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Dan Blocker
★ Acting

Dan Blocker

1928 – 1972 · DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, U.S · Active 1948–1979

Born in 1928, Dan Blocker is best known for his role as Hoss Cartwright on the television series Bonanza. However, his film work in The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) and Lady in Cement (1968) highlights his versatility in the realm of cult cinema. In The Girl in Black Stockings, he plays a pivotal role that adds depth to the film's noir atmosphere. His transition from television to film during the 1960s showcases his ability to navigate different genres, making his contributions to SassyFlix's catalog noteworthy.

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Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968 ★ 6.3
as Waldo Gronsky

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl and a slippery racketeer.

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Filmography

41 credits
1970s 5 credits
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Hoss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
1971
TV ★ 7.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.8
1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land as Indian Who Sells Manhattan
Movie ★ 6.4
1970
TV ★ 7.0
1960s 11 credits
1969
Movie ★ 9.0
1968
Lady in Cement as Waldo Gronsky
Movie ★ 6.2
1968
Movie ★ 7.6
1968
Movie ★ 7.6
1968
Movie ★ 4.5
1968
TV ★ 6.7
1966
Bonanza: Ride the Wind as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Movie ★ 6.8
1965
Johnny Appleseed as Narrator
Movie
1963
Movie ★ 5.1
1950s 23 credits
1959
The Young Captives as Oil Field Roughneck
Movie ★ 7.0
1959
Bonanza as Hoss Cartwright
TV ★ 7.5
1959
TV ★ 10.0
1959
The Rebel as Pierce
TV ★ 5.1
1958
Natchez as George
Movie
1958
TV ★ 5.3
1958
Cimarron City as Tiny Budinger
TV ★ 6.3
1958
The Rifleman as Pete Snipe
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Movie ★ 4.8
1957
Gunsight Ridge as Bartender (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
The Girl in Black Stockings as Mike, the Bartender
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
The Restless Gun as John 'El Bruto'
TV ★ 4.4
1957
Sugarfoot as Bosch
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick as Hognose M. Hughes
TV ★ 6.9
1957
TV ★ 7.5
1957
The Restless Gun as Ike Burnett
TV ★ 4.4
1956
Movie
1956
Playhouse 90 as George
TV ★ 7.6
1955
Hook a Crook as Gorilla (uncredited)
Movie ★ 10.0
1955
Gunsmoke as Lieutenant
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Cheyenne as Deputy Sam
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Cheyenne as Pete
TV ★ 6.1
1951
The Red Skelton Show as Little Willie
TV ★ 7.4
1940s 1 credit
1948
Bambi as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 9.0
Crew Credits
1970s 1 credit
1973
The Long Goodbye In Memory Of
Movie ★ 7.4