
Dana Elcar
Department: Acting
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

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1984

The Borgia Stick
1967

Catch-22
1973

Murder in Three Acts
1986

A Lovely Way to Die
1968

The Sting
1973

The Boston Strangler
1968

The Nude Bomb
1980

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972

Breach of Contract
1982

The Fool Killer
1965

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980

Soldier Blue
1970

Report to the Commissioner
1975

The Day the Bubble Burst
1982

St. Ives
1976

The Whole World Is Watching
1969

W.C. Fields and Me
1976

Condorman
1981

Of Mice and Men
1968

Sweet Revenge
1984

A Gunfight
1971

Inside Out
1987

Zig Zag
1970

Dying Room Only
1973

Jungle Warriors
1984

Death Penalty
1980

Quarterback Princess
1983

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979

Mark, I Love You
1980

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971

The Death of Me Yet
1971

Burning Bright
1959

Crisis in Mid-Air
1979

Heatwave!
1974

Deadlock
1969

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971

Senior Year
1974

The Flying Misfits
1976

The Learning Tree
1969

Baby Blue Marine
1976

Buddy Buddy
1981

Blue Skies Again
1983

San Francisco International
1970

The D.A.: Murder One
1969

There Were Times, Dear
1987

The Champ
1979

Law of the Land
1976

Fail Safe
1964

The Maltese Bippy
1969

Forbidden Love
1982

The Bravos
1972

Adam at Six A.M.
1970

Pendulum
1969

Samurai
1979

The Sound of Anger
1968

Help Wanted: Male
1982

All of Me
1984

Panic on the 5:22
1974

Fireball Forward
1972

Big Deal in Laredo
1962

I Want to Live
1983

Toughlove
1985

Inspector Perez
1983

The Crucible
1967

Elizabeth the Queen
1968

Love Nest
1975

Falcon Crest
1981

Columbo
1971

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Kung Fu
1972

The A-Team
1983

The F.B.I.
1965

Matlock
1986

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Knight Rider
1982

Hawkins
1973

Baretta
1975

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Room 222
1969

Naked City
1958

Mannix
1967

Hill Street Blues
1981

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

MacGyver
1985

Herbie, the Love Bug
1982

Newhart
1982

Medical Center
1969

Hart to Hart
1979

Gunsmoke
1955

Mission: Impossible
1966

Galactica 1980
1980

Cannon
1971

Voyagers!
1982

Eight Is Enough
1977

Get Smart
1965

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Ironside
1967

The Waltons
1972

The Fall Guy
1981

The Magic School Bus
1994

Run for Your Life
1965

Espionage
1963

Matt Houston
1982

The Patty Duke Show
1963

Judd for the Defense
1967

The Sixth Sense
1972

ABC Stage 67
1966

Foul Play
1981

The Manhunter
1974

The Defenders
1961

The Defenders
1961

The Defenders
1961

A Time To Live
1954

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976

Bonanza
1959

MacGyver
1985

ER
1994

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

Code Red
1981

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974

The Name of the Game
1968

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983

Sarge
1971

The Rockford Files
1974

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Mannix
1967

The A-Team
1983

The Virginian
1962

Teachers Only
1982

The Invaders
1967

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

Bonanza
1959

The Big Story
1949

The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970

Petrocelli
1974

The Outsider
1968

Love, American Style
1969

Mannix
1967

Gemini Man
1976

Omnibus
1952

Delphi Bureau
1972

The Partridge Family
1970

Police Story
1973