesame StreetHoss (archive footage) (uncredited)7.4The Long GoodbyeIn Memory Of6.2The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyCharley1960s6.1Lady in CementWaldo Gronsky7.6The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)2.0Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf7.4Something for a Lonely ManJohn Killibrew6.8Bonanza: Ride the WindEric 'Hoss' CartwrightJohnny AppleseedNarrator4.8Come Blow Your HornEckman7.0The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf1950s5.0The Young CaptivesOil Field RoughneckNatchezGeorge5.7Gunsight RidgeBartender (uncredited)6.1The Girl in Black StockingsMike, the Bartender4.2Outer Space JittersZombieSizeman and SonLewisHook a CrookGorilla (uncredited)