Bonanza
1959
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Blocker was a high-school English and drama teacher in Sonora, Texas, from 1953 to 1954. [2] He was a sixth-grade teacher and coach at Eddy Elementary School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and then a teacher in California. Blocker and his wife Dolphia, moved to Los Angeles, where he secured some acting roles.
Jan 22, 2024 · Dan Blocker could indeed have been described as a gentle giant. He weighed 14 pounds at birth, which was the highest birth weight in Bowie County at the time. By the age of 12, he was already 6 feet tall and weighed 200 pounds. As an adult, he weighed 145 kg or 320 lbs and reached a height of 193 cm (6 feet 4 inches).
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 ...
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- May 13, 1972
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 ...
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- De Kalb, Texas, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Mar 11, 2021 · Dan Blocker is best known for playing the friendly middle child on the popular series that turned him into a TV star. Bobby Dan Davis Blocker grew up in De Kalb, Texas, fondly remembered from his ...
Dan Blocker was born and raised in Texas, but even when he lived in California, he had another connection to the Lone Star State! All four of Dan’s children studied karate with Chuck Norris of Walker, Texas Ranger fame. At age 13, Dan enrolled in the Texas Military Institute where he was a linebacker on their football team.
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Sep 19, 2011 · The Death of Dan Blocker. After 13 seasons of playing Hoss Cartwright, the easy-going, "gentle giant" brother on Bonanza, actor Dan Blocker died unexpectedly, shortly before filming was to begin ...
