Dana Elcar

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 10, 1927

died

June 6, 2005

place of birth

Ferndale, Michigan United States

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Sting
8.0

The Sting

1973as F.B.I. Agent Polk
2010
6.7

2010

1984as Dimitri Moisevitch
Fail Safe
7.8

Fail Safe

1964as Foster
The Champ
7.0

The Champ

1979as Hoffmaster
Soldier Blue
6.8

Soldier Blue

1970as Capt. Battles
Murder in Three Acts
5.9

Murder in Three Acts

1986as Dr. Strange
All of Me
6.5

All of Me

1984as Burton Schuyler
The Boston Strangler
6.7

The Boston Strangler

1968as Luis Schubert
St. Ives
5.7

St. Ives

1976as Lt. Charles Blunt
The Nude Bomb
5.3

The Nude Bomb

1980as Chief
Buddy Buddy
6.2

Buddy Buddy

1981as Capt. Hubris
Zig Zag
7.7

Zig Zag

1970as Harold Tracey
Condorman
5.5

Condorman

1981as Russ Devlin
A Lovely Way to Die
4.8

A Lovely Way to Die

1968as Layton
Pendulum
6.1

Pendulum

1969as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
I Want to Live
4.8

I Want to Live

1983as Warden
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.5

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979as Havermeyer
A Gunfight
5.8

A Gunfight

1971as Marv Green
Forbidden Love
5.2

Forbidden Love

1982as Burt Wagner
Tough Love
6.0

Tough Love

1985as Max Wiley
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
5.6

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980as Benchley
Dying Room Only
6.6

Dying Room Only

1973as Sheriff
Inside Out
5.6

Inside Out

1987as Leo Gross
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
5.6

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972as Allen
Sweet Revenge
6.7

Sweet Revenge

1984as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
The Flying Misfits
7.4

The Flying Misfits

1976as Col. Thomas A. Lard
Jungle Warriors
4.1

Jungle Warriors

1984as D'Antoni
The Fool Killer
6.8

The Fool Killer

1965as Mr. Dodd
W.C. Fields and Me
8.2

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Dockstedter
Mark, I Love You
8.0

Mark, I Love You

1980as Mr. Bassett
Heatwave!
6.1

Heatwave!

1974as Prescott
Death Penalty
8.0

Death Penalty

1980as John Mulligan
Report to the Commissioner
6.6

Report to the Commissioner

1975as Chief Perna
Crisis in Mid-Air
8.0

Crisis in Mid-Air

1979as Brad Mullins
The Learning Tree
6.7

The Learning Tree

1969as Kirky
The Sound of Anger
8.0

The Sound of Anger

1968as Andrew Pearce
The Borgia Stick
8.5

The Borgia Stick

1967as Craigmeyer
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
6.3

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971as Carstairs
Senior Year
10.0

Senior Year

1974as Paul Reed
The Maltese Bippy
6.2

The Maltese Bippy

1969as Sgt. Kelvaney
Of Mice and Men
9.0

Of Mice and Men

1968
Samurai
9.0

Samurai

1979as Frank Boyd
The Day the Bubble Burst
5.0

The Day the Bubble Burst

1982as Mr. Block
Deadlock
9.0

Deadlock

1969as George Stack
Catch-22
6.7

Catch-22

1973as Colonel Cathcart
Quarterback Princess
6.9

Quarterback Princess

1983as Mr. Caine
The Bravos
6.5

The Bravos

1972as Captain Detroville
Baby Blue Marine
5.2

Baby Blue Marine

1976as Sheriff Wenzel
The Crucible
4.5

The Crucible

1967as Marshall Herrick
The Death of Me Yet
7.5

The Death of Me Yet

1971as Hank Keller