Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American actor.
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| Born | Bobby Dan Davis Blocker December 10, 1928 |
| Died | May 13, 1972 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
Career
Born in De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas. He began his career as an actor in short films such as Hook a Crook (1955) with Joe Besser, and Outer Space Jitters (1957), starring The Three Stooges.
Blocker also starred in several roles in the series The Restless Gun (1957), with John Payne. Then play a regular role in Cimarron City 1958-1959, as Tiny Carl Budinger.
He was also a guest-star on the TV western Sheriff of Cochise, Zane Grey Theater, Have Gun - Will Travel, Cheyenne, Gunsmoke, Maverick, The Rebel, Colt 45, Wagon Train, Jefferson Drum.
He worked on such films as Gunsight Ridge (1957), with Joel McCrea, Come Blow Your Horn (1963), and Lady in Cement (1968) featuring Frank Sinatra., and participation in the TV movie with John Wayne, Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) he plays a funny Indian.
In 1970 Dan Blocker starred in Western Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, accompanied by genre figures Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, and special star Mickey Rooney.
Bonanza
Dan Blocker is known for playing the role of Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright, in Bonanza, with Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Pernell Roberts. The American series was made by NBC (1959-1973).
Hoss formed a great duo with 'Little Joe', Michael Landon recording very comic and serious scenes, also in alternating chapters of Bonanza, gunmen stories of drama and comedy.
Dan Blocker's "Hoss" character was personified in 415 chapters from 1959 to 1972.
Filmography
| Year | Títle | Role | Note |
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| 1955 | Hook a Crook | short | |
| 1957 | Black Patch | Blacksmith | (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Girl in Black Stockings | Mike, the Bartender | |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | Bartender | (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Outer Space Jitters | Zombie | (The Three Stooges short) |
| 1957/1958 | The Restless Gun | several roles | TV series |
| 1958/1959 | Cimarron City | Tiny Carl Budinger | TV series |
| 1959 | The Young Captives | ||
| 1959/1972 | Bonanza | 'Hoss' Cartwright | |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Mr. Eckman | |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | ||
| 1968 | Something for a Lonely Man | John Killibrew | |
| 1970 | Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Charley | |
| 1970 | Swing Out, Sweet Land | Indian | TV movie |
Dan Blocker Media
Abandoned grocery store formerly run by Blocker's parents in downtown O'Donnell, Texas, 2010
Vaughn Monroe, Susie Scott, and Dan Blocker dance in Bonanza (1962)
Dan Blocker in Bonanza
Jack Benny and Blocker
Blocker with his four children, circa 1960s
Hoss Cartwright and Dan Blocker plaque in O'Donnell, Texas, 1973
Blocker is listed on the West Texas Walk of Fame in Lubbock.
