Actor
· Acting
Dana Elcar
Born 1927-10-10
📍 Ferndale, Michigan United States
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.
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Filmography 149
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2020
ER
as Manny Kendovich
1994
The Magic School Bus
as Mr. Terese (voice)
1994
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
1987
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
1987
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
1986
Matlock
as Arthur Hughes
1986
Tough Love
as Max Wiley
1985
MacGyver
as Pete Thornton
1985
MacGyver
as Andy Colson
1985
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
1984
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
1984
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
1984
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
1984
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Frank Cardigan
1983
I Want to Live
as Warden
1983
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
1983
The A-Team
as George Olsen
1983
The A-Team
as Judge Leonard Mordente
1983
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
1983
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
1982
Voyagers!
1982
Newhart
1982
Knight Rider
as Strock
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Teachers Only
1982
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
1982
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
1982
Breach of Contract
1982
Falcon Crest
as Carl Reed
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
Code Red
1981
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
1981
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
1981
Foul Play
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
1980
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
1980
Galactica 1980
as John Steadman
1980
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
1979
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
1979
B. J. and the Bear
1979
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Incredible Hulk
as Sheriff Harris
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Thomas A. Lard
1976
Gemini Man
as Dr. Harold Schuyler
1976
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
1976
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
1976
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
1976
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
1976
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
1975
Baretta
as Inspector Shiller
1975
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
1974
The Rockford Files
as Sheriff Mitchell
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Petrocelli
as Prosecutor Daley
1974
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
1974
Heatwave!
as Prescott
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Larry Stover
1974
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
1973
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
1973
Police Story
as Lt. Garippo
1973
Hawkins
as Dr. Aaronson
1973
Kung Fu
as Noah Jones
1972
Delphi Bureau
as Michael Kendall
1972
The Waltons
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Allen
1972
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
1972
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
1971
Sarge
as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Paul Henderson
1971
Columbo
as Falcon
1971
Cannon
1971
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
1970
The Partridge Family
as Mr. Felcher
1970
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Collie Ford
1970
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
1970
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
1970
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
1969
Love, American Style
as A. J. Potts
1969
Medical Center
1969
Room 222
1969
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
1969
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
1969
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
1969
Deadlock
as George Stack
1969
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
1969
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
1968
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Benjamin
1968
The Name of the Game
as Hood
1968
The Outsider
as Fred Oliver
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
1968
Of Mice and Men
1968
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
1968
Mannix
1967
Mannix
as Skip Seldon
1967
Mannix
as Fred Reston
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
1967
Ironside
as Bill O'Brien
1967
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
1967
The Invaders
as Sheriff Tom Halloway
1967
Mission: Impossible
as C.W. Cameron
1966
ABC Stage 67
as Lou Coolidge
1966
The F.B.I.
as Howard Bergdahl
1965
The F.B.I.
as Howard Swift
1965
The F.B.I.
as Ed Garth
1965
The F.B.I.
as Ewing Carter
1965
The F.B.I.
as Waverly
1965
Get Smart
1965
Run for Your Life
as Dr. George Graham
1965
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
1965
Fail Safe
as Foster
1964
Espionage
as Kevin
1963
The Patty Duke Show
1963
The Virginian
as Bennett Poole
1962
The Defenders
as Rankin
1961
The Defenders
as Dr. Marvin Graham
1961
The Defenders
as District Attorney
1961
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed
1959
Bonanza
as Caleb Milton
1959
Bonanza
as Mr. Merrick
1959
Naked City
as Al Borris
1958
Gunsmoke
as Pennigrath
1955
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jacob
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as La Hire
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Marvel
1951
The Big Story
as Lt. Alameda
1949