Personal Info
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1927-10-10 (98 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Also Known For
Dana Elcar
Biography
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 appea ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
| Self (archive footage)
1987 --
Inside Out
| Leo Gross
1987 --
There Were Times, Dear
| Don Mason
1986 --
Murder in Three Acts
| Dr. Strange
1985 --
Toughlove
| Max Wiley
1984 --
2010
| Dimitri Moisevitch
1984 --
Sweet Revenge
| Sen. Arthur Hagerty
1984 --
All of Me
| Burton Schuyler
1984 --
Jungle Warriors
| D'Antoni
1983 --
Quarterback Princess
| Mr. Caine
1983 --
I Want to Live
| Warden
1983 --
Blue Skies Again
| Lou
1983 --
Inspector Perez
| Captain R. C. Hodges
1982 --
Forbidden Love
| Burt Wagner
1982 --
The Day the Bubble Burst
| Mr. Block
1982 --
Help Wanted: Male
| Milhauser
1982 --
Breach of Contract
|
1981 --
Condorman
| Russ Devlin
1981 --
Buddy Buddy
| Capt. Hubris
1980 --
Mark, I Love You
| Mr. Bassett
1980 --
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
| Benchley
1980 --
The Nude Bomb
| Chief
1980 --
Death Penalty
| John Mulligan
1979 --
The Champ
| Hoffmaster
1979 --
Samurai
| Frank Boyd
1979 --
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
| Havermeyer
1979 --
Crisis in Mid-Air
| Brad Mullins
1976 --
The Flying Misfits
| Col. Thomas A. Lard
1976 --
Baby Blue Marine
| Sheriff Wenzel
1976 --
Law of the Land
| Rev. Mr. Endicott
1976 --
W.C. Fields and Me
| Dockstedter
1976 --
St. Ives
| Lt. Charles Blunt
1975 --
Report to the Commissioner
| Chief Perna
1974 --
Panic on the 5:22
| Hal Rodgers
1974 --
Senior Year
| Paul Reed
1974 --
Heatwave!
| Prescott
1973 --
The Sting
| F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973 --
Dying Room Only
| Sheriff
1973 --
Catch-22
| Colonel Cathcart
1972 --
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
| Allen
1972 --
Fireball Forward
| Col. Talbot
1972 --
The Bravos
| Captain Detroville
1971 --
The Death of Me Yet
| Hank Keller
1971 --
A Gunfight
| Marv Green
1971 --
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
| Father Frank Dinsmore
1971 --
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
| Carstairs
1970 --
San Francisco International
| George Woodruff
1970 --
Adam at Six A.M.
| Van Treadly
1970 --
Soldier Blue
| Capt. Battles
1970 --
Zig Zag
| Harold Tracey
1969 --
The D.A.: Murder One
| Dr. Carl Enright
1969 --
The Learning Tree
| Kirky
1969 --
The Maltese Bippy
| Sgt. Kelvaney
1969 --
The Whole World Is Watching
| Huston
1969 --
Deadlock
| George Stack
1969 --
Pendulum
| Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
1968 --
The Sound of Anger
| Andrew Pearce
1968 --
The Boston Strangler
| Luis Schubert
1968 --
A Lovely Way to Die
| Layton
1968 --
Elizabeth the Queen
| Captain Marvel
1968 --
Of Mice and Men
|
1967 --
The Crucible
| Marshall Herrick
1967 --
The Borgia Stick
| Craigmeyer
1965 --
The Fool Killer
| Mr. Dodd
1964 --
Fail Safe
| Foster
1962 --
Big Deal in Laredo
| Dennis Wilcox
1959 --
Burning Bright
| Friend Ed