Dana Elcar
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-10-10
Day of Death
2005-06-06 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
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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Acting
(2020)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
(1987)
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
(1986)
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
(1985)
Toughlove
as Max Wiley
(1984)
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
(1984)
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
(1984)
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
(1984)
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
(1983)
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
(1983)
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
(1983)
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
(1983)
I Want to Live
as Warden
(1982)
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
(1982)
(1982)
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
(1982)
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
(1981)
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
(1981)
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
(1980)
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
(1980)
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
(1980)
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
(1980)
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
(1979)
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
(1979)
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
(1979)
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
(1979)
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
(1976)
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
(1976)
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
(1976)
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
(1976)
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
(1976)
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
(1975)
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
(1975)
Love Nest
as Mort
(1974)
Heatwave!
as Prescott
(1974)
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
(1974)
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
(1973)
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
(1973)
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
(1973)
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
(1972)
(1972)
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
(1972)
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
(1971)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
(1971)
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
(1971)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
(1971)
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
(1970)
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
(1970)
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
(1970)
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
(1970)
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
(1969)
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
(1969)
Deadlock
as George Stack
(1969)
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
(1969)
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
(1969)
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
(1969)
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
(1968)
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
(1968)
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
(1968)
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
(1968)
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
(1968)
(1967)
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
(1967)
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
(1965)
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
(1964)
Fail Safe
as Foster
(1962)
Big Deal in Laredo
as Dennis Wilcox
(1959)
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed