Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker
Blocker on the set of Bonanza as Hoss Cartwright
Born
Bobby Dan Davis Blocker

(1928-12-10)December 10, 1928
DiedMay 13, 1972(1972-05-13) (aged 43)
Resting placeWoodmen Cemetery in DeKalb, Texas
OccupationActor
Years active1955–1972
Spouse
Dolphia Parker Blocker
(m. 1952)
Children4, including Dirk and David

Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928[1] – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the NBC Western television series Bonanza.