Acting

Dana Elcar

Born 1927-10-10 · Ferndale, Michigan United States

Died 2005-06-06

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.

Credits

Newest first

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2020
ER
as Manny Kendovich
1994
The Magic School Bus
as Mr. Terese (voice)
1994
Law & Order
as Robert Cook
1990
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
1987
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
1987
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
1986
Matlock
as Arthur Hughes
1986
Tough Love
as Max Wiley
1985
MacGyver
as Pete Thornton
1985
MacGyver
as Andy Colson
1985
MacGyver
Director
1985
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
1984
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
1984
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
1984
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
1984
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Frank Cardigan
1983
I Want to Live
as Warden
1983
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
1983
The A-Team
as George Olsen
1983
The A-Team
as Judge Leonard Mordente
1983
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
1983
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
1982
Voyagers!
1982
Newhart
1982
Newhart
as Sam Ebersol
1982
Knight Rider
as Strock
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Teachers Only
1982
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
1982
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
1982
Breach of Contract
1982
Falcon Crest
as Carl Reed
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
Code Red
1981
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
1981
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
1981
Foul Play
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
1980
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
1980
Galactica 1980
as John Steadman
1980
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
1980
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
1979
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
1979
The Duke
Director
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
1979
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Salvage 1
Director
1979
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Incredible Hulk
as Sheriff Harris
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Thomas A. Lard
1976
Gemini Man
as Dr. Harold Schuyler
1976
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
1976
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
1976
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
1976
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
1976
Love Nest
as Mort
1975
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
1975
Baretta
as Inspector Shiller
1975
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
1974
The Rockford Files
as Sheriff Mitchell
1974
The Rockford Files
Director
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Petrocelli
as Prosecutor Daley
1974
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
1974
Heatwave!
as Prescott
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Larry Stover
1974
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
1973
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
1973