Dan Blocker
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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| Full name at birth | Bobby Don Blocker
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| Claim to fame | Hoss Cartwright in Bonanza
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1928
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| Place of birth | DeKalb, Texas, USA
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| Date of death | 13 May 1972
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| Age | 43 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California
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| Cause of death | Pulmonary Embolism
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| Resting place | Woodmen Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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![Bonanza - Nostalgia Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (3 April 2019)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/v/n/vn5h6dfy7syydy7.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Michael Landon - The New Haven Register TV Channels Magazine Cover [United States] (12 December 1971)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/x/0/x0ggef85ny9bnbfg.jpg?skj2io4l)
- The final season in which Blocker did not appear is the least-requested in reruns.
- The cast and crew of Bonanza were shaken by his death, and the writers took the then-unusual step of referencing a major character's death in the show's storyline that autumn. Bonanza lasted another season, but the final season in which Blocker did not appear is the least-requested in reruns.
- He kept a house in Inglewood, California and commuted to NBC. His 6,000-square foot Tudor style mansion in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles is currently owned by Rob Zombie.
- Blocker so opposed the Vietnam War that he uprooted his family in 1968 and moved them to Lugene Switzerland to both fortify his children's education and distance his sons from the war
- Blocker is buried in a family plot in DeKalb, although he lived there only briefly. The common gravesite is marked by a plain stone with the name "BLOCKER" engraved, and three family members are buried beside him.
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