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.
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Acting History
2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)
1994ER as Manny Kendovich
1994The Magic School Bus as Mr. Terese (voice)
1987Inside Out as Leo Gross
1987There Were Times, Dear as Don Mason
1986Murder in Three Acts as Dr. Strange
1986Matlock as Arthur Hughes
1985Toughlove as Max Wiley
1985MacGyver as Pete Thornton
1985MacGyver as Andy Colson
19842010 as Dimitri Moisevitch
1984Sweet Revenge as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
1984All of Me as Burton Schuyler
1984Jungle Warriors as D'Antoni
1983Quarterback Princess as Mr. Caine
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Hardcastle and McCormick as Frank Cardigan
1983I Want to Live as Warden
1983Blue Skies Again as Lou
1983The A-Team as George Olsen
1983The A-Team as Judge Leonard Mordente
1983Inspector Perez as Captain R. C. Hodges
1982Forbidden Love as Burt Wagner
1982Voyagers!
1982Newhart
1982Knight Rider as Strock
1982Matt Houston
1982Teachers Only
1982Herbie, the Love Bug
1982The Day the Bubble Burst as Mr. Block
1982Help Wanted: Male as Milhauser
1982Breach of Contract
1981Falcon Crest as Carl Reed
1981The Fall Guy
1981Code Red
1981Condorman as Russ Devlin
1981Buddy Buddy as Capt. Hubris
1981Foul Play
1981Hill Street Blues
1980Mark, I Love You as Mr. Bassett
1980The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Benchley
1980The Nude Bomb as Chief
1980Galactica 1980 as John Steadman
1980Death Penalty as John Mulligan
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1979Hart to Hart
1979The Champ as Hoffmaster
1979Samurai as Frank Boyd
1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Havermeyer
1979Crisis in Mid-Air as Brad Mullins
1979B. J. and the Bear
1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977The Incredible Hulk as Sheriff Harris
1977Eight Is Enough
1976Baa Baa Black Sheep as Thomas A. Lard
1976The Flying Misfits as Col. Thomas A. Lard
1976Gemini Man as Dr. Harold Schuyler
1976Baby Blue Marine as Sheriff Wenzel
1976Law of the Land as Rev. Mr. Endicott
1976W.C. Fields and Me as Dockstedter
1976St. Ives as Lt. Charles Blunt
1975Love Nest as Mort
1975Report to the Commissioner as Chief Perna
1975Baretta as Inspector Shiller
1974Panic on the 5:22 as Hal Rodgers
1974The Rockford Files as Sheriff Mitchell
1974Petrocelli as Prosecutor Daley
1974The Manhunter
1974Senior Year as Paul Reed
1974Heatwave! as Prescott
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Larry Stover
1973The Sting as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973Dying Room Only as Sheriff
1973Catch-22 as Colonel Cathcart
1973Police Story as Lt. Garippo
1973Hawkins as Dr. Aaronson
1972Kung Fu as Noah Jones
1972Delphi Bureau as Michael Kendall
1972The Waltons
1972The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as Allen
1972Fireball Forward as Col. Talbot
1972The Sixth Sense
1972The Bravos as Captain Detroville
1971The Death of Me Yet as Hank Keller
1971Sarge as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Paul Henderson
1971Columbo as Falcon
1971Cannon
1971A Gunfight as Marv Green
1971Sarge: The Badge or the Cross as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Carstairs
1971Alias Smith and Jones
1970San Francisco International as George Woodruff
1970The Partridge Family as Mr. Felcher
1970Adam at Six A.M. as Van Treadly
1970The Bold Ones: The Senator as Collie Ford
1970Soldier Blue as Capt. Battles
1970Zig Zag as Harold Tracey
1969The D.A.: Murder One as Dr. Carl Enright
1969Love, American Style as A. J. Potts
1969Medical Center
1969Room 222
1969The Learning Tree as Kirky
1969The Maltese Bippy as Sgt. Kelvaney
1969The Whole World Is Watching as Huston
1969Deadlock as George Stack
1969Pendulum as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
1968The Sound of Anger as Andrew Pearce
1968The Boston Strangler as Luis Schubert
1968Hawaii Five-O as Dr. Benjamin
1968The Name of the Game as Hood
1968The Outsider as Fred Oliver
1968A Lovely Way to Die as Layton
1968Of Mice and Men
1968Elizabeth the Queen as Captain Marvel
1967Mannix
1967Mannix as Skip Seldon
1967Mannix as Fred Reston
1967Judd for the Defense
1967The Crucible as Marshall Herrick
1967Ironside as Bill O'Brien
1967The Borgia Stick as Craigmeyer
1967The Invaders as Sheriff Tom Halloway
1966Mission: Impossible as C.W. Cameron
1966ABC Stage 67 as Lou Coolidge
1965The F.B.I. as Howard Bergdahl
1965The F.B.I. as Howard Swift
1965The F.B.I. as Ed Garth
1965The F.B.I. as Ewing Carter
1965The F.B.I. as Waverly
1965Get Smart
1965Run for Your Life as Dr. George Graham
1965The Fool Killer as Mr. Dodd
1964Fail Safe as Foster
1963Espionage
1963The Patty Duke Show
1962Big Deal in Laredo as Dennis Wilcox
1962The Virginian as Bennett Poole
1961The Defenders as Rankin
1961The Defenders as Dr. Marvin Graham
1961The Defenders as District Attorney
1959Burning Bright as Friend Ed
1959Bonanza as Caleb Milton
1959Bonanza as Mr. Merrick
1958Naked City as Al Borris
1955Gunsmoke as Pennigrath
1954A Time To Live
1952Omnibus
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jacob
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as La Hire
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Marvel
1949The Big Story as Lt. Alameda