About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1927-10-10
Place of birth:
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Website:
N/A

Dana Elcar

Overview

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

Acting
2020 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
1987 Inside Out Actor Leo Gross 59
Average
1987 There Were Times, Dear Actor Don Mason N/A
N/A
1986 Murder in Three Acts Actor Dr. Strange 58
Average
1985 Toughlove Actor Max Wiley 59
Average
1985 MacGyver Actor Pete Thornton 76
Good
1984 2010 Actor Dimitri Moisevitch 63
Fair
1984 Sweet Revenge Actor Sen. Arthur Hagerty 59
Average
1984 All of Me Actor Burton Schuyler 61
Fair
1984 Jungle Warriors Actor D'Antoni 58
Average
1983 Quarterback Princess Actor Mr. Caine 59
Average
1983 I Want to Live Actor Warden 59
Average
1983 Blue Skies Again Actor Lou 59
Average
1983 Inspector Perez Actor Captain R. C. Hodges N/A
N/A
1982 Forbidden Love Actor Burt Wagner 58
Average
1982 The Day the Bubble Burst Actor Mr. Block N/A
N/A
1982 Help Wanted: Male Actor Milhauser 59
Average
1982 Breach of Contract Actor N/A
N/A
1981 Condorman Actor Russ Devlin 58
Average
1981 Buddy Buddy Actor Capt. Hubris 59
Average
1980 Mark, I Love You Actor Mr. Bassett N/A
N/A
1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark Actor Benchley 58
Average
1980 The Nude Bomb Actor Chief 58
Average
1980 Death Penalty Actor John Mulligan N/A
N/A
1979 The Champ Actor Hoffmaster 61
Fair
1979 Samurai Actor Frank Boyd N/A
N/A
1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Actor Havermeyer 58
Average
1979 Crisis in Mid-Air Actor Brad Mullins 58
Average
1976 The Flying Misfits Actor Col. Thomas A. Lard 59
Average
1976 Baa Baa Black Sheep Actor Thomas A. Lard 72
Good
1976 Gemini Man [Pilot] Actor Dr. Harold Schuyler 59
Average
1976 Baby Blue Marine Actor Sheriff Wenzel 58
Average
1976 Law of the Land Actor Rev. Mr. Endicott 59
Average
1976 W.C. Fields and Me Actor Dockstedter 59
Average
1976 St. Ives Actor Lt. Charles Blunt 58
Average
1975 Report to the Commissioner Actor Chief Perna 59
Average
1975 Baretta Actor Inspector Shiller 67
Fair
1974 Panic on the 5:22 Actor Hal Rodgers 59
Average
1974 Senior Year Actor Paul Reed N/A
N/A
1974 Heatwave! Actor Prescott 58
Average
1973 The Sting Actor F.B.I. Agent Polk 76
Good
1973 Dying Room Only Actor Sheriff 59
Average
1973 Catch-22 Actor Colonel Cathcart 58
Average
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Actor Allen 58
Average
1972 Fireball Forward Actor Col. Talbot 58
Average
1972 The Bravos Actor Captain Detroville 59
Average
1971 The Death of Me Yet Actor Hank Keller 59
Average
1971 A Gunfight Actor Marv Green 59
Average
1971 Sarge: The Badge or the Cross Actor Father Frank Dinsmore N/A
N/A
1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy Actor Carstairs 59
Average
1970 San Francisco International Actor George Woodruff 58
Average
1970 Adam at Six A.M. Actor Van Treadly 58
Average
1970 Soldier Blue Actor Capt. Battles 61
Fair
1970 Zig Zag Actor Harold Tracey 59
Average
1969 The D.A.: Murder One Actor Dr. Carl Enright N/A
N/A
1969 The Learning Tree Actor Kirky 59
Average
1969 The Maltese Bippy Actor Sgt. Kelvaney 58
Average
1969 The Whole World Is Watching Actor Huston N/A
N/A
1969 Deadlock Actor George Stack N/A
N/A
1969 Pendulum Actor Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton 59
Average
1968 The Sound of Anger Actor Andrew Pearce N/A
N/A
1968 The Boston Strangler Actor Luis Schubert 61
Fair
1968 A Lovely Way to Die Actor Layton 58
Average
1968 Of Mice and Men Actor N/A
N/A
1967 The Crucible Actor Marshall Herrick 59
Average
1967 The Borgia Stick Actor Craigmeyer 59
Average
1965 The Fool Killer Actor Mr. Dodd 59
Average
1964 Fail Safe Actor Foster 67
Fair
1962 Big Deal in Laredo Actor Dennis Wilcox N/A
N/A
1959 Burning Bright Actor Friend Ed N/A
N/A
1954 A Time To Live Actor N/A
N/A