Actor profile

Dana Elcar

10th October 1927 Ferndale, Michigan United States Acting

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.

66 Movies 85 TV Shows 154 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War poster

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War 28th January 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Inside Out poster

Inside Out 21st August 1987 as Leo Gross

There Were Times, Dear poster

There Were Times, Dear 3rd June 1987 as Don Mason

Murder in Three Acts poster

Murder in Three Acts 30th September 1986 as Dr. Strange

Tough Love poster

Tough Love 13th October 1985 as Max Wiley

2010 poster

2010 6th December 1984 as Dimitri Moisevitch

Sweet Revenge poster

Sweet Revenge 31st October 1984 as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

All of Me poster

All of Me 21st September 1984 as Burton Schuyler

Jungle Warriors poster

Jungle Warriors 11th May 1984 as D'Antoni

Quarterback Princess poster

Quarterback Princess 3rd December 1983 as Mr. Caine

I Want to Live poster

I Want to Live 9th May 1983 as Warden

Blue Skies Again poster

Blue Skies Again 29th April 1983 as Lou

Inspector Perez poster

Inspector Perez 8th January 1983 as Captain R. C. Hodges

Forbidden Love poster

Forbidden Love 18th October 1982 as Burt Wagner

The Day the Bubble Burst poster

The Day the Bubble Burst 7th February 1982 as Mr. Block

Help Wanted: Male poster

Help Wanted: Male 16th January 1982 as Milhauser

Breach of Contract poster

Breach of Contract 1st January 1982

Condorman poster

Condorman 2nd July 1981 as Russ Devlin

Buddy Buddy poster

Buddy Buddy 2nd April 1981 as Capt. Hubris

Mark, I Love You poster

Mark, I Love You 10th December 1980 as Mr. Bassett

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark poster

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 24th June 1980 as Benchley

The Nude Bomb poster

The Nude Bomb 9th May 1980 as Chief

Death Penalty poster

Death Penalty 22nd January 1980 as John Mulligan

The Champ poster

The Champ 7th July 1979 as Hoffmaster

Samurai poster

Samurai 30th April 1979 as Frank Boyd

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff poster

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 13th April 1979 as Havermeyer

Crisis in Mid-Air poster

Crisis in Mid-Air 13th February 1979 as Brad Mullins

The Flying Misfits poster

The Flying Misfits 21st September 1976 as Col. Thomas A. Lard

Baby Blue Marine poster

Baby Blue Marine 5th May 1976 as Sheriff Wenzel

Law of the Land poster

Law of the Land 29th April 1976 as Rev. Mr. Endicott

W.C. Fields and Me poster

W.C. Fields and Me 31st March 1976 as Dockstedter

St. Ives poster

St. Ives 24th February 1976 as Lt. Charles Blunt

Report to the Commissioner poster

Report to the Commissioner 5th February 1975 as Chief Perna

Panic on the 5:22 poster

Panic on the 5:22 20th November 1974 as Hal Rodgers

Senior Year poster

Senior Year 22nd March 1974 as Paul Reed

Heatwave! poster

Heatwave! 26th January 1974 as Prescott

The Sting poster

The Sting 25th December 1973 as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Dying Room Only poster

Dying Room Only 18th September 1973 as Sheriff

Catch-22 poster

Catch-22 21st May 1973 as Colonel Cathcart

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid poster

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 12th May 1972 as Allen

Fireball Forward poster

Fireball Forward 5th March 1972 as Col. Talbot

The Bravos poster

The Bravos 9th January 1972 as Captain Detroville

The Death of Me Yet poster

The Death of Me Yet 27th October 1971 as Hank Keller

A Gunfight poster

A Gunfight 25th August 1971 as Marv Green

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross poster

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross 22nd February 1971 as Father Frank Dinsmore

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy poster

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy 17th February 1971 as Carstairs

San Francisco International poster

San Francisco International 29th September 1970 as George Woodruff

Adam at Six A.M. poster

Adam at Six A.M. 22nd September 1970 as Van Treadly

Soldier Blue poster

Soldier Blue 12th August 1970 as Capt. Battles

Zig Zag poster

Zig Zag 1st May 1970 as Harold Tracey

The D.A.: Murder One poster

The D.A.: Murder One 8th December 1969 as Dr. Carl Enright

The Learning Tree poster

The Learning Tree 6th August 1969 as Kirky

The Maltese Bippy poster

The Maltese Bippy 18th June 1969 as Sgt. Kelvaney

The Whole World Is Watching poster

The Whole World Is Watching 11th March 1969 as Huston

Deadlock poster

Deadlock 22nd February 1969 as George Stack

Pendulum poster

Pendulum 14th February 1969 as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

The Sound of Anger poster

The Sound of Anger 10th December 1968 as Andrew Pearce

The Boston Strangler poster

The Boston Strangler 8th October 1968 as Luis Schubert

A Lovely Way to Die poster

A Lovely Way to Die 19th April 1968 as Layton

Elizabeth the Queen poster

Elizabeth the Queen 31st January 1968 as Captain Marvel

Of Mice and Men poster

Of Mice and Men 31st January 1968

The Crucible poster

The Crucible 4th May 1967 as Marshall Herrick

The Borgia Stick poster

The Borgia Stick 25th February 1967 as Craigmeyer

The Fool Killer poster

The Fool Killer 28th April 1965 as Mr. Dodd

Fail Safe poster

Fail Safe 7th October 1964 as Foster

Burning Bright poster

Burning Bright 26th October 1959 as Friend Ed

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Manny Kendovich

The Magic School Bus poster

The Magic School Bus 10th September 1994 as Mr. Terese (voice)

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Arthur Hughes

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Pete Thornton

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Andy Colson

Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King 3rd October 1983

Hardcastle and McCormick poster

Hardcastle and McCormick 18th September 1983 as Frank Cardigan

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as George Olsen

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as Judge Leonard Mordente

Voyagers! poster

Voyagers! 3rd October 1982

Newhart poster

Newhart 2nd October 1982

Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider 26th September 1982 as Strock

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982

Teachers Only poster

Teachers Only 14th April 1982

Herbie, the Love Bug poster

Herbie, the Love Bug 17th March 1982

Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest 4th December 1981 as Carl Reed

The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy 4th November 1981

Code Red poster

Code Red 20th September 1981

Foul Play poster

Foul Play 26th January 1981

Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues 15th January 1981

Galactica 1980 poster

Galactica 1980 27th January 1980 as John Steadman

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979

B. J. and the Bear poster

B. J. and the Bear 10th February 1979

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? poster

What Really Happened to the Class of '65? 8th December 1977

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 4th November 1977 as Sheriff Harris

Eight Is Enough poster

Eight Is Enough 15th March 1977

Baa Baa Black Sheep poster

Baa Baa Black Sheep 21st September 1976 as Thomas A. Lard

Gemini Man poster

Gemini Man 10th May 1976 as Dr. Harold Schuyler

Baretta poster

Baretta 17th January 1975 as Inspector Shiller

The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files 13th September 1974 as Sheriff Mitchell

Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli 11th September 1974 as Prosecutor Daley

The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter 11th September 1974

The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man 18th January 1974 as Larry Stover

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973 as Lt. Garippo

Hawkins poster

Hawkins 13th March 1973 as Dr. Aaronson

Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu 14th October 1972 as Noah Jones

Delphi Bureau poster

Delphi Bureau 5th October 1972 as Michael Kendall

The Waltons poster

The Waltons 14th September 1972

The Sixth Sense poster

The Sixth Sense 15th January 1972

Sarge poster

Sarge 21st September 1971 as Father Frank Dinsmore

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law poster

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law 16th September 1971 as Paul Henderson

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Falcon

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971 as John Brinegar

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971

The Partridge Family poster

The Partridge Family 25th September 1970 as Mr. Felcher

The Bold Ones: The Senator poster

The Bold Ones: The Senator 13th September 1970 as Collie Ford

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as A. J. Potts

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969

Room 222 poster

Room 222 11th September 1969

Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O 20th September 1968 as Dr. Benjamin

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Hood

The Outsider poster

The Outsider 18th September 1968 as Fred Oliver

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Skip Seldon

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Fred Reston

Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense 8th September 1967

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Bill O'Brien

The Invaders poster

The Invaders 10th January 1967 as Sheriff Tom Halloway

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as C.W. Cameron

ABC Stage 67 poster

ABC Stage 67 14th September 1966 as Lou Coolidge

Dark Shadows poster

Dark Shadows 27th June 1966 as Sheriff George Patterson

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Howard Bergdahl

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Howard Swift

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Ed Garth

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Ewing Carter

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Waverly

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Kruger

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Dr. George Graham

Espionage poster

Espionage 2nd October 1963 as Kevin

The Patty Duke Show poster

The Patty Duke Show 18th September 1963

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Bennett Poole

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Dr. Marvin Graham

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Rankin

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as District Attorney

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Caleb Milton

Bonanza poster

Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Mr. Merrick

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Al Borris

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Pennigrath

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 9th November 1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Jacob

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as La Hire

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Captain Marvel

The Big Story poster

The Big Story 16th September 1949 as Lt. Alameda