Dana Elcar

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-10-10

Deathday 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Elcar, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)

1994
ER

as Manny Kendovich

1994
1987
Inside Out

as Leo Gross

1987
1986
Murder in Three Acts

as Dr. Strange

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
1983
I Want to Live

as Warden

1983
1983
Inspector Perez

as Captain R. C. Hodges

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick

as Frank Cardigan

1983
The A-Team

as George Olsen

1983
The A-Team

as Judge Leonard Mordente

1982
Forbidden Love

as Burt Wagner

1982
1982
Help Wanted: Male

as Milhauser

1982
Knight Rider

as Strock

1981
Condorman

as Russ Devlin

1981
Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

1981
Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

1980
Mark, I Love You

as Mr. Bassett

1980
The Nude Bomb

as Chief

1980
Death Penalty

as John Mulligan

1980
Galactica 1980

as John Steadman

1979
The Champ

as Hoffmaster

1979
Samurai

as Frank Boyd

1979
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air

as Brad Mullins

1977
The Incredible Hulk

as Sheriff Harris

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

1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Thomas A. Lard

1975
1975
Baretta

as Inspector Shiller

1974
Panic on the 5:22

as Hal Rodgers

1974
Senior Year

as Paul Reed

1974
Heatwave!

as Prescott

1974
The Rockford Files

as Sheriff Mitchell

1974
Petrocelli

as Prosecutor Daley

1974
1973
The Sting

as F.B.I. Agent Polk

1973
Dying Room Only

as Sheriff

1973
Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart

1973
Hawkins

as Dr. Aaronson

1972
Fireball Forward

as Col. Talbot

1972
The Bravos

as Captain Detroville

1971
The Death of Me Yet

as Hank Keller

1971
A Gunfight

as Marv Green

1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

as Father Frank Dinsmore

1971
1971
Sarge

as Father Frank Dinsmore

1971
1971
Columbo

as Falcon

1971
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
1969
The D.A.: Murder One

as Dr. Carl Enright

1969
1969
The Maltese Bippy

as Sgt. Kelvaney

1969
Deadlock

as George Stack

1969
Pendulum

as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

1969
Love, American Style

as A. J. Potts

1968
The Sound of Anger

as Andrew Pearce

1968
The Boston Strangler

as Luis Schubert

1968
1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

1968
The Outsider

as Fred Oliver

1967
The Crucible

as Marshall Herrick

1967
The Borgia Stick

as Craigmeyer

1967
1967
Mannix

as Skip Seldon

1967
Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

1967
The Invaders

as Sheriff Tom Halloway

1966
Mission: Impossible

as C.W. Cameron

1966
ABC Stage 67

as Lou Coolidge

1965
The Fool Killer

as Mr. Dodd

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
Run for Your Life

as Dr. George Graham

1964
Fail Safe

as Foster

1962
Big Deal in Laredo

as Dennis Wilcox

1962
The Virginian

as Bennett Poole

1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Marvin Graham

1961
The Defenders

as Rankin

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

1951
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Marvel

1949
The Big Story

as Lt. Alameda

Director

1985
MacGyver

as Director

1979
The Duke

as Director

1979
Salvage 1

as Director

1974
The Rockford Files

as Director