DAN BLOCKER

Dan Blocker was an actor from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is best remembered for playing Hoss for 13 seasons on TV's "Bonanza". Some of his other roles include: Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, Lady in Cement and Come Blow Your Horn. He passed away in 1972 at the age of 43 from a a pulmonary embolism following gallbladder surgery.