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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

ActingBorn October 10, 1927 (98 years old)

Ferndale, Michigan United States

IMDb

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Elcar, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Popularity: 1
Total credits: 143

Known For

Columbo
TV
★8.1

Columbo

as Falcon

ER
TV
★7.8

ER

as Manny Kendovich

Bonanza

Movies (68)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Inside Out

Inside Out

as Leo Gross

1987

There Were Times, Dear

TV Shows (71)

Columbo

Columbo

as Falcon

1 ep.

ER

ER

as Manny Kendovich

1 ep.

Bonanza

Behind the Camera

MacGyver

MacGyver

Director

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Director

Salvage 1

Salvage 1

Director

Photos

TV
★7.5

Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

Falcon Crest
TV
★5.7

Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

Knight Rider
TV
★7.5

Knight Rider

as Strock

The A-Team
TV
★7.5

The A-Team

as George Olsen

MacGyver
TV
★7.7

MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

Mannix
TV
★6.8

Mannix

Hill Street Blues
TV
★7.6

Hill Street Blues

The Waltons
TV
★7.2

The Waltons

Ironside
TV
★6.9

Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

Hawaii Five-O
TV
★7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

Columbo
TV
★8.1

Columbo

as Falcon

1971

ER
TV
★7.8

ER

as Manny Kendovich

1994

Bonanza
TV
★7.5

Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

1959

Falcon Crest
TV
★5.7

Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

1981

Knight Rider
TV
★7.5

Knight Rider

as Strock

1982

The A-Team
TV
★7.5

The A-Team

as George Olsen

1983

MacGyver
TV
★7.7

MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

1985

Mannix
TV
★6.8

Mannix

1967

Hill Street Blues
TV
★7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Waltons
TV
★7.2

The Waltons

1972

Ironside
TV
★6.9

Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

1967

Hawaii Five-O
TV
★7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

1968

There Were Times, Dear

as Don Mason

1987

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

as Dr. Strange

1986

Tough Love

Tough Love

as Max Wiley

1985

2010

2010

as Dimitri Moisevitch

1984

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

1984

All of Me

All of Me

as Burton Schuyler

1984

Jungle Warriors

Jungle Warriors

as D'Antoni

1984

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

as Mr. Caine

1983

I Want to Live

I Want to Live

as Warden

1983

Blue Skies Again

Blue Skies Again

as Lou

1983

Inspector Perez

Inspector Perez

as Captain R. C. Hodges

1983

Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

as Burt Wagner

1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

as Mr. Block

1982

Help Wanted: Male

Help Wanted: Male

as Milhauser

1982

Breach of Contract

Breach of Contract

1982

Condorman

Condorman

as Russ Devlin

1981

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

1981

Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

as Mr. Bassett

1980

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

as Benchley

1980

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

as Chief

1980

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

as John Mulligan

1980

The Champ

The Champ

as Hoffmaster

1979

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Inside Out

Inside Out

as Leo Gross

1987

There Were Times, Dear

There Were Times, Dear

as Don Mason

1987

Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

as Dr. Strange

1986

Tough Love

Tough Love

as Max Wiley

1985

2010

2010

as Dimitri Moisevitch

1984

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

1984

All of Me

All of Me

as Burton Schuyler

1984

Jungle Warriors

Jungle Warriors

as D'Antoni

1984

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

as Mr. Caine

1983

I Want to Live

I Want to Live

as Warden

1983

Blue Skies Again

Blue Skies Again

as Lou

1983

Inspector Perez

Inspector Perez

as Captain R. C. Hodges

1983

Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love

as Burt Wagner

1982

The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

as Mr. Block

1982

Help Wanted: Male

Help Wanted: Male

as Milhauser

1982

Breach of Contract

Breach of Contract

1982

Condorman

Condorman

as Russ Devlin

1981

Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

1981

Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

as Mr. Bassett

1980

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

as Benchley

1980

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

as Chief

1980

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

as John Mulligan

1980

The Champ

The Champ

as Hoffmaster

1979

Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

1 ep.

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

3 ep.

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as Strock

1 ep.

The A-Team

The A-Team

as George Olsen

1 ep.

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

125 ep.

Mannix

Mannix

2 ep.

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1 ep.

The Waltons

The Waltons

1 ep.

Ironside

Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

4 ep.

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

2 ep.

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as C.W. Cameron

1 ep.

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as A. J. Potts

1 ep.

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Sheriff Mitchell

1 ep.

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Bennett Poole

1 ep.

Matlock

Matlock

as Arthur Hughes

2 ep.

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Larry Stover

1 ep.

Get Smart

Get Smart

as Kruger

2 ep.

Newhart

Newhart

1 ep.

Naked City

Naked City

as Al Borris

1 ep.

Cannon

Cannon

4 ep.

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as Sheriff Harris

1 ep.

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1 ep.

Columbo

Columbo

as Falcon

1 episodes

ER

ER

as Manny Kendovich

1 episodes

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Caleb Milton

1 episodes

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as Carl Reed

3 episodes

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as Strock

1 episodes

The A-Team

The A-Team

as George Olsen

1 episodes

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Pete Thornton

125 episodes

Mannix

Mannix

2 episodes

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1 episodes

The Waltons

The Waltons

1 episodes

Ironside

Ironside

as Bill O'Brien

4 episodes

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Benjamin

2 episodes

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as C.W. Cameron

1 episodes

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as A. J. Potts

1 episodes

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as Sheriff Mitchell

1 episodes

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Bennett Poole

1 episodes

Matlock

Matlock

as Arthur Hughes

2 episodes

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Larry Stover

1 episodes

Get Smart

Get Smart

as Kruger

2 episodes

Newhart

Newhart

1 episodes

Naked City

Naked City

as Al Borris

1 episodes

Cannon

Cannon

4 episodes

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as Sheriff Harris

1 episodes

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1 episodes

The Duke

The Duke

Director

MacGyver

MacGyver

Director

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

Director

Salvage 1

Salvage 1

Director

The Duke

The Duke

Director