From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
| Birth Location | Ferndale, Michigan United States |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927-10-10 |
| Died | 2005-06-06 |
Movies
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
1987
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
1987
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
1986
Toughlove
as Max Wiley
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
I Want to Live
as Warden
1983
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
1983
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
1983
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
1982
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
1982
1982
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
1981
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
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
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
1980
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
1979
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
1979
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
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
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
1975
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
1974
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
1974
Heatwave!
as Prescott
1974
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
1973
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
1973
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Allen
1972
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
1972
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
1972
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
1971
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
1971
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
1970
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
1970
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
1970
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
1970
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
1969
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
1969
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
1969
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
1969
Deadlock
as George Stack
1969
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
1969
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
1968
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
1968
1968
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
1967
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
1967
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
1965
Fail Safe
as Foster
1964
Big Deal in Laredo
as Dennis Wilcox
1962
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed
1959
