Dan Blocker



First NameDan
Last NameBlocker
Full Name at BirthBobby Don Blocker
Age43 (age at death)
Date of BirthDecember 10, 1928
BirthplaceDeKalb, Texas
Date of DeathMay 13, 1972
Location of DeathLos Angeles, Calif
Cause of Deathpulmonary embolism
Height6' 4" (193 cm)
BuildLarge
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignSagittarius
ReligionMethodist
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversitySul Ross State he earned a master`s degree
Hardin-Simmons University in 1946
Texas Military Institute
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameHoss Cartwright in Bonanza

Dan Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright in the NBC western television blockbuster Bonanza.


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Filmography

Selected Dan Blocker film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Indian who sells Manhattan

1968
Waldo Gronsky

1968
Something for a Lonely Man
John Killibrew

1965
I'll Bet
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1963
Mr. Eckman

1959
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright, Big Jack Slade, Eric Cartwright, Eric Cartwright

1959
Pierce

1959
Oil field roughneck

1959
Troubleshooters
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1958
Cimarron City
Tiny Carl Budinger, Tiny Budinger

1958
Pete Snipe

1958
Jefferson Drum
Craig

1958
Decision
Salem

1957
Blacksmith

1957
Mike, the Bartender

1957
Bartender

1957
Will

1957
Joe - Thief No. 1

1957
Hognose M. Hughes

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Cloudy Sims

1957
Bosch

1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Joe Purdy

1957
Fred Burgermen, Ike Burnett, John 'El Bruto', John 'El Bruto'

1957
Rosie

1957
Sgt. Broderick

1957
Blacksmith

1957
The Walter Winchell File
Payload John

1957
Zombie

1956
Lewis

1956
Sheriff of Cochise
Bartender

1956
Matt

1955
Deputy Sam, Pete

1955
Keller, Lieutenant

1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Mule Conklin

1955
Hook a Crook
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1951
Little Willie