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Dan Blocker

Actor

Dan Blocker

Born December 10, 1928 in DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.SDied May 13, 197214 films

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 posterFirst watchLady in Cement19686.1as Waldo GronskyWhile diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement.View film

Filmography

14 films as actor
  1. 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyCharley
  2. 1970Swing Out, Sweet LandIndian Who Sells Manhattan
  3. 1968Something for a Lonely ManJohn Killibrew
  4. 1968Lady in CementWaldo Gronsky
  5. 1966Bonanza: Ride the WindEric 'Hoss' Cartwright
  6. 1965Johnny AppleseedNarrator
  7. 1963Come Blow Your HornEckman
  8. 1959The Young CaptivesOil Field Roughneck
  9. 1958NatchezGeorge
  10. 1957Outer Space JittersZombie
  11. 1957The Girl in Black StockingsMike, the Bartender
  12. 1957Gunsight RidgeBartender (uncredited)
  13. 1956Sizeman and SonLewis
  14. 1955Hook a CrookGorilla (uncredited)