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

Bonanza

as Hoss Cartwright

Gunsmoke

as Lieutenant

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Lady in Cement

as Waldo Gronsky

The Rifleman

as Pete Snipe

Maverick

as Hognose M. Hughes

The Girl in Black Stockings

as Mike, the Bartender

Cheyenne

as Deputy Sam

Cheyenne

as Pete

Come Blow Your Horn

as Eckman