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 Cartwright7.1The RiflemanPete Snipe6.9MaverickHognose M. Hughes6.1CheyenneDeputy Sam6.7GunsmokeLieutenant5.2SugarfootBosch5.1The RebelPierce7.6Playhouse 90George4.4The Restless GunJohn 'El Bruto'7.5The Walter Winchell FilePayload John10.0The TroubleshootersCulhane6.3Cimarron CityTiny BudingerPhotos 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 Manhattan1960s6.2Lady in CementWaldo Gronsky4.5Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf7.6The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)7.6Something for a Lonely ManJohn Killibrew6.8Bonanza: 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)
