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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-12-10
- Active to
- 1972-05-13
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- Total plays
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Dan Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright in the NBC western television blockbuster Bonanza. Blocker was born Bobby Don Blocker in De Kalb in East Texas, the son of Mary (née Davis) and Ora Shack Blocker. His family moved to O'Donnell, located in both Lynn and Dawson counties near Lubbock in west Texas, soon after his birth. He played football at Hardin-Simmons University in 1946. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bowie County
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film actor
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Dan Blocker Bonanza.jpg
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- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Dan Blocker
- date of birth
- 1928-12-10
- date of death
- 1972-05-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pulmonary embolism
- name in native language
- Dan Blocker
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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