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Personal Info

Birth date

1927-10-10 (97 Years)

Day of death

2005-06-06

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Ferndale, Michigan United States

Also known as

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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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Filmography

Acting

2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)

1994ER (1 Episode) as Manny Kendovich

1994The Magic School Bus (1 Episode) as (voice)

1987Inside Out as Leo Gross

1987There Were Times, Dear as Don Mason

1986Murder in Three Acts as Dr. Strange

1986Matlock (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1985Toughlove as Max Wiley

1985MacGyver (125, 1 Episode) as Pete Thornton, Andy Colson

19842010 as Dimitri Moisevitch

1984Sweet Revenge as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

1984All of Me as Burton Schuyler

1984Jungle Warriors as D'Antoni

1983Quarterback Princess as Mr. Caine

1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1 Episode) as Unknown

1983Hardcastle and McCormick (1 Episode) as Frank Cardigan

1983I Want to Live as Warden

1983Blue Skies Again as Lou

1983The A-Team (1, 1 Episode) as George Olsen, Judge Leonard Mordente

1983Inspector Perez as Captain R. C. Hodges

1982Forbidden Love as Burt Wagner

1982Voyagers! (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982Newhart (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982Knight Rider (1 Episode) as Strock

1982Matt Houston (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982Teachers Only (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982Herbie, the Love Bug (1 Episode) as Unknown

1982The Day the Bubble Burst as Mr. Block

1982Help Wanted: Male as Milhauser

1982Breach of Contract as Unknown

1981Falcon Crest (3 Episodes) as Carl Reed

1981The Fall Guy (1 Episode) as Unknown

1981Code Red (1 Episode) as Unknown

1981Condorman as Russ Devlin

1981Buddy Buddy as Capt. Hubris

1981Foul Play (1 Episode) as Unknown

1981Hill Street Blues (1 Episode) as Unknown

1980Mark, I Love You as Mr. Bassett

1980The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Benchley

1980The Nude Bomb as Chief

1980Galactica 1980 (1 Episode) as John Steadman

1980Death Penalty as John Mulligan

1979Trapper John, M.D. (1 Episode) as Unknown

1979Hart to Hart (1 Episode) as Unknown

1979The Champ as Hoffmaster

1979Samurai as Frank Boyd

1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Havermeyer

1979Crisis in Mid-Air as Brad Mullins

1979B. J. and the Bear (1 Episode) as Unknown

1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1 Episode) as Unknown

1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Sheriff Harris

1977Eight Is Enough (1 Episode) as Unknown

1976The Flying Misfits as Col. Thomas A. Lard

1976Baa Baa Black Sheep (36 Episodes) as Thomas A. Lard

1976Gemini Man (1 Episode) as Dr. Harold Schuyler

1976Baby Blue Marine as Sheriff Wenzel

1976Law of the Land as Rev. Mr. Endicott

1976W.C. Fields and Me as Dockstedter

1976St. Ives as Lt. Charles Blunt

1975Report to the Commissioner as Chief Perna

1975Baretta (83 Episodes) as Inspector Shiller

1974Panic on the 5:22 as Hal Rodgers

1974The Rockford Files (1 Episode) as Sheriff Mitchell

1974The Manhunter (1 Episode) as Unknown

1974Petrocelli (1 Episode) as Prosecutor Daley

1974Senior Year as Paul Reed

1974Heatwave! as Prescott

1974The Six Million Dollar Man (1 Episode) as Larry Stover

1973The Sting as F.B.I. Agent Polk

1973Dying Room Only as Sheriff

1973Catch-22 as Colonel Cathcart

1973Police Story (1 Episode) as Unknown

1973Hawkins (1 Episode) as Dr. Aaronson

1972Kung Fu (2 Episodes) as Noah Jones

1972The Waltons (1 Episode) as Unknown

1972The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Allen

1972Fireball Forward as Col. Talbot

1972The Sixth Sense (1 Episode) as Unknown

1972The Bravos as Captain Detroville

1971The Death of Me Yet as Hank Keller

1971Sarge (1 Episode) as Father Frank Dinsmore

1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1 Episode) as Paul Henderson

1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Falcon

1971Cannon (4 Episodes) as Unknown

1971A Gunfight as Marv Green

1971Sarge: The Badge or the Cross as Father Frank Dinsmore

1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Carstairs

1971Alias Smith and Jones (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1970San Francisco International as George Woodruff

1970Adam at Six A.M. as Van Treadly

1970The Bold Ones: The Senator (1 Episode) as Collie Ford

1970Soldier Blue as Capt. Battles

1970Zig Zag as Harold Tracey

1969The D.A.: Murder One as Dr. Carl Enright

1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as A. J. Potts

1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown

1969Room 222 (1 Episode) as Unknown

1969The Learning Tree as Kirky

1969The Maltese Bippy as Sgt. Kelvaney

1969The Whole World Is Watching as Huston

1969Deadlock as George Stack

1969Pendulum as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

1968The Sound of Anger as Andrew Pearce

1968The Boston Strangler as Luis Schubert

1968Hawaii Five-O (2 Episodes) as Dr. Benjamin

1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Hood

1968The Outsider (1 Episode) as Fred Oliver

1968A Lovely Way to Die as Layton

1968Of Mice and Men as Unknown

1968Elizabeth the Queen as Captain Marvel

1967Mannix (2, 1, 2 Episode) as Unknown, Skip Seldon, Fred Reston

1967Judd for the Defense (1 Episode) as Unknown

1967The Crucible as Marshall Herrick

1967Ironside (4 Episodes) as Bill O'Brien

1967The Borgia Stick as Craigmeyer

1967The Invaders (1 Episode) as Sheriff Tom Halloway

1966Mission: Impossible (1 Episode) as C.W. Cameron

1966ABC Stage 67 (1 Episode) as Lou Coolidge

1965The F.B.I. (1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Howard Bergdahl, Howard Swift, Ed Garth, Ewing Carter, Waverly

1965Get Smart (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Dr. George Graham

1965The Fool Killer as Mr. Dodd

1964Fail Safe as Foster

1963Espionage (1 Episode) as Unknown

1963The Patty Duke Show (1 Episode) as Unknown

1962Big Deal in Laredo as Dennis Wilcox

1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Bennett Poole

1961The Defenders (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Rankin, Dr. Marvin Graham, District Attorney

1959Burning Bright as Friend Ed

1959Bonanza (1, 1 Episode) as Caleb Milton, Mr. Merrick

1958Naked City (1 Episode) as Al Borris

1955Gunsmoke (2 Episodes) as Pennigrath

1954A Time To Live (129 Episodes) as Unknown

1952Omnibus (1 Episode) as Unknown

1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Jacob, La Hire, Captain Marvel

1949The Big Story (1 Episode) as Lt. Alameda

Directing

1985MacGyver (2 Episodes) ... Director

1979The Duke (1 Episode) ... Director

1979Salvage 1 (1 Episode) ... Director

1974The Rockford Files (1 Episode) ... Director