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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Acting

Born: October 10, 1927Ferndale, Michigan United States

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.

Known For
Filmography
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Self (archive footage)

2020
Inside Out

Inside Out

Leo Gross

1987
There Were Times, Dear

There Were Times, Dear

Don Mason

1987
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

Dr. Strange

1986
Toughlove

Toughlove

Max Wiley

1985
2010

2010

Dimitri Moisevitch

1984
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Sen. Arthur Hagerty

1984
All of Me

All of Me

Burton Schuyler

1984
Jungle Warriors

Jungle Warriors

D'Antoni

1984
Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

Mr. Caine

1983
I Want to Live

I Want to Live

Warden

1983
Blue Skies Again

Blue Skies Again

Lou

1983
Inspector Perez

Inspector Perez

Captain R. C. Hodges

1983
Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

Burt Wagner

1982
The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

Mr. Block

1982
Help Wanted: Male

Help Wanted: Male

Milhauser

1982
Breach of Contract

Breach of Contract

1982
Condorman

Condorman

Russ Devlin

1981
Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

Capt. Hubris

1981
Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

Mr. Bassett

1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

Benchley

1980
The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

Chief

1980
Death Penalty

Death Penalty

John Mulligan

1980
The Champ

The Champ

Hoffmaster

1979
Samurai

Samurai

Frank Boyd

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Havermeyer

1979
Crisis in Mid-Air

Crisis in Mid-Air

Brad Mullins

1979
The Flying Misfits

The Flying Misfits

Col. Thomas A. Lard

1976
Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

Sheriff Wenzel

1976
Law of the Land

Law of the Land

Rev. Mr. Endicott

1976
W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

Dockstedter

1976
St. Ives

St. Ives

Lt. Charles Blunt

1976

Love Nest

Mort

1975
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Chief Perna

1975
Panic on the 5:22

Panic on the 5:22

Hal Rodgers

1974
Senior Year

Senior Year

Paul Reed

1974
Heatwave!

Heatwave!

Prescott

1974
The Sting

The Sting

F.B.I. Agent Polk

1973
Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only

Sheriff

1973
Catch-22

Catch-22

Colonel Cathcart

1973
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Allen

1972
Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

Col. Talbot

1972
The Bravos

The Bravos

Captain Detroville

1972
The Death of Me Yet

The Death of Me Yet

Hank Keller

1971
A Gunfight

A Gunfight

Marv Green

1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

Father Frank Dinsmore

1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

Carstairs

1971
San Francisco International

San Francisco International

George Woodruff

1970
Adam at Six A.M.

Adam at Six A.M.

Van Treadly

1970
Soldier Blue

Soldier Blue

Capt. Battles

1970
Zig Zag

Zig Zag

Harold Tracey

1970
The D.A.: Murder One

The D.A.: Murder One

Dr. Carl Enright

1969
The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree

Kirky

1969
The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy

Sgt. Kelvaney

1969
The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching

Huston

1969
Deadlock

Deadlock

George Stack

1969
Pendulum

Pendulum

Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

1969
The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger

Andrew Pearce

1968
The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Luis Schubert

1968
A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die

Layton

1968
Elizabeth the Queen

Elizabeth the Queen

Captain Marvel

1968
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1968
The Crucible

The Crucible

Marshall Herrick

1967
The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick

Craigmeyer

1967
The Fool Killer

The Fool Killer

Mr. Dodd

1965
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Foster

1964

Big Deal in Laredo

Dennis Wilcox

1962
Burning Bright

Burning Bright

Friend Ed

1959