Dana Elcar
October 10, 1927 (97 years old) in Ferndale, Michigan United States
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Elcar, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2020 · 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · ER as Manny Kendovich
- 1994 · The Magic School Bus as (voice)
- 1987 · Inside Out as Leo Gross
- 1987 · There Were Times, Dear as Don Mason
- 1986 · Murder in Three Acts as Dr. Strange
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · Toughlove as Max Wiley
- 1985 · MacGyver as Pete Thornton
- 1985 · MacGyver as Andy Colson
- 1984 · 2010 as Dimitri Moisevitch
- 1984 · Sweet Revenge as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
- 1984 · All of Me as Burton Schuyler
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as D'Antoni
- 1983 · Quarterback Princess as Mr. Caine
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Hardcastle and McCormick as Frank Cardigan
- 1983 · I Want to Live as Warden
- 1983 · Blue Skies Again as Lou
- 1983 · The A-Team as George Olsen
- 1983 · The A-Team as Judge Leonard Mordente
- 1983 · Inspector Perez as Captain R. C. Hodges
- 1982 · Forbidden Love as Burt Wagner
- 1982 · Voyagers! as
- 1982 · Newhart as
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Strock
- 1982 · Matt Houston as
- 1982 · Teachers Only as
- 1982 · Herbie, the Love Bug as
- 1982 · The Day the Bubble Burst as Mr. Block
- 1982 · Help Wanted: Male as Milhauser
- 1982 · Breach of Contract as
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Carl Reed
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as
- 1981 · Code Red as
- 1981 · Condorman as Russ Devlin
- 1981 · Buddy Buddy as Capt. Hubris
- 1981 · Foul Play as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · Mark, I Love You as Mr. Bassett
- 1980 · The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Benchley
- 1980 · The Nude Bomb as Chief
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as John Steadman
- 1980 · Death Penalty as John Mulligan
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1979 · The Champ as Hoffmaster
- 1979 · Samurai as Frank Boyd
- 1979 · Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Havermeyer
- 1979 · Crisis in Mid-Air as Brad Mullins
- 1979 · B. J. and the Bear as
- 1977 · What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? as
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Sheriff Harris
- 1977 · Eight Is Enough as
- 1976 · Baa Baa Black Sheep as Thomas A. Lard
- 1976 · The Flying Misfits as Col. Thomas A. Lard
- 1976 · Baby Blue Marine as Sheriff Wenzel
- 1976 · Law of the Land as Rev. Mr. Endicott
- 1976 · W.C. Fields and Me as Dockstedter
- 1976 · St. Ives as Lt. Charles Blunt
- 1975 · Report to the Commissioner as Chief Perna
- 1975 · Baretta as Inspector Shiller
- 1974 · Panic on the 5:22 as Hal Rodgers
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Sheriff Mitchell
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Prosecutor Daley
- 1974 · The Manhunter as
- 1974 · Senior Year as Paul Reed
- 1974 · Heatwave! as Prescott
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Larry Stover
- 1973 · The Sting as F.B.I. Agent Polk
- 1973 · Dying Room Only as Sheriff
- 1973 · Catch-22 as Colonel Cathcart
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · Hawkins as Dr. Aaronson
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Allen
- 1972 · Fireball Forward as Col. Talbot
- 1972 · The Sixth Sense as
- 1972 · The Bravos as Captain Detroville
- 1971 · The Death of Me Yet as Hank Keller
- 1971 · Sarge as Father Frank Dinsmore
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Paul Henderson
- 1971 · Columbo as Falcon
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · A Gunfight as Marv Green
- 1971 · Sarge: The Badge or the Cross as Father Frank Dinsmore
- 1971 · Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Carstairs
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · San Francisco International as George Woodruff
- 1970 · Adam at Six A.M. as Van Treadly
- 1970 · Soldier Blue as Capt. Battles
- 1970 · Zig Zag as Harold Tracey
- 1970 · The Bold Ones: The Senator as Collie Ford
- 1969 · The D.A.: Murder One as Dr. Carl Enright
- 1969 · Love, American Style as A. J. Potts
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1969 · The Learning Tree as Kirky
- 1969 · The Maltese Bippy as Sgt. Kelvaney
- 1969 · The Whole World Is Watching as Huston
- 1969 · Deadlock as George Stack
- 1969 · Pendulum as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
- 1968 · The Sound of Anger as Andrew Pearce
- 1968 · The Boston Strangler as Luis Schubert
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Dr. Benjamin
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Hood
- 1968 · The Outsider as Fred Oliver
- 1968 · A Lovely Way to Die as Layton
- 1968 · Of Mice and Men as
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · Mannix as Skip Seldon
- 1967 · Judd for the Defense as
- 1967 · The Crucible as Marshall Herrick
- 1967 · Ironside as Bill O'Brien
- 1967 · The Borgia Stick as Craigmeyer
- 1967 · The Invaders as Sheriff Tom Halloway
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as C.W. Cameron
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as Lou Coolidge
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Howard Bergdahl
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Howard Swift
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ed Garth
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ewing Carter
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Waverly
- 1965 · Get Smart as
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Dr. George Graham
- 1965 · The Fool Killer as Mr. Dodd
- 1964 · Fail Safe as Foster
- 1963 · Espionage as
- 1963 · The Patty Duke Show as
- 1962 · Big Deal in Laredo as Dennis Wilcox
- 1962 · The Virginian as Bennett Poole
- 1961 · The Defenders as Rankin
- 1961 · The Defenders as Dr. Marvin Graham
- 1961 · The Defenders as District Attorney
- 1959 · Burning Bright as Friend Ed
- 1959 · Bonanza as Caleb Milton
- 1959 · Bonanza as Mr. Merrick
- 1958 · Naked City as Al Borris
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Pennigrath
- 1954 · A Time To Live as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as La Hire
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Marvel
- 1949 · The Big Story as Lt. Alameda