Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 10, 1927
Died
Jun 06, 2005
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Credits
142 titles
Dana Elcar
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 - June 6, 2005) 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
Filmography
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
ER
Manny Kendovich
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Terese (voice)
Inside Out
Leo Gross
There Were Times, Dear
Don Mason
Murder in Three Acts
Dr. Strange
Matlock
Arthur Hughes
Tough Love
Max Wiley
MacGyver
Pete Thornton
2010
Dimitri Moisevitch
Sweet Revenge
Sen. Arthur Hagerty
All of Me
Burton Schuyler
Jungle Warriors
D'Antoni
Quarterback Princess
Mr. Caine
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Hardcastle and McCormick
Frank Cardigan
I Want to Live
Warden
Blue Skies Again
Lou
The A-Team
George Olsen
Inspector Perez
Captain R. C. Hodges
Forbidden Love
Burt Wagner
Voyagers!
Newhart
Knight Rider
Strock
Matt Houston
Teachers Only
Herbie, the Love Bug
The Day the Bubble Burst
Mr. Block
Help Wanted: Male
Milhauser
Breach of Contract
Falcon Crest
Carl Reed
The Fall Guy
Code Red
Condorman
Russ Devlin
Buddy Buddy
Capt. Hubris
Foul Play
Hill Street Blues
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Bassett
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Benchley
The Nude Bomb
Chief
Galactica 1980
John Steadman
Death Penalty
John Mulligan
Trapper John, M.D.
Hart to Hart
The Champ
Hoffmaster
Samurai
Frank Boyd
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Havermeyer
The Duke
Director
Crisis in Mid-Air
Brad Mullins
B. J. and the Bear