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Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (born December 10, 1928) is a famous American screen personality, nicknamed Dan Blocker. He is a talented American television actor and television personality.
He was also a Korean War veteran and played Hoss Cartwright in the NBC Western television series Bonanza, which aired from December 10, 1928 to May 13, 1972.
Dan Block died of a heart attack on May 13, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 43. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, USA.
American television actor
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| Name: | Bobby Dan Davis Blocker |
| stage name: | Dan Block |
| Date of Birth: | December 10, 1928 (43 years old) |
| place of birth: | DeKalb, Texas, United States |
| die: | May 13, 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.93 m |
| parents: | Ola Shake Bullock, Mary David Bullock |
| Brothers and sisters: | Orla Virginia Bullock |
| Wife • Spouse: | Dolphia Parker ( m. 1952–1972) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Dirk Block, David Block, Debra Lee Block, Dana Lynn Block |
| Profession: | Actor • Television personality |
| net worth: | $5 million |
Early life and education
Dan Blocker was born on December 10, 1928 in DeKalb, Texas, USA.
He is the son of his father, Ora Shack Blocker and his mother, Mary David Blocker. As a child, he attended the Texas Military Institute. He has a sibling named Ora Virginia Blocker.
He attended Hardin-Simmons University and Sul Ross State University in 1940, where he earned degrees in speech and drama. In 1946, he attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, which was affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.
In 1947, Dan Blocker transferred to Sul Ross State Teachers College in Alpine, Texas, and graduated in 1950, where he was an outstanding football player.
After two years in the military, he earned a master’s degree in theater arts, having worked as a rodeo performer and a nightclub bouncer while in school.
Personal life
Dan Blocker is married to Dolphia Parker, whom he met while attending Sul Ross State University.
The couple has four children, Dirk Blocker and David Blocker, and two twin daughters named Debra Lee Blocker and Danna Lynn Blocker. Dirk Blocker is a Hollywood actor and David Blocker is a Hollywood producer.
Profession
Dan Bullock was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. He received basic military training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He served in Korea from December 1951 to August 1952 as an infantry sergeant in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat.
Dan Block also received the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with two bronze campaign stars, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Dan Block also played a blacksmith and a rancher in David Dortort’s NBC series, The Restless Gun, which premiered in 1957. That same year, he played a bartender in an episode of the syndicated western crime series, Sheriff of Cochise, in 1957. The show also starred other veteran actors such as John Bromfield.
He then made his film debut in Gunsight Ridge. In the Cheyenne series Land Beyond the Law, which premiered in 1957, he played a bandit henchman named Pete.
Cause of death
On May 13, 1972, Dan Block died of a pulmonary embolism while undergoing gallbladder surgery at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 43.
Dan Block died after developing a blood clot in his lungs following a gallbladder surgery he was admitted to the hospital for, according to news reports.
net worth
Before his death, Dan Block’s total net worth was estimated to be $5 million, all of which came from the entertainment industry.
Social Media
- Instagram account: Unavailable
- Twitter account: None
Filmography
- Cement Lady
- Cowboys of Calico County
- Outer Space Dither
- Come blow your horn
- Paoyanling
- Bonanza
- Riding the Waves
- Swing, sweet land
- Cimarron City
