Dan Blocker
Born
December 10, 1928
Died
May 13, 1972 (43 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Drei mal neun
Self · (1 episode)
1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Charley
1970
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
Self
1969

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968

Something for a Lonely Man
John Killibrew
1968

Lady in Cement
Waldo Gronsky
1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
1968

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1966

Johnny Appleseed
Narrator
1965

Come Blow Your Horn
Eckman
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1962

Bonanza
Hoss Cartwright · (415 episodes)
1959

The Troubleshooters
Culhane · (1 episode)
1959

The Young Captives
Oil Field Roughneck
1959

The Rifleman
Pete Snipe · (1 episode)
1958

Cimarron City
Tiny Budinger · (26 episodes)
1958

Natchez
1958
Jefferson Drum
Craig · (1 episode)
1958

Outer Space Jitters
Zombie
1957

The Walter Winchell File
Payload John · (1 episode)
1957

The Girl in Black Stockings
Mike, the Bartender
1957

The Restless Gun
John 'El Bruto' · (1 episode)
1957

The Restless Gun
Ike Burnett · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Hognose M. Hughes · (1 episode)
1957

Sugarfoot
Bosch · (1 episode)
1957

Gunsight Ridge
Bartender (uncredited)
1957

Sizeman and Son
Lewis
1956

Playhouse 90
George · (1 episode)
1956

Hook a Crook
Gorilla (uncredited)
1955

Cheyenne
Deputy Sam · (1 episode)
1955

Cheyenne
Pete · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Lieutenant · (1 episode)
1955

The Red Skelton Show
Little Willie · (1 episode)
1951

Bambi-Verleihung
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1948