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Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

ActingBorn October 10, 1927Died June 6, 2005 (age 77)Ferndale, Michigan United States

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dana Elcar (born October 10, 1927) 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.

Filmography

2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1994
ER

as Manny Kendovich

TV
1994
The Magic School Bus

as Mr. Terese (voice)

TV
1987
Inside Out

as Leo Gross

Movie
1987Movie
1986
Murder in Three Acts

as Dr. Strange

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Arthur Hughes

TV
1985
Tough Love

as Max Wiley

Movie
1985
MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

TV
1985
MacGyver

as Andy Colson

TV
1984
2010

as Dimitri Moisevitch

Movie
1984
Sweet Revenge

as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

Movie
1984
All of Me

as Burton Schuyler

Movie
1984
Jungle Warriors

as D'Antoni

Movie
1983Movie
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick

as Frank Cardigan

TV
1983Movie
1983Movie
1983
The A-Team

as George Olsen

TV
1983
The A-Team

as Judge Leonard Mordente

TV
1983
Inspector Perez

as Captain R. C. Hodges

Movie
1982
Forbidden Love

as Burt Wagner

Movie
1982TV
1982TV
1982
Knight Rider

as Strock

TV
1982Movie
1982
Help Wanted: Male

as Milhauser

Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

TV
1981TV
1981
Condorman

as Russ Devlin

Movie
1981
Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

Movie
1981TV
1980
Mark, I Love You

as Mr. Bassett

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1980
Galactica 1980

as John Steadman

TV
1980
Death Penalty

as John Mulligan

Movie
1979
The Champ

as Hoffmaster

Movie
1979
Samurai

as Frank Boyd

Movie
1979Movie
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air

as Brad Mullins

Movie
1977
The Incredible Hulk

as Sheriff Harris

TV
1976
The Flying Misfits

as Col. Thomas A. Lard

Movie
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Thomas A. Lard

TV
1976
Gemini Man

as Dr. Harold Schuyler

TV
1976
Baby Blue Marine

as Sheriff Wenzel

Movie
1976
Law of the Land

as Rev. Mr. Endicott

Movie
1976
W.C. Fields and Me

as Dockstedter

Movie
1976
St. Ives

as Lt. Charles Blunt

Movie
1975
Love Nest

as Mort

Movie
1975Movie
1975
Baretta

as Inspector Shiller

TV
1974
Panic on the 5:22

as Hal Rodgers

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as Sheriff Mitchell

TV
1974
Petrocelli

as Prosecutor Daley

TV
1974
Senior Year

as Paul Reed

Movie
1974
Heatwave!

as Prescott

Movie
1974TV
1973
The Sting

as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Movie
1973
Dying Room Only

as Sheriff

Movie
1973
Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart

Movie
1973
Police Story

as Lt. Garippo

TV
1973
Hawkins

as Dr. Aaronson

TV
1972
Kung Fu

as Noah Jones

TV
1972
Delphi Bureau

as Michael Kendall

TV
1972
Fireball Forward

as Col. Talbot

Movie
1972
The Bravos

as Captain Detroville

Movie
1971
The Death of Me Yet

as Hank Keller

Movie
1971
Sarge

as Father Frank Dinsmore

TV
1971TV
1971
Columbo

as Falcon

TV
1971TV
1971
A Gunfight

as Marv Green

Movie
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

as Father Frank Dinsmore

Movie
1971Movie
1970
San Francisco International

as George Woodruff

Movie
1970
The Partridge Family

as Mr. Felcher

TV
1970
Adam at Six A.M.

as Van Treadly

Movie
1970TV
1970
Soldier Blue

as Capt. Battles

Movie
1970
Zig Zag

as Harold Tracey

Movie
1969
The D.A.: Murder One

as Dr. Carl Enright

Movie
1969
Love, American Style

as A. J. Potts

TV
1969TV
1969Movie
1969
The Maltese Bippy

as Sgt. Kelvaney

Movie
1969Movie
1969
Deadlock

as George Stack

Movie
1969
Pendulum

as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

Movie
1968
The Sound of Anger

as Andrew Pearce

Movie
1968
The Boston Strangler

as Luis Schubert

Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

TV
1968
The Outsider

as Fred Oliver

TV
1968Movie
1968
Elizabeth the Queen

as Captain Marvel

Movie
1967TV
1967
Mannix

as Skip Seldon

TV
1967
Mannix

as Fred Reston

TV
1967
The Crucible

as Marshall Herrick

Movie
1967
Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

TV
1967
The Borgia Stick

as Craigmeyer

Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Sheriff Tom Halloway

TV
1966
Mission: Impossible

as C.W. Cameron

TV
1966
ABC Stage 67

as Lou Coolidge

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Howard Bergdahl

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Howard Swift

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Ed Garth

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Ewing Carter

TV
1965
The F.B.I.

as Waverly

TV
1965
Get Smart

as Kruger

TV
1965
Run for Your Life

as Dr. George Graham

TV
1965
The Fool Killer

as Mr. Dodd

Movie
1964
Fail Safe

as Foster

Movie
1963
Espionage

as Kevin

TV
1962
Big Deal in Laredo

as Dennis Wilcox

Movie
1962
The Virginian

as Bennett Poole

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Rankin

TV
1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Marvin Graham

TV
1961
The Defenders

as District Attorney

TV
1959
Burning Bright

as Friend Ed

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Mr. Merrick

TV
1958
Naked City

as Al Borris

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Pennigrath

TV
1952TV
1951TV
1951TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Marvel

TV
1949
The Big Story

as Lt. Alameda

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 10, 1927
Day of DeathJune 6, 2005
Place of BirthFerndale, Michigan United States
Popularity1.0
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