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Dan Blocker
Born
Dec 10, 1928
Died: May 13, 1972
Lived 43 years
Place of Birth
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
18
Movies
20
TV Shows
Also Known As
Bobby Dan Davis Blocker
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Dan Blocker
Acting
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.
Movies
18
TV Shows
20
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as
Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as
Charley
1970
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as
Self
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as
Self (uncredited)
1968
Something for a Lonely Man
as
John Killibrew
1968
Lady in Cement
as
Waldo Gronsky
1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as
Self
1968
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1966
Johnny Appleseed
as
Narrator
1965
Come Blow Your Horn
as
Eckman
1963
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as
Self
1962
The Young Captives
as
Oil Field Roughneck
1959
Natchez
as
George
1958
Outer Space Jitters
as
Zombie
1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
as
Mike, the Bartender
1957
Gunsight Ridge
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1957
Sizeman and Son
as
Lewis
1956
Hook a Crook
as
Gorilla (uncredited)
1955
