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.
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
1985MacGyver (2 Episodes) ... Director
1979The Duke (1 Episode) ... Director
1979Salvage 1 (1 Episode) ... Director
1974The Rockford Files (1 Episode) ... Director