Dan Blocker

Born: 1928-12-10

Birthplace: DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

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

The Long Goodbye
Lady in Cement
Gunsight Ridge
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Come Blow Your Horn
The Girl in Black Stockings
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Something for a Lonely Man
The Young Captives

Top Movie Credits

The Long Goodbye In Memory Of
Lady in Cement Waldo Gronsky
Gunsight Ridge Bartender (uncredited)
The Girl in Black Stockings Mike, the Bartender
The Young Captives Oil Field Roughneck