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Aliases: Bobby Dan Davis Blocker

Gender: Male

Place of birth: DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S

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Movie Involvements: 7

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Sugarfoot
Average
4

Sugarfoot

(1957) Bosch
Bambi Awards
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9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self (archive footage)
Gunsmoke
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7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Lieutenant
Cheyenne
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6

Cheyenne

(1955) Deputy Sam
Bonanza
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8

Bonanza

(1959) Hoss Cartwright
Cimarron City
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5

Cimarron City

(1958) Tiny Budinger
Playhouse 90
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8

Playhouse 90

(1956) George
The Restless Gun
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4

The Restless Gun

(1957) John 'El Bruto'

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1979 Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971 Self
1970 Self
Charley
Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
1969 Self
1968 Self (uncredited)
John Killibrew
Waldo Gronsky
Self
1963 Eckman
1962 Self
Self
1959 Hoss Cartwright
Oil Field Roughneck
1958 Tiny Budinger
N/A
Craig
1957 Zombie
Payload John
Mike, the Bartender
John 'El Bruto'
Hognose M. Hughes
Bosch
Bartender (uncredited)
1956 George
1955 Gorilla (uncredited)
Deputy Sam
Lieutenant
1951 Little Willie
1948 Self (archive footage)
Narrator
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1973 In Memory Of
Year Role Movie/Tv

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