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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 10, 1927
Place of Birth:
Ferndale, Michigan United States
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Dana Elcar
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and movie character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation. Elcar had appeared in the pilot episode of MacGyver as Andy Colson (a completely different character), but was later cast as Peter Thornton, making his first regular appearance in the 11th episode of the first season.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War | Self (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Inside Out | Leo Gross |
| 1987 | There Were Times, Dear | Don Mason |
| 1986 | Murder in Three Acts | Dr. Strange |
| 1985 | Toughlove | Max Wiley |
| 1984 | 2010 | Dimitri Moisevitch |
| 1984 | Sweet Revenge | Sen. Arthur Hagerty |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | D'Antoni |
| 1984 | All of Me | Burton Schuyler |
| 1983 | Quarterback Princess | Mr. Caine |
| 1983 | Blue Skies Again | Lou |
| 1983 | I Want to Live | Warden |
| 1983 | Inspector Perez | Captain R. C. Hodges |
| 1982 | Breach of Contract | |
| 1982 | The Day the Bubble Burst | Mr. Block |
| 1982 | Forbidden Love | Burt Wagner |
| 1982 | Help Wanted: Male | Milhauser |
| 1981 | Condorman | Russ Devlin |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Capt. Hubris |
| 1980 | The Nude Bomb | Chief |
| 1980 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Benchley |
| 1980 | Death Penalty | John Mulligan |
| 1980 | Mark, I Love You | Mr. Bassett |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Havermeyer |
| 1979 | Crisis in Mid-Air | Brad Mullins |
| 1979 | The Champ | Hoffmaster |
| 1979 | Samurai | Frank Boyd |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Lt. Charles Blunt |
| 1976 | W.C. Fields and Me | Dockstedter |
| 1976 | The Flying Misfits | Col. Thomas A. Lard |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Sheriff Wenzel |
| 1976 | Law of the Land | Rev. Mr. Endicott |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Chief Perna |
| 1974 | Heatwave! | Prescott |
| 1974 | Senior Year | Paul Reed |
| 1974 | Panic on the 5:22 | Hal Rodgers |
| 1973 | Catch-22 | Colonel Cathcart |
| 1973 | The Sting | F.B.I. Agent Polk |
| 1973 | Dying Room Only | Sheriff |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Allen |
| 1972 | The Bravos | Captain Detroville |
| 1972 | Fireball Forward | Col. Talbot |
| 1971 | A Gunfight | Marv Green |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | Carstairs |
| 1971 | The Death of Me Yet | Hank Keller |
| 1971 | Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Father Frank Dinsmore |
| 1970 | Soldier Blue | Capt. Battles |
| 1970 | Zig Zag | Harold Tracey |
| 1970 | San Francisco International | George Woodruff |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | Van Treadly |
| 1969 | The Whole World Is Watching | Huston |
| 1969 | Deadlock | George Stack |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Kirky |
| 1969 | The D.A.: Murder One | Dr. Carl Enright |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippy | Sgt. Kelvaney |
| 1969 | Pendulum | Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Layton |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Luis Schubert |
| 1968 | Of Mice and Men | |
| 1968 | The Sound of Anger | Andrew Pearce |
| 1968 | Elizabeth the Queen | Captain Marvel |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick | Craigmeyer |
| 1967 | The Crucible | Marshall Herrick |
| 1965 | The Fool Killer | Mr. Dodd |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Foster |
| 1962 | Big Deal in Laredo | Dennis Wilcox |
| 1959 | Burning Bright | Friend Ed |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Magic School Bus | (voice) |
| 1994 | ER | Manny Kendovich |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Pete Thornton |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Andy Colson |
| 1983 | The A-Team | George Olsen |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Frank Cardigan |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Judge Leonard Mordente |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Strock |
| 1982 | Herbie, the Love Bug | |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1982 | Teachers Only | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Carl Reed |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | |
| 1981 | Foul Play | |
| 1981 | Code Red | |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | John Steadman |
| 1979 | B. J. and the Bear | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | |
| 1977 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | Sheriff Harris |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Thomas A. Lard |
| 1976 | Gemini Man | Dr. Harold Schuyler |
| 1975 | Baretta | Inspector Shiller |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Larry Stover |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Sheriff Mitchell |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Prosecutor Daley |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Dr. Aaronson |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Falcon |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Sarge | Father Frank Dinsmore |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Paul Henderson |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | Collie Ford |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | A. J. Potts |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Benjamin |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Hood |
| 1968 | The Outsider | Fred Oliver |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | Bill O'Brien |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | Mannix | Skip Seldon |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Sheriff Tom Halloway |
| 1967 | Mannix | Fred Reston |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | C.W. Cameron |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 | Lou Coolidge |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Howard Bergdahl |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Dr. George Graham |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Howard Swift |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ed Garth |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Ewing Carter |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Waverly |
| 1963 | Espionage | |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Bennett Poole |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Rankin |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dr. Marvin Graham |
| 1961 | The Defenders | District Attorney |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Caleb Milton |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Mr. Merrick |
| 1958 | Naked City | Al Borris |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Pennigrath |
| 1954 | A Time To Live | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Jacob |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | La Hire |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Captain Marvel |
| 1949 | The Big Story | Lt. Alameda |