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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 10, 1927
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Dana Elcar
0.8 Popularity
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
0.0
Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
7.8
Manny Kendovich
ER
1994
7.6
Mr. Terese (voice)
The Magic School Bus
1994
5.0
Leo Gross
Inside Out
1987
0.0
Don Mason
There Were Times, Dear
1987
5.7
Dr. Strange
Murder in Three Acts
1986
7.1
Arthur Hughes
Matlock
1986
5.0
Max Wiley
Toughlove
1985
7.7
Pete Thornton
MacGyver
1985
7.7
Andy Colson
MacGyver
1985
Credits
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2020
0.0
ER
as Manny Kendovich
1994
7.8
The Magic School Bus
as Mr. Terese (voice)
1994
7.6
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
1987
5.0
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
1987
0.0
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
1986
5.7
Matlock
as Arthur Hughes
1986
7.1
Toughlove
as Max Wiley
1985
5.0
MacGyver
as Pete Thornton
1985
7.7
MacGyver
as Andy Colson
1985
7.7
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
1984
6.6
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
1984
6.0
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
1984
6.5
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
1984
3.8
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
1983
6.8
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Frank Cardigan
1983
6.4
I Want to Live
as Warden
1983
3.0
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
1983
5.2
The A-Team
as George Olsen
1983
7.5
The A-Team
as Judge Leonard Mordente
1983
7.5
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
1983
0.0
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
1982
4.8
Voyagers!
1982
7.5
Newhart
1982
7.1
Knight Rider
as Strock
1982
7.5
Matt Houston
1982
6.2
Teachers Only
1982
5.0
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
5.7
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
1982
2.0
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
1982
5.0
Breach of Contract
1982
0.0
Falcon Crest
as Carl Reed
1981
5.5
The Fall Guy
1981
7.5
Code Red
1981
5.5
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
1981
5.5
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
1981
6.2
Foul Play
1981
5.0
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
1980
0.0
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
1980
5.5
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
1980
5.3
Galactica 1980
as John Steadman
1980
6.1
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
1980
0.0
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
Hart to Hart
1979
6.9
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
1979
7.0
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
1979
0.0
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
1979
5.3
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
1979
6.0
B. J. and the Bear
1979
5.5
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
4.5
The Incredible Hulk
as Sheriff Harris
1977
7.2
Eight Is Enough
1977
6.1
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Thomas A. Lard
1976
7.6
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
1976
6.8
Gemini Man
as Dr. Harold Schuyler
1976
6.9
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
1976
4.9
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
1976
3.0
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
1976
7.8
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
1976
5.6
🎬
Love Nest
as Mort
1975
0.0
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
1975
6.5
Baretta
as Inspector Shiller
1975
6.4
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
1974
5.3
The Rockford Files
as Sheriff Mitchell
1974
7.6
Petrocelli
as Prosecutor Daley
1974
7.2
The Manhunter
1974
5.0
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
1974
0.0
Heatwave!
as Prescott
1974
5.9
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Larry Stover
1974
7.3
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973
8.0
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
1973
6.6
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
1973
5.0
Police Story
as Lt. Garippo
1973
6.9
Hawkins
as Dr. Aaronson
1973
7.2
Kung Fu
as Noah Jones
1972
7.7
Delphi Bureau
as Michael Kendall
1972
0.0
The Waltons
1972
7.2
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Allen
1972
5.5
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
1972
5.0
The Sixth Sense
1972
5.9
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
1972
5.7
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
1971
6.7
Sarge
as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971
5.0
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Paul Henderson
1971
6.3
Columbo
as Falcon
1971
8.1
Cannon
1971
6.6
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
1971
5.7
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971
0.0
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
1971
6.1
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.0
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
1970
3.7
The Partridge Family
as Mr. Felcher
1970
6.8
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
1970
4.5
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Collie Ford
1970
3.0
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
1970
6.8
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
1970
7.5
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
1969
0.0
Love, American Style
as A. J. Potts
1969
6.1
Medical Center
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
6.0
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
1969
6.7
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
1969
5.4
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
1969
0.0
Deadlock
as George Stack
1969
0.0
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
1969
5.5
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
1968
0.0
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
1968
6.7
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Benjamin
1968
7.1
The Name of the Game
as Hood
1968
6.8
The Outsider
as Fred Oliver
1968
5.2
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
1968
4.7
Of Mice and Men
1968
9.0
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
1968
0.0
Mannix
1967
6.7
Mannix
as Skip Seldon
1967
6.7
Mannix
as Fred Reston
1967
6.7
Judd for the Defense
1967
7.5
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
1967
2.7
Ironside
as Bill O'Brien
1967
6.8
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
1967
7.8
The Invaders
as Sheriff Tom Halloway
1967
6.8
Mission: Impossible
as C.W. Cameron
1966
7.6
ABC Stage 67
as Lou Coolidge
1966
6.2
The F.B.I.
as Howard Bergdahl
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Howard Swift
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Ed Garth
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Ewing Carter
1965
5.4
The F.B.I.
as Waverly
1965
5.4
Get Smart
1965
7.9
Run for Your Life
as Dr. George Graham
1965
7.2
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
1965
6.8
Fail Safe
as Foster
1964
7.8
Espionage
1963
0.0
The Patty Duke Show
1963
5.6
🎬
Big Deal in Laredo
as Dennis Wilcox
1962
0.0
The Virginian
as Bennett Poole
1962
6.4
The Defenders
as Rankin
1961
5.9
The Defenders
as Dr. Marvin Graham
1961
5.9
The Defenders
as District Attorney
1961
5.9
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed
1959
0.0
Bonanza
as Caleb Milton
1959
7.5
Bonanza
as Mr. Merrick
1959
7.5
Naked City
as Al Borris
1958
5.5
Gunsmoke
as Pennigrath
1955
6.6
🎬
A Time To Live
1954
0.0
Omnibus
1952
6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jacob
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as La Hire
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Marvel
1951
8.6
The Big Story
as Lt. Alameda
1949
6.7