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

The A-Team

The A-Team

Columbo

ER

Run for Your Life

Bonanza

Bonanza

Hill Street Blues

All Movies (68)

• 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Inside Out1987 · as Leo Gross
• There Were Times, Dear1987 · as Don Mason
• Murder in Three Acts1986 · as Dr. Strange
• Tough Love1985 · as Max Wiley
• 20101984 · as Dimitri Moisevitch
• Sweet Revenge1984 · as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
• All of Me1984 · as Burton Schuyler
• Jungle Warriors1984 · as D'Antoni
• Quarterback Princess1983 · as Mr. Caine
• I Want to Live1983 · as Warden
• Blue Skies Again1983 · as Lou
• Inspector Perez1983 · as Captain R. C. Hodges
• Forbidden Love1982 · as Burt Wagner
• The Day the Bubble Burst1982 · as Mr. Block
• Help Wanted: Male1982 · as Milhauser
• Breach of Contract1982
• Condorman1981 · as Russ Devlin
• Buddy Buddy1981 · as Capt. Hubris
• Mark, I Love You1980 · as Mr. Bassett
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark1980 · as Benchley
• The Nude Bomb1980 · as Chief
• Death Penalty1980 · as John Mulligan
• The Champ1979 · as Hoffmaster
• Samurai1979 · as Frank Boyd
• Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff1979 · as Havermeyer
• Crisis in Mid-Air1979 · as Brad Mullins
• The Flying Misfits1976 · as Col. Thomas A. Lard
• Baby Blue Marine1976 · as Sheriff Wenzel
• Law of the Land1976 · as Rev. Mr. Endicott
• W.C. Fields and Me1976 · as Dockstedter
• St. Ives1976 · as Lt. Charles Blunt
• Love Nest1975 · as Mort
• Report to the Commissioner1975 · as Chief Perna
• Panic on the 5:221974 · as Hal Rodgers
• Senior Year1974 · as Paul Reed
• Heatwave!1974 · as Prescott
• The Sting1973 · as F.B.I. Agent Polk
• Dying Room Only1973 · as Sheriff
• Catch-221973 · as Colonel Cathcart
• The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid1972 · as Allen
• Fireball Forward1972 · as Col. Talbot
• The Bravos1972 · as Captain Detroville
• The Death of Me Yet1971 · as Hank Keller
• A Gunfight1971 · as Marv Green
• Sarge: The Badge or the Cross1971 · as Father Frank Dinsmore
• Mrs. Pollifax — Spy1971 · as Carstairs
• San Francisco International1970 · as George Woodruff
• Adam at Six A.M.1970 · as Van Treadly
• Soldier Blue1970 · as Capt. Battles
• Zig Zag1970 · as Harold Tracey
• The D.A.: Murder One1969 · as Dr. Carl Enright
• The Learning Tree1969 · as Kirky
• The Maltese Bippy1969 · as Sgt. Kelvaney
• The Whole World Is Watching1969 · as Huston
• Deadlock1969 · as George Stack
• Pendulum1969 · as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
• The Sound of Anger1968 · as Andrew Pearce
• The Boston Strangler1968 · as Luis Schubert
• A Lovely Way to Die1968 · as Layton
• Of Mice and Men1968
• Elizabeth the Queen1968 · as Captain Marvel
• The Crucible1967 · as Marshall Herrick
• The Borgia Stick1967 · as Craigmeyer
• The Fool Killer1965 · as Mr. Dodd
• Fail Safe1964 · as Foster
• Big Deal in Laredo1962 · as Dennis Wilcox
• Burning Bright1959 · as Friend Ed

All TV Shows (84)

• ER1994 · as Manny Kendovich
• The Magic School Bus1994 · as Mr. Terese (voice)
• Matlock1986 · as Arthur Hughes
• MacGyver1985 · as Pete Thornton
• MacGyver1985 · as Andy Colson
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
• Hardcastle and McCormick1983 · as Frank Cardigan
• The A-Team1983 · as George Olsen
• The A-Team1983 · as Judge Leonard Mordente
• Voyagers!1982
• Newhart1982
• Knight Rider1982 · as Strock
• Matt Houston1982
• Teachers Only1982
• Herbie, the Love Bug1982
• Falcon Crest1981 · as Carl Reed
• The Fall Guy1981
• Code Red1981
• Foul Play1981
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Galactica 19801980 · as John Steadman
• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• Hart to Hart1979
• B. J. and the Bear1979
• What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1977
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Sheriff Harris
• Eight Is Enough1977
• Baa Baa Black Sheep1976 · as Thomas A. Lard
• Gemini Man1976 · as Dr. Harold Schuyler
• Baretta1975 · as Inspector Shiller
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Sheriff Mitchell
• The Manhunter1974
• Petrocelli1974 · as Prosecutor Daley
• The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · as Larry Stover
• Police Story1973 · as Lt. Garippo
• Hawkins1973 · as Dr. Aaronson
• Kung Fu1972 · as Noah Jones
• Delphi Bureau1972 · as Michael Kendall
• The Waltons1972
• The Sixth Sense1972
• Sarge1971 · as Father Frank Dinsmore
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · as Paul Henderson
• Columbo1971 · as Falcon
• Cannon1971
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• The Partridge Family1970 · as Mr. Felcher
• The Bold Ones: The Senator1970 · as Collie Ford
• Love, American Style1969 · as A. J. Potts
• Medical Center1969
• Room 2221969
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Dr. Benjamin
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Hood
• The Outsider1968 · as Fred Oliver
• Mannix1967
• Mannix1967 · as Skip Seldon
• Mannix1967 · as Fred Reston
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Ironside1967 · as Bill O'Brien
• The Invaders1967 · as Sheriff Tom Halloway
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as C.W. Cameron
• ABC Stage 671966 · as Lou Coolidge
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Howard Bergdahl
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Howard Swift
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Ed Garth
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Ewing Carter
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Waverly
• Get Smart1965 · as Kruger
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Dr. George Graham
• Espionage1963 · as Kevin
• The Patty Duke Show1963
• The Virginian1962 · as Bennett Poole
• The Defenders1961 · as Dr. Marvin Graham
• The Defenders1961 · as Rankin
• The Defenders1961 · as District Attorney
• Bonanza1959 · as Caleb Milton
• Bonanza1959 · as Mr. Merrick
• Naked City1958 · as Al Borris
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Pennigrath
• A Time To Live1954
• Omnibus1952
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Jacob
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as La Hire
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Captain Marvel
• The Big Story1949 · as Lt. Alameda