Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 10, 1928
Place of Birth
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
Also Known As
- Bobby Dan Davis Blocker
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.
Known For - Movies
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Charley
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
The Girl in Black Stockings
as Mike, the Bartender
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge
as Bartender (uncredited)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
