Acting
Dan Blocker
Born December 10, 1928 · DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S · Died May 13, 1972
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.
Known for
7.5
The Long Goodbye
In Memory Of
7.5 TMDB
Bonanza
Hoss Cartwright
6.7 TMDB
Gunsmoke
Lieutenant
7.6 TMDB
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
6.1 TMDB
Lady in Cement
Waldo Gronsky
7.1 TMDB
The Rifleman
Pete Snipe
7.0 TMDB
Maverick
Hognose M. Hughes
6.8 TMDB
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
6.1 TMDB
The Girl in Black Stockings
Mike, the Bartender
6.2 TMDB
Cheyenne
Deputy Sam, Pete
5.1 TMDB
Come Blow Your Horn
Eckman
7.4 TMDB
The Red Skelton Show
Little Willie
6.0 TMDB
Gunsight Ridge
Bartender (uncredited)
5.1 TMDB
The Rebel
Pierce
7.5 TMDB
Playhouse 90
George
7.6 TMDB
Something for a Lonely Man
John Killibrew
5.1 TMDB
Sugarfoot
Bosch
4.4 TMDB
Outer Space Jitters
Zombie
7.0 TMDB
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Charley
5.7 TMDB
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Indian Who Sells Manhattan
Filmography
- 1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetHoss (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1973The Long GoodbyeIn Memory OfMovie
- 1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelfSeries
- 1970Drei mal neunSelfSeries
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyCharleyMovie
- 1970Swing Out, Sweet LandIndian Who Sells ManhattanMovie
- 1969The Jack Benny Birthday SpecialSelfMovie
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)Movie
- 1968Something for a Lonely ManJohn KillibrewMovie
- 1968Lady in CementWaldo GronskyMovie
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelfSeries
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelfMovie
- 1966Bonanza: Ride the WindEric 'Hoss' CartwrightMovie
- 1965Johnny AppleseedNarratorMovie
- 1963Come Blow Your HornEckmanMovie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelfMovie
- 1959The RebelPierceSeries
- 1959BonanzaHoss CartwrightSeries
- 1959The TroubleshootersCulhaneSeries
- 1959The Young CaptivesOil Field RoughneckMovie
- 1958The RiflemanPete SnipeSeries
- 1958Cimarron CityTiny BudingerSeries
- 1958NatchezGeorgeMovie
- 1958Jefferson DrumCraigSeries
- 1957Outer Space JittersZombieMovie
- 1957The Walter Winchell FilePayload JohnSeries
- 1957The Girl in Black StockingsMike, the BartenderMovie
- 1957The Restless GunJohn 'El Bruto', Ike BurnettSeries
- 1957MaverickHognose M. HughesSeries
- 1957SugarfootBoschSeries
- 1957Gunsight RidgeBartender (uncredited)Movie
- 1956Sizeman and SonLewisMovie
- 1956Playhouse 90GeorgeSeries
- 1955Hook a CrookGorilla (uncredited)Movie
- 1955CheyenneDeputy Sam, PeteSeries
- 1955GunsmokeLieutenantSeries
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowLittle WillieSeries
- 1948BambiSelf (archive footage)Series