Dan Blocker: Dan Blocker. Actor: Bonanza. Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright -- the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) -- for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. "Bonanza" was the most popular TV series of the 1960s, ranked #1 for three straight seasons (1964-65 through 1966-67) and spending a then-unprecedented nine seasons in the Top 5. After...
Known For: Bonanza (Eric 'Hoss' CartwrightBig Jack SladeHoss Cartwright), Cimarron City (Tiny BudingerCarl Budinger), The Rifleman (Pete Snipe), Lady in Cement (Waldo Gronsky)