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)
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
(1984)
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
(1984)
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
(1983)
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
(1983)
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
(1983)
I Want to Live
as Warden
(1983)
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
(1982)
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
(1982)
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
(1982)
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
(1982)
(1981)
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
(1981)
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
(1980)
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
(1980)
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
(1980)
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
(1980)
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
(1979)
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
(1979)
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
(1979)
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
(1979)
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
(1976)
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
(1976)
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
(1976)
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
(1976)
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
(1976)
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
(1975)
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
(1974)
Heatwave!
as Prescott
(1974)
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
(1974)
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
(1973)
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
(1973)
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
(1973)
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
(1972)
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
(1972)
(1972)
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
(1971)
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
(1971)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
(1971)
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
(1971)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
(1970)
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
(1970)
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
(1970)
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
(1970)
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
(1969)
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
(1969)
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
(1969)
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
(1969)
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
(1969)
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
(1969)
Deadlock
as George Stack
(1968)
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
(1968)
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
(1968)
(1968)
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
(1968)
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
(1967)
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
(1967)
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
(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