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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
153
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-10-10 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Acting
2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)1994
ER as Manny Kendovich1994
The Magic School Bus as (voice)1987
Inside Out as Leo Gross1987
There Were Times, Dear as Don Mason1986
Matlock as Not available1986
Murder in Three Acts as Dr. Strange1985
MacGyver as Pete Thornton1985
MacGyver as Andy Colson1985
Toughlove as Max Wiley1984
2010 as Dimitri Moisevitch1984
Jungle Warriors as D'Antoni1984
All of Me as Burton Schuyler1984
Sweet Revenge as Sen. Arthur Hagerty1983
The A-Team as George Olsen1983
The A-Team as Judge Leonard Mordente1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King as Not available1983
Hardcastle and McCormick as Frank Cardigan1983
Quarterback Princess as Mr. Caine1983
Inspector Perez as Captain R. C. Hodges1983
I Want to Live as Warden1983
Blue Skies Again as Lou1982
Knight Rider as Strock1982
Newhart as Not available1982
Matt Houston as Not available1982
Voyagers! as Not available1982
Teachers Only as Not available1982
Herbie, the Love Bug as Not available1982
Forbidden Love as Burt Wagner1982
The Day the Bubble Burst as Mr. Block1982
Breach of Contract as Not available1982
Help Wanted: Male as Milhauser1981
Falcon Crest as Carl Reed1981
Hill Street Blues as Not available1981
The Fall Guy as Not available1981
Code Red as Not available1981
Foul Play as Not available1981
Condorman as Russ Devlin1981
Buddy Buddy as Capt. Hubris1980
Galactica 1980 as John Steadman1980
The Nude Bomb as Chief1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Benchley1980
Mark, I Love You as Mr. Bassett1980
Death Penalty as John Mulligan1979
Hart to Hart as Not available1979
B. J. and the Bear as Not available1979
Trapper John, M.D. as Not available1979
The Champ as Hoffmaster1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Havermeyer1979
Samurai as Frank Boyd1979
Crisis in Mid-Air as Brad Mullins1977
Eight Is Enough as Not available1977
The Incredible Hulk as Sheriff Harris1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? as Not available1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep as Thomas A. Lard1976
Gemini Man as Dr. Harold Schuyler1976
St. Ives as Lt. Charles Blunt1976
W.C. Fields and Me as Dockstedter1976
The Flying Misfits as Col. Thomas A. Lard1976
Law of the Land as Rev. Mr. Endicott1976
Baby Blue Marine as Sheriff Wenzel1975
Baretta as Inspector Shiller1975
Report to the Commissioner as Chief Perna1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Larry Stover1974
The Rockford Files as Sheriff Mitchell1974
Petrocelli as Prosecutor Daley1974
The Manhunter as Not available1974
Heatwave! as Prescott1974
Senior Year as Paul Reed1974
Panic on the 5:22 as Hal Rodgers1973
Police Story as Not available1973
The Sting as F.B.I. Agent Polk1973
Hawkins as Dr. Aaronson1973
Dying Room Only as Sheriff1973
Catch-22 as Colonel Cathcart1972
The Waltons as Not available1972
The Sixth Sense as Not available1972
Kung Fu as Not available1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Allen1972
Fireball Forward as Col. Talbot1972
The Bravos as Captain Detroville1971
Columbo as Falcon1971
Cannon as Not available1971
Alias Smith and Jones as Not available1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Paul Henderson1971
Sarge as Father Frank Dinsmore1971
A Gunfight as Marv Green1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Carstairs1971
The Death of Me Yet as Hank Keller1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross as Father Frank Dinsmore1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator as Collie Ford1970
Soldier Blue as Capt. Battles1970
Adam at Six A.M. as Van Treadly1970
San Francisco International as George Woodruff1970
Zig Zag as Harold Tracey1969
Love, American Style as A. J. Potts1969
Medical Center as Not available1969
Room 222 as Not available1969
The Learning Tree as Kirky1969
Pendulum as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton1969
The Whole World Is Watching as Huston1969
Deadlock as George Stack1969
The Maltese Bippy as Sgt. Kelvaney1969
The D.A.: Murder One as Dr. Carl Enright1968
Hawaii Five-O as Dr. Benjamin1968
The Name of the Game as Hood1968
The Outsider as Fred Oliver1968
The Boston Strangler as Luis Schubert1968
A Lovely Way to Die as Layton1968
The Sound of Anger as Andrew Pearce1968
Of Mice and Men as Not available1968
Elizabeth the Queen as Captain Marvel1967
Ironside as Bill O'Brien1967
Mannix as Not available1967
Mannix as Skip Seldon1967
Mannix as Fred Reston1967
The Invaders as Sheriff Tom Halloway1967
Judd for the Defense as Not available1967
The Crucible as Marshall Herrick1967
The Borgia Stick as Craigmeyer1966
Mission: Impossible as C.W. Cameron1966
ABC Stage 67 as Lou Coolidge1965
Get Smart as Not available1965
The F.B.I. as Howard Bergdahl1965
The F.B.I. as Howard Swift1965
The F.B.I. as Ed Garth1965
The F.B.I. as Ewing Carter1965
The F.B.I. as Waverly1965
Run for Your Life as Dr. George Graham1965
The Fool Killer as Mr. Dodd1964
Fail Safe as Foster1963
The Patty Duke Show as Not available1963
Espionage as Not available1962
The Virginian as Bennett Poole1962
Big Deal in Laredo as Dennis Wilcox1961
The Defenders as Dr. Marvin Graham1961
The Defenders as Rankin1961
The Defenders as District Attorney1959
Bonanza as Caleb Milton1959
Bonanza as Mr. Merrick1959
Burning Bright as Friend Ed1958
Naked City as Al Borris1955
Gunsmoke as Pennigrath1954
A Time To Live as Not available1952
Omnibus as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as La Hire1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Marvel1949
The Big Story as Lt. AlamedaCrew
1985
MacGyver Director1979
The Duke Director1979
Salvage 1 Director1974
The Rockford Files Director