Dan Blocker Bio, Family, Career, Wife, Wealth, Death

Profession:	actors
Date of Birth:	December 10, 1928
Years:	91
History:	5 million
Place of birth:	From Kalb, Texas
Height (m):	1.93
Religion:	Christendom
Marital status:	Married

Dan Blocker is the late American television actor and veteran of the Korean War. Additionally, many people were also recognized for his role as ‘Hoss Cartwright’ in the long-running NBC Western TV series ‘Bonanza’. Alongside him, stars like Lorne Greene and Pernell Roberts had also worked on the series.

However, the actor died at the age of 43 due to a pulmonary embolism, obstruction (blood clots) of the pulmonary arteries in the lungs, after gallbladder surgery. Scroll on to discover more about the late veteran actor and Korean War specialist.

Subtitle : Dan Blocker
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Dan Blocker: biography, family, education

The veteran actor was born as ‘Bobby Dan Davis Blocker’ on December 10, 1928 in De Kalb, Texas, United States. He was born to parents Ora “Shack” Blocker and Mary Arizona Blocker. Later, they moved to O’Donnell, South Lubbock, West Texas and began operating a store. With no information on his siblings, he may possibly be the only child of his parents.

In addition, he had attended the Texas Military Institute. After that, in 1946, he played football at Southern Baptist-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. After that year, he transferred to Sul Ross State Teacher’s College in Alpine, Texas. During that time, he became a star football player in college and graduated in 1950. Thereafter, he spent two years serving in the United States Army after being drafted during the Korean War. However, after fulfilling his duty, he enrolled for a master’s degree in dramatic arts.

Also, when he was still a student, he had worked as a rodeo and as a bouncer in a bar. In addition, he also worked as a drama and English teacher at a high school in Sonora, Texas. Additionally, he also served as a sixth grade teacher and coach at Eddy Elementary School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, from 1953 to 1958.

Dan Blocker: career and life achievements

Before establishing his acting career, he has already earned prestigious pride for working in the United States Army. During his time serving in the US Army, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart along with the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, among other medals.

He began to appear on the screen as early as 1957, that year he appeared in the American sitcom ‘Three Stooges’ and in the series ‘Outer Space Jitters’. In addition, he worked on series such as ‘Gunsmoke’, an episode of ‘A Time to Die’ and ‘Colt.45’. He appeared in the guest role in series such as ‘The Restless Gun’, ‘The Rifleman’, ‘The Young Captives’, ‘The Errand Boy’ and ‘Something for a Lonely Man’, among others.

Subtítulo : Blocker with his co-actors in the series ‘Bonanza’.
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However, the actor gained widespread recognition for his role as ‘Eric “Hoss” Cartwright’ on the NBC series ‘Bonanza.’ He appeared in all 415 episodes and played the gentle character of the series. Meanwhile, he also appeared in various series and film projects. Some of them are; ‘Come Blow Your Horn’ with Frank Sinatra, sequel to ‘Tony Rome’ ‘Lady in cement’.

Gradually, he had also ventured into a food business and started a chain of restaurants, going by the name ‘Bonanza Steakhouse’. Therefore, the restaurants were partially opened on property and also appeared as spokespersons for the restaurants and the franchise.

Dan Blocker: personal life, wife and death

Returning to his personal life, he had married his college sweetheart Dolphia Parker. The couple met when they were students at Sul Ross State University. But there is not much information about his marriage date or dating history. However, the couple remained together from their marriage in 1952 until Dan’s death.

Together, the duo had welcomed four children; actor Dirk Blocker, Hollywood producer David Blocker and their twin daughters Debra Lee and Danna Lynn. Additionally, his son, David, won an Emmy in 1998 for producing ‘Don King: Only in America.’

Subtitle : The Bonanza actor with his wife, Dolphia Lee Parker and four children.
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She was also one of the celebrities who became interested in politics and joined the election campaign. She had supported the re-election of Pat Brown for Governor of California in 1966. In addition, she had supported former US Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota and many more.

Unfortunately, the humble person left the world at the age of 43, on May 13, 1972 in Los Angeles. He died of pulmonary embolism after gallbladder surgery. After his death, his remains were buried in a family plot at Woodmen Cemetry, along with his mother, father, and sister.

Dan Blocker: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles

Today the American actor has also been remembered as a veteran and outstanding actor in the industry. Therefore, at the time of his passing, he had an estimated net worth of around $5 million, which counts as $25 million in the current period. Furthermore, he had made all of his fortune from his acting career and had also been drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War.

Talking about social networking sites at the time of the seventies, then it would be difficult to say because, in that period, media communications were only television or radios. Other than that there weren’t many options to communicate, it would be manually like newspapers, books or digital screens. So all these social media platforms were introduced after he passed away; otherwise he will surely use these means.

Dan Blocker: Body Net Worth, Height, Weight

While he was alive, he was remembered for his intimidating size and good-natured human being. He therefore has a size of 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters and weighs around 140 kgs. He had a blue eye color with brown hair without a frontal.