Today -- May 13, 2002, -- marks the 30th year since the passing of Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright) of "Bonanza." Blocker was literally the biggest star of the Cartwright clan, at 6-foot-four and 275 ...

Dan Blocker, who played Hoss on 'Bonanza,' had an impressive net worth when he died tragically young, shocking his fans and co-stars. At the time of his untimely passing, Dan Blocker had a net worth ...

Bonanza is second-longest-running western TV series in the United States, only behind Gunsmoke. The show follows the story of the Cartwright family, who lives in a Virginia City, Nevada and they live ...

Dan Blocker of O'Donnell, Texas, was Hoss Cartwright. The gentle-giant character of the television show Bonanza lives on through reruns and in a museum and small park in his hometown in the Panhandle, ...

2002-06-09 04:00:00 PDT Crystal Bay, Nev.-- They were the most devout among the dedicated, stretched out on the floor of a conference room like teenagers in the wee hours of Saturday morning staring ...

Q. Was Dan Blocker always called Hoss on Bonanza? A. Each of Ben Cartwright’s three sons had a different mother and in the course of the series, the story of each of the three marriages was told. In ...

Bonanza -- "The Ape" Episode 14 -- Pictured: Dan Blocker as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright -- Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo BankNBC via Getty Images—? NBCUniversal, Inc. Anyone can make a mistake. But this could ...

Q: By the end of “Bonanza,” had any of the sons married? A: I know of one. At the beginning of the 14th season, Joe (Michael Landon) married Alice Harper (guest star Bonnie Bedelia); at the end of the ...

LOS ANGELES — Pernell Roberts, a versatile actor best remembered for his portrayal of the handsome eldest Cartwright son on the classic television western “Bonanza” and later as the lead character in ...