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Dana Elcar

Age · 98 Born · Oct 10, 1927 From · Ferndale, Michigan United States Films · 66

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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

Tough Love poster

2010 poster

Sweet Revenge poster

All of Me poster

Career timeline

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Self (archive footage) · 2020

1987

Leo Gross · 1987

There Were Times, Dear

Don Mason · 1987

1986

Murder in Three Acts

Dr. Strange · 1986

1985

Max Wiley · 1985

1984

Dimitri Moisevitch · 1984

Sen. Arthur Hagerty · 1984

Burton Schuyler · 1984

1983

Quarterback Princess

Mr. Caine · 1983

Blue Skies Again

1982

Burt Wagner · 1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

Mr. Block · 1982

Help Wanted: Male

Milhauser · 1982

1981

Russ Devlin · 1981

Capt. Hubris · 1981

1980

Mark, I Love You Notable

Mr. Bassett · 1980

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

Benchley · 1980

1979

The Champ Notable

Hoffmaster · 1979

Samurai Notable

Frank Boyd · 1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Havermeyer · 1979

1976

The Flying Misfits Notable

Col. Thomas A. Lard · 1976

Baby Blue Marine

Sheriff Wenzel · 1976

Law of the Land

Rev. Mr. Endicott · 1976

1975

Report to the Commissioner

Chief Perna · 1975

1974

Panic on the 5:22

Hal Rodgers · 1974

Senior Year Notable

Paul Reed · 1974

Prescott · 1974

1973

The Sting Notable

F.B.I. Agent Polk · 1973

Dying Room Only

Sheriff · 1973

Colonel Cathcart · 1973

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

Fireball Forward

Col. Talbot · 1972

Captain Detroville · 1972

1971

The Death of Me Yet Notable

Hank Keller · 1971

Marv Green · 1971

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross Notable

Father Frank Dinsmore · 1971

1970

San Francisco International

George Woodruff · 1970

Adam at Six A.M.

Van Treadly · 1970

Capt. Battles · 1970

1969

The D.A.: Murder One Notable

Dr. Carl Enright · 1969

The Learning Tree

The Maltese Bippy

Sgt. Kelvaney · 1969

1968

The Sound of Anger Notable

Andrew Pearce · 1968

The Boston Strangler

Luis Schubert · 1968

A Lovely Way to Die

1967

Marshall Herrick · 1967

The Borgia Stick Notable

Craigmeyer · 1967

Frequently appears with

Dr. Heywood Floyd

Dr. Walter Curnow

Dr. David Bowman

Full filmography

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Inside Out poster

There Were Times, Dear poster

There Were Times, Dear

Murder in Three Acts poster

Murder in Three Acts

Tough Love poster

2010 poster

Sweet Revenge poster

All of Me poster

Jungle Warriors poster

Jungle Warriors

Quarterback Princess poster

Quarterback Princess

I Want to Live poster

Blue Skies Again poster

Blue Skies Again

Inspector Perez poster

Inspector Perez

Forbidden Love poster

The Day the Bubble Burst poster

The Day the Bubble Burst

Help Wanted: Male poster

Help Wanted: Male

Breach of Contract poster

Breach of Contract

Condorman poster

Buddy Buddy poster

Mark, I Love You poster

Mark, I Love You

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