Dana Elcar
0.6Acting

Dana Elcar

Oct 10, 1927 - 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.

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Movie19842010Dimitri Moisevitch
Movie1967The Borgia StickCraigmeyer
Movie1973Catch-22Colonel Cathcart
Movie1986Murder in Three ActsDr. Strange
Movie1968A Lovely Way to DieLayton
Movie1973The StingF.B.I. Agent Polk
Movie1968The Boston StranglerLuis Schubert
Movie1980The Nude BombChief
Movie1972The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidAllen
Movie1982Breach of Contract
Movie1965The Fool KillerMr. Dodd
Movie1980The Last Flight of Noah's ArkBenchley
Movie1970Soldier BlueCapt. Battles
Movie1975Report to the CommissionerChief Perna
Movie1982The Day the Bubble BurstMr. Block
Movie1976St. IvesLt. Charles Blunt
Movie1969The Whole World Is WatchingHuston
Movie1976W.C. Fields and MeDockstedter
Movie1981CondormanRuss Devlin
Movie1968Of Mice and Men
Movie1984Sweet RevengeSen. Arthur Hagerty
Movie1971A GunfightMarv Green
Movie1987Inside OutLeo Gross
Movie1970Zig ZagHarold Tracey
Movie1973Dying Room OnlySheriff
Movie1984Jungle WarriorsD'Antoni
Movie1980Death PenaltyJohn Mulligan
Movie1983Quarterback PrincessMr. Caine
Movie2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)
Movie1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffHavermeyer
Movie1980Mark, I Love YouMr. Bassett
Movie1971Mrs. Pollifax — SpyCarstairs
Movie1971The Death of Me YetHank Keller
Movie1959Burning BrightFriend Ed
Movie1979Crisis in Mid-AirBrad Mullins
Movie1974Heatwave!Prescott
Movie1969DeadlockGeorge Stack
Movie1971Sarge: The Badge or the CrossFather Frank Dinsmore
Movie1974Senior YearPaul Reed
Movie1976The Flying MisfitsCol. Thomas A. Lard
Movie1969The Learning TreeKirky
Movie1976Baby Blue MarineSheriff Wenzel
Movie1981Buddy BuddyCapt. Hubris
Movie1983Blue Skies AgainLou
Movie1970San Francisco InternationalGeorge Woodruff
Movie1969The D.A.: Murder OneDr. Carl Enright
Movie1987There Were Times, DearDon Mason
Movie1979The ChampHoffmaster
Movie1976Law of the LandRev. Mr. Endicott
Movie1964Fail SafeFoster
Movie1969The Maltese BippySgt. Kelvaney
Movie1982Forbidden LoveBurt Wagner
Movie1972The BravosCaptain Detroville
Movie1970Adam at Six A.M.Van Treadly
Movie1969PendulumDet. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Movie1979SamuraiFrank Boyd
Movie1968The Sound of AngerAndrew Pearce
Movie1982Help Wanted: MaleMilhauser
Movie1984All of MeBurton Schuyler
Movie1974Panic on the 5:22Hal Rodgers
Movie1972Fireball ForwardCol. Talbot
Movie1962Big Deal in LaredoDennis Wilcox
Movie1983I Want to LiveWarden
Movie1985ToughloveMax Wiley
Movie1983Inspector PerezCaptain R. C. Hodges
Movie1967The CrucibleMarshall Herrick
Movie1968Elizabeth the QueenCaptain Marvel
Movie1975Love NestMort
TV Show1981Falcon CrestCarl Reed3
TV Show1971ColumboFalcon1
TV Show1979B. J. and the Bear1
TV Show1979Trapper John, M.D.1
TV Show1972Kung FuNoah Jones2
TV Show1983The A-TeamGeorge Olsen1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Howard Bergdahl1
TV Show1986Matlock2
TV Show1968Hawaii Five-ODr. Benjamin2
TV Show1982Knight RiderStrock1
TV Show1973HawkinsDr. Aaronson1
TV Show1975BarettaInspector Shiller83
TV Show1971Alias Smith and Jones2
TV Show1969Room 2221
TV Show1958Naked CityAl Borris1
TV Show1967Mannix2
TV Show1981Hill Street Blues1
TV Show1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King1
TV Show1985MacGyverPete Thornton125
TV Show1982Herbie, the Love Bug1
TV Show1982Newhart1
TV Show1969Medical Center1
TV Show1979Hart to Hart1
TV Show1955GunsmokePennigrath2
TV Show1966Mission: ImpossibleC.W. Cameron1
TV Show1980Galactica 1980John Steadman1
TV Show1971Cannon4
TV Show1982Voyagers!1
TV Show1977Eight Is Enough1
TV Show1965Get Smart2
TV Show1951Hallmark Hall of FameJacob1
TV Show1967IronsideBill O'Brien4
TV Show1972The Waltons1
TV Show1981The Fall Guy1
TV Show1994The Magic School Bus(voice)1
TV Show1965Run for Your LifeDr. George Graham1
TV Show1963Espionage1
TV Show1973Police Story1
TV Show1982Matt Houston1
TV Show1963The Patty Duke Show1
TV Show1967Judd for the Defense1
TV Show1972The Sixth Sense1
TV Show1966ABC Stage 67Lou Coolidge1
TV Show1981Foul Play1
TV Show1974The Manhunter1
TV Show1961The DefendersDr. Marvin Graham1
TV Show1961The DefendersRankin1
TV Show1961The DefendersDistrict Attorney1
TV Show1954A Time To Live129
TV Show1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1
TV Show1976Baa Baa Black SheepThomas A. Lard36
TV Show1959BonanzaCaleb Milton1
TV Show1985MacGyverAndy Colson1
TV Show1994ERManny Kendovich1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Howard Swift1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Ed Garth1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Ewing Carter1
TV Show1965The F.B.I.Waverly1
TV Show1981Code Red1
TV Show1974The Six Million Dollar ManLarry Stover1
TV Show1968The Name of the GameHood1
TV Show1983Hardcastle and McCormickFrank Cardigan1
TV Show1971SargeFather Frank Dinsmore1
TV Show1974The Rockford FilesSheriff Mitchell1
TV Show1951Hallmark Hall of FameLa Hire1
TV Show1951Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Marvel1
TV Show1967MannixSkip Seldon1
TV Show1983The A-TeamJudge Leonard Mordente1
TV Show1962The VirginianBennett Poole1
TV Show1982Teachers Only1
TV Show1967The InvadersSheriff Tom Halloway1
TV Show1977The Incredible HulkSheriff Harris1
TV Show1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawPaul Henderson1
TV Show1959BonanzaMr. Merrick1
TV Show1949The Big StoryLt. Alameda1
TV Show1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorCollie Ford1
TV Show1974PetrocelliProsecutor Daley1
TV Show1968The OutsiderFred Oliver1
TV Show1969Love, American StyleA. J. Potts1
TV Show1967MannixFred Reston2
TV Show1976Gemini ManDr. Harold Schuyler1
TV Show1952Omnibus1

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TV Show1979The DukeDirectorDirecting
TV Show1979Salvage 1DirectorDirecting
TV Show1985MacGyverDirectorDirecting
TV Show1974The Rockford FilesDirectorDirecting