Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951 • as Little Willie

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Hoss Cartwright

Maverick

Maverick

1957 • as Hognose M. Hughes

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958 • as Pete Snipe

BAMBI Awards

BAMBI Awards

1948 • as Self (archive footage)

Filmography

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979

1971

TV
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
TV - Released: 5/9/1971

1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Charley
Movie - Released: 4/1/1970
TV
Drei mal neun
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1970

1969

Movie
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/17/1969

1968

Lady in Cement
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
Movie - Released: 11/19/1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/19/1968
Something for a Lonely Man
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
Movie - Released: 11/26/1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968

1966

Bonanza: Ride the Wind
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Movie - Released: 1/1/1966

1965

Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1965

1963

Come Blow Your Horn
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
Movie - Released: 6/5/1963

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1959

The Young Captives
The Young Captives
as Oil Field Roughneck
Movie - Released: 2/1/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Hoss Cartwright
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Culhane
TV - Released: 9/11/1959

1958

Natchez
Natchez
Movie - Released: 5/29/1958
TV
Jefferson Drum
as Craig
TV - Released: 4/25/1958
Cimarron City
Cimarron City
as Tiny Budinger
TV - Released: 9/27/1958
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
as Pete Snipe
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Outer Space Jitters
Outer Space Jitters
as Zombie
Movie - Released: 12/5/1957
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge
as Bartender (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/1/1957
The Girl in Black Stockings
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Mike, the Bartender
Movie - Released: 9/24/1957
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as John 'El Bruto'
TV - Released: 9/23/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Bosch
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Hognose M. Hughes
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File
as Payload John
TV - Released: 10/2/1957
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as Ike Burnett
TV - Released: 9/23/1957

1956

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as George
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Hook a Crook
Hook a Crook
as Gorilla (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/24/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Lieutenant
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Deputy Sam
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Pete
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1951

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Little Willie
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1948

BAMBI Awards
BAMBI Awards
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 1/1/1948