Dana Elcar
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 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
Dimitri Moisevitch
2010
Craigmeyer
The Borgia Stick
Colonel Cathcart
Catch-22
Dr. Strange
Murder in Three Acts
Layton
A Lovely Way to Die
F.B.I. Agent Polk
The Sting
Luis Schubert
The Boston Strangler
Chief
The Nude Bomb
Allen
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Breach of Contract
Mr. Dodd
The Fool Killer
Benchley
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Capt. Battles
Soldier Blue
Chief Perna
Report to the Commissioner
Mr. Block
The Day the Bubble Burst
Lt. Charles Blunt
St. Ives
Huston
The Whole World Is Watching
Dockstedter
W.C. Fields and Me
Russ Devlin
Condorman
Of Mice and Men
Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Sweet Revenge
Marv Green
A Gunfight
Leo Gross
Inside Out
Harold Tracey
Zig Zag
Sheriff
Dying Room Only
D'Antoni
Jungle Fever
John Mulligan
Death Penalty
Mr. Caine
Quarterback Princess
Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Havermeyer
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Mr. Bassett
Mark, I Love You
Carstairs
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Hank Keller
The Death of Me Yet
Friend Ed
Burning Bright
Brad Mullins
Crisis in Mid-Air
Prescott
Heatwave!
George Stack
Deadlock
Father Frank Dinsmore
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Paul Reed
Senior Year
Col. Thomas A. Lard
The Flying Misfits
Kirky
The Learning Tree
Sheriff Wenzel
Baby Blue Marine
Capt. Hubris
Buddy Buddy
Lou
Blue Skies Again
George Woodruff
San Francisco International
Dr. Carl Enright
The D.A.: Murder One
Don Mason
There Were Times, Dear
Hoffmaster
The Champ
Rev. Mr. Endicott
Law of the Land
Foster
Fail Safe
Sgt. Kelvaney
The Maltese Bippy
Burt Wagner
Forbidden Love
Captain Detroville
The Bravos
Van Treadly
Adam at Six A.M.
Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Pendulum
Frank Boyd
Samurai
Andrew Pearce
The Sound of Anger
Milhauser
Help Wanted: Male
Burton Schuyler
All of Me
Hal Rodgers
Panic on the 5:22
Col. Talbot
Fireball Forward
Dennis Wilcox
Big Deal in Laredo
Warden
I Want to Live
Max Wiley
Toughlove
Captain R. C. Hodges
Inspector Perez
Marshall Herrick
The Crucible
Captain Marvel
Elizabeth the Queen
Mort
Love Nest
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-10-10
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
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