ACTOR

Dan Blocker

1928 - 1972

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Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran, who played Hoss Cartwright in the NBC Western television series Bonanza. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Blocker has received more than 6,636,840 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Blocker is the 1,999th most popular actor (down from 1,958th in 2019), the 3,270th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,266th in 2019) and the 921st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dan Blocker ranks 1,999 out of 13,578. Before her are Paul Winfield, Jason Bateman, Erika Eleniak, Paolo Stoppa, Michael Parks, and Bruce Boxleitner. After her are Bianca Jagger, Johnny Galecki, John C. Reilly, Diane Baker, Peter van Eyck, and Cherry Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Dan Blocker ranks 208. Before her are Eeva Kilpi, Fred Rogers, Gerald Bull, Eunice Gayson, Mohammad Beheshti, and Nodar Dumbadze. After her are Alejandro de Tomaso, Édouard Glissant, Bella Darvi, Nancy Marchand, Fidel Ramos, and Ciriaco De Mita. Among people deceased in 1972, Dan Blocker ranks 95. Before her are Richard Courant, James F. Byrnes, Ángel Romano, Pierre Brasseur, Edward Calvin Kendall, and Ivan Yefremov. After her are Prince William of Gloucester, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, Violette Leduc, Walter Jackson Freeman II, Lee Morgan, and František Čáp.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Blocker ranks 3,270 out of 20,380. Before her are Erika Eleniak (1969), Ron Carter (1937), Joan Jett (1958), Chuck Schumer (1950), Michael Parks (1940), and Bruce Boxleitner (1950). After her are Mehmet Oz (1960), Max Baer (1909), Victor Young (1900), John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), and Elmore Leonard (1925).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dan Blocker ranks 921. Before her are Warner Baxter (1889), Paul Winfield (1939), Jason Bateman (1969), Erika Eleniak (1969), Michael Parks (1940), and Bruce Boxleitner (1950). After her are John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), Mel Blanc (1908), and Bill Cobbs (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bonanza
Hoss Cartwright
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
7.519 / 10
Something for a Lonely Man
John Killibrew
The blacksmith of a small western town finds himself an outcast. He had led the townspeople west in hopes of starting a new life, only to find the town that they founded is to be bypassed by the railroad.
Nov 26th 19687.4 / 10
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Charley
A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride.
Apr 1st 19706.3 / 10