Dana Elcar

ActorDirector Oct 10 (died age 77) Ferndale, Michigan United States 1949–2020 (71 year career)

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Biography

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 t…

Known For

Film

The Sting

F.B.I. Agent Polk

Film

MacGyver

Pete Thornton

Film

Fail Safe

Foster

Film

2010

Dimitri Moisevitch

Film

All of Me

Burton Schuyler

Film

The Champ

Hoffmaster

Film

The Boston Strangler

Luis Schubert

Film

Soldier Blue

Capt. Battles

Filmography

Acting (140)

Movies (68)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

as Self (archive footage)

There Were Times, Dear

1987

as Don Mason

Inside Out

as Leo Gross

Murder in Three Acts

as Dr. Strange

Toughlove

as Max Wiley

2010

as Dimitri Moisevitch

6.6

Sweet Revenge

1984

as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

All of Me

as Burton Schuyler

Jungle Warriors

as D'Antoni

Quarterback Princess

as Mr. Caine

Inspector Perez

as Captain R. C. Hodges

I Want to Live

as Warden

Blue Skies Again

as Lou

Forbidden Love

as Burt Wagner

The Day the Bubble Burst

as Mr. Block

Help Wanted: Male

as Milhauser

Breach of Contract

Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

Condorman

as Russ Devlin

The Nude Bomb

as Chief

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980

as Benchley

5.5

Mark, I Love You

1980

as Mr. Bassett

Death Penalty

1980

as John Mulligan

The Champ

1979

as Hoffmaster

7.0

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

as Havermeyer

5.3

Samurai

1979

as Frank Boyd

Crisis in Mid-Air

as Brad Mullins

W.C. Fields and Me

as Dockstedter

St. Ives

as Lt. Charles Blunt

The Flying Misfits

as Col. Thomas A. Lard

Law of the Land

as Rev. Mr. Endicott

Baby Blue Marine

as Sheriff Wenzel

Love Nest

as Mort

Report to the Commissioner

1975

as Chief Perna

6.5

Senior Year

1974

as Paul Reed

Heatwave!

as Prescott

Panic on the 5:22

as Hal Rodgers

The Sting

as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart

Dying Room Only

as Sheriff

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

as Allen

5.6

The Bravos

1972

as Captain Detroville

Fireball Forward

as Col. Talbot

A Gunfight

as Marv Green

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971

as Father Frank Dinsmore

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

as Carstairs

The Death of Me Yet

as Hank Keller

San Francisco International

as George Woodruff

Soldier Blue

as Capt. Battles

Zig Zag

as Harold Tracey

Adam at Six A.M.

as Van Treadly

The D.A.: Murder One

as Dr. Carl Enright

Deadlock

1969

as George Stack

Pendulum

1969

as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

The Learning Tree

as Kirky

The Maltese Bippy

as Sgt. Kelvaney

The Whole World Is Watching

1969

as Huston

A Lovely Way to Die

as Layton

The Boston Strangler

as Luis Schubert

Of Mice and Men

The Sound of Anger

as Andrew Pearce

Elizabeth the Queen

1968

as Captain Marvel

The Borgia Stick

as Craigmeyer

The Crucible

as Marshall Herrick

The Fool Killer

as Mr. Dodd

Fail Safe

as Foster

Big Deal in Laredo

as Dennis Wilcox

Burning Bright

1959

as Friend Ed

Television (72)

1994

as Manny Kendovich

7.8

The Magic School Bus

1994

as Mr. Terese (voice)

Matlock

as Arthur Hughes

MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

MacGyver

as Andy Colson

The A-Team

as George Olsen

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Frank Cardigan

Knight Rider

as Strock

Newhart

Matt Houston

Voyagers!

Teachers Only

Herbie, the Love Bug

Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

Hill Street Blues

The Fall Guy

Code Red

Foul Play

Galactica 1980

as John Steadman

Hart to Hart

Trapper John, M.D.

B. J. and the Bear

The Incredible Hulk

as Sheriff Harris

Eight Is Enough

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

Baa Baa Black Sheep

as Thomas A. Lard

Gemini Man

as Dr. Harold Schuyler

6.9

Baretta

1975

as Inspector Shiller

6.4

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Larry Stover

The Rockford Files

as Sheriff Mitchell

The Manhunter

Petrocelli

as Prosecutor Daley

Police Story

as Lt. Garippo

Hawkins

as Dr. Aaronson

The Waltons

The Sixth Sense

Delphi Bureau

as Michael Kendall

Kung Fu

as Noah Jones

Columbo

as Falcon

Cannon

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Paul Henderson

6.3

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

7.0

Sarge

1971

as Father Frank Dinsmore

5.0

The Partridge Family

1970

as Mr. Felcher

6.8

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as Collie Ford

Love, American Style

as A. J. Potts

Medical Center

Room 222

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

The Name of the Game

as Hood

The Outsider

as Fred Oliver

Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

Mannix

as Fred Reston

The Invaders

as Sheriff Tom Halloway

Judd for the Defense

Mission: Impossible

as C.W. Cameron

ABC Stage 67

as Lou Coolidge

The F.B.I.

as Howard Bergdahl

Get Smart

Run for Your Life

as Dr. George Graham

Espionage

The Patty Duke Show

The Virginian

as Bennett Poole

The Defenders

as Rankin

Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

Naked City

as Al Borris

Gunsmoke

as Pennigrath

A Time To Live

Omnibus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Jacob

The Big Story

as Lt. Alameda

Crew (4)

Television (4)

MacGyver

Director

Salvage 1

Director

The Duke

Director

The Rockford Files

Director