Dan Blocker

Born: 1928-12-10

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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Lady in Cement

as Waldo Gronsky
Released: 1968-11-19

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous...

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The Girl in Black Stockings

as Mike, the Bartender
Released: 1957-09-24

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool...

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Come Blow Your Horn

as Eckman
Released: 1963-06-05

The story of a young man's decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad of his...

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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Charley
Released: 1970-04-01

A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send...

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The Young Captives

as Oil Field Roughneck
Released: 1959-02-01

Two high-school teenagers on their way to Mexico to get married cross paths with a homicidal...

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The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1968-12-19

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.

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Gunsight Ridge

as Bartender (uncredited)
Released: 1957-09-01

An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series...

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Something for a Lonely Man

as John Killibrew
Released: 1968-11-26

The blacksmith of a small western town finds himself an outcast. He had led the townspeople west...

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Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self
Released: 1968-01-01

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a...

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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self
Released: 1962-01-06

A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.

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Bonanza: Ride the Wind

as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Released: 1966-01-01

The Pony Express opens up an office in Virginia City. Despite being an investor, Ben objects to...

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Hook a Crook

as Gorilla (uncredited)
Released: 1955-11-24

Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne are detectives trying to recover stolen jewels. They see a necklace...

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Outer Space Jitters

as Zombie
Released: 1957-12-05

The stooges accompany professor Jones on an expedition to Venus, where they discover that the...

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A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1979-03-01

Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special...

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Natchez

as uncredited
Released: 1958-05-29

A Civil War veteran returns home to find his father has become a social pariah.

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Johnny Appleseed

as Narrator
Released: 1965-01-01

The animated story of Johnny Appleseed, who introduced apple trees to many parts of North...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Bonanza

as Hoss Cartwright
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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Maverick

as Hognose M. Hughes
First aired: 1957-09-22

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...

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Cheyenne

as Deputy Sam
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Bambi Awards

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1948-01-01

The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...

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The Red Skelton Show

as Little Willie
First aired: 1951-09-30

The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades,...

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Gunsmoke

as Lieutenant
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Sugarfoot

as Bosch
First aired: 1957-09-17

Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The...

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Playhouse 90

as George
First aired: 1956-10-04

Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to...

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The Walter Winchell File

as Payload John
First aired: 1957-10-02

The Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired...

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The Restless Gun

as John 'El Bruto'
First aired: 1957-09-23

The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and...

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The Restless Gun

as Ike Burnett
First aired: 1957-09-23

The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and...

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Cimarron City

as Tiny Budinger
First aired: 1958-09-27

Cimarron City is an American Western television series, starring George Montgomery as Matt...

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