December 10, 1928
May 13, 1972 (43 years old)
DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S
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.
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Charley
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
as Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
Something for a Lonely Man
as John Killibrew
Lady in Cement
as Waldo Gronsky
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
as Self
Bonanza: Ride the Wind
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Johnny Appleseed
as Narrator
Come Blow Your Horn
as Eckman
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
The Young Captives
as Oil Field Roughneck