Dan Blocker

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 & TV Shows

1. Bonanza (1959) — Hoss Cartwright
2. Gunsmoke (1955) — Lieutenant
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
4. Lady in Cement (1968) — Waldo Gronsky
5. The Rifleman (1958) — Pete Snipe
6. Maverick (1957) — Hognose M. Hughes
7. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self
8. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) — Mike, the Bartender
9. Cheyenne (1955) — Deputy Sam
10. Come Blow Your Horn (1963) — Eckman
11. The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Little Willie
12. Gunsight Ridge (1957) — Bartender (uncredited)
13. The Rebel (1959) — Pierce
14. Playhouse 90 (1956) — George
15. Something for a Lonely Man (1968) — John Killibrew
16. Sugarfoot (1957) — Bosch
17. Outer Space Jitters (1957) — Zombie
18. Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) — Indian Who Sells Manhattan
19. The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) — Charley
20. Bonanza: Ride the Wind (1966) — Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
21. The Restless Gun (1957) — John 'El Bruto'
22. The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) — Self (uncredited)
23. Jefferson Drum (1958) — Craig
24. Cimarron City (1958) — Tiny Budinger
25. V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) — Self
26. The Young Captives (1959) — Oil Field Roughneck
27. Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) — Self
28. The Walter Winchell File (1957) — Payload John
29. Drei mal neun (1970) — Self
30. The Jack Benny Birthday Special (1969) — Self
31. The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962) — Self
32. Hook a Crook (1955) — Gorilla (uncredited)
33. Bambi (1948) — Self (archive footage)
34. The Troubleshooters (1959) — Culhane
35. Johnny Appleseed (1965) — Narrator
36. Natchez (1958) — George
37. A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979) — Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
38. Sizeman and Son (1956) — Lewis