Birthday:
Oct 10, 1927
Place of Birth: Ferndale, Michigan United States
Place of Birth: Ferndale, Michigan United States
Dana Elcar
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dimitri Moisevitch | 1984 |
| The Borgia Stick | Craigmeyer | 1967 |
| Catch-22 | Colonel Cathcart | 1973 |
| Murder in Three Acts | Dr. Strange | 1986 |
| A Lovely Way to Die | Layton | 1968 |
| The Sting | F.B.I. Agent Polk | 1973 |
| The Boston Strangler | Luis Schubert | 1968 |
| The Nude Bomb | Chief | 1980 |
| The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Allen | 1972 |
| Breach of Contract | 1982 | |
| The Fool Killer | Mr. Dodd | 1965 |
| The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Benchley | 1980 |
| Soldier Blue | Capt. Battles | 1970 |
| Report to the Commissioner | Chief Perna | 1975 |
| The Day the Bubble Burst | Mr. Block | 1982 |
| St. Ives | Lt. Charles Blunt | 1976 |
| The Whole World Is Watching | Huston | 1969 |
| W.C. Fields and Me | Dockstedter | 1976 |
| Condorman | Russ Devlin | 1981 |
| Of Mice and Men | 1968 | |
| Sweet Revenge | Sen. Arthur Hagerty | 1984 |
| A Gunfight | Marv Green | 1971 |
| Inside Out | Leo Gross | 1987 |
| Zig Zag | Harold Tracey | 1970 |
| Dying Room Only | Sheriff | 1973 |
| Jungle Warriors | D'Antoni | 1984 |
| Death Penalty | John Mulligan | 1980 |
| Quarterback Princess | Mr. Caine | 1983 |
| 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War | Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
| Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Havermeyer | 1979 |
| Mark, I Love You | Mr. Bassett | 1980 |
| Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | Carstairs | 1971 |
| The Death of Me Yet | Hank Keller | 1971 |
| Burning Bright | Friend Ed | 1959 |
| Crisis in Mid-Air | Brad Mullins | 1979 |
| Heatwave! | Prescott | 1974 |
| Deadlock | George Stack | 1969 |
| Sarge: The Badge or the Cross | Father Frank Dinsmore | 1971 |
| Senior Year | Paul Reed | 1974 |
| The Flying Misfits | Col. Thomas A. Lard | 1976 |
| The Learning Tree | Kirky | 1969 |
| Baby Blue Marine | Sheriff Wenzel | 1976 |
| Buddy Buddy | Capt. Hubris | 1981 |
| Blue Skies Again | Lou | 1983 |
| San Francisco International | George Woodruff | 1970 |
| The D.A.: Murder One | Dr. Carl Enright | 1969 |
| There Were Times, Dear | Don Mason | 1987 |
| The Champ | Hoffmaster | 1979 |
| Law of the Land | Rev. Mr. Endicott | 1976 |
| Fail Safe | Foster | 1964 |
| The Maltese Bippy | Sgt. Kelvaney | 1969 |
| Forbidden Love | Burt Wagner | 1982 |
| The Bravos | Captain Detroville | 1972 |
| Adam at Six A.M. | Van Treadly | 1970 |
| Pendulum | Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton | 1969 |
| Samurai | Frank Boyd | 1979 |
| The Sound of Anger | Andrew Pearce | 1968 |
| Help Wanted: Male | Milhauser | 1982 |
| All of Me | Burton Schuyler | 1984 |
| Panic on the 5:22 | Hal Rodgers | 1974 |
| Fireball Forward | Col. Talbot | 1972 |
| Big Deal in Laredo | Dennis Wilcox | 1962 |
| I Want to Live | Warden | 1983 |
| Toughlove | Max Wiley | 1985 |
| Inspector Perez | Captain R. C. Hodges | 1983 |
| The Crucible | Marshall Herrick | 1967 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Falcon Crest | Carl Reed | 1981 |
| Columbo | Falcon | 1971 |
| B. J. and the Bear | 1979 | |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1979 | |
| Kung Fu | 1972 | |
| The A-Team | George Olsen | 1983 |
| The F.B.I. | Howard Bergdahl | 1965 |
| Matlock | 1986 | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Benjamin | 1968 |
| Knight Rider | Strock | 1982 |
| Hawkins | Dr. Aaronson | 1973 |
| Baretta | Inspector Shiller | 1975 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | |
| Room 222 | 1969 | |
| Naked City | Al Borris | 1958 |
| Mannix | 1967 | |
| Hill Street Blues | 1981 | |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1983 | |
| MacGyver | Pete Thornton | 1985 |
| Herbie, the Love Bug | 1982 | |
| Newhart | 1982 | |
| Medical Center | 1969 | |
| Hart to Hart | 1979 | |
| Gunsmoke | Pennigrath | 1955 |
| Mission: Impossible | C.W. Cameron | 1966 |
| Galactica 1980 | John Steadman | 1980 |
| Cannon | 1971 | |
| Voyagers! | 1982 | |
| Eight Is Enough | 1977 | |
| Get Smart | 1965 | |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Jacob | 1951 |
| Ironside | Bill O'Brien | 1967 |
| The Waltons | 1972 | |
| The Fall Guy | 1981 | |
| The Magic School Bus | (voice) | 1994 |
| Run for Your Life | Dr. George Graham | 1965 |
| Espionage | 1963 | |
| Police Story | 1973 | |
| Matt Houston | 1982 | |
| The Patty Duke Show | 1963 | |
| Judd for the Defense | 1967 | |
| The Sixth Sense | 1972 | |
| ABC Stage 67 | Lou Coolidge | 1966 |
| Foul Play | 1981 | |
| The Manhunter | 1974 | |
| The Defenders | Rankin | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Dr. Marvin Graham | 1961 |
| The Defenders | District Attorney | 1961 |
| A Time To Live | 1954 | |
| What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? | 1977 | |
| Baa Baa Black Sheep | Thomas A. Lard | 1976 |
| Bonanza | Caleb Milton | 1959 |
| MacGyver | Andy Colson | 1985 |
| ER | Manny Kendovich | 1994 |
| The F.B.I. | Howard Swift | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Ed Garth | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Ewing Carter | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Waverly | 1965 |
| Code Red | 1981 | |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Larry Stover | 1974 |
| The Name of the Game | Hood | 1968 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Frank Cardigan | 1983 |
| Sarge | Father Frank Dinsmore | 1971 |
| The Rockford Files | Sheriff Mitchell | 1974 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | La Hire | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Captain Marvel | 1951 |
| Mannix | Skip Seldon | 1967 |
| The A-Team | Judge Leonard Mordente | 1983 |
| The Virginian | Bennett Poole | 1962 |
| Teachers Only | 1982 | |
| The Invaders | Sheriff Tom Halloway | 1967 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Sheriff Harris | 1977 |
| Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Paul Henderson | 1971 |
| Bonanza | Mr. Merrick | 1959 |
| The Big Story | Lt. Alameda | 1949 |
| The Bold Ones: The Senator | Collie Ford | 1970 |
| Petrocelli | Prosecutor Daley | 1974 |
| The Outsider | Fred Oliver | 1968 |
| Love, American Style | A. J. Potts | 1969 |
