Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

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.

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2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/28/2020

1994

The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus
as (voice)
TV - Released: 9/10/1994
ER
ER
as Manny Kendovich
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1987

Inside Out
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
Movie - Released: 8/21/1987
There Were Times, Dear
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
Movie - Released: 6/3/1987

1986

Murder in Three Acts
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
Movie - Released: 10/1/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

Toughlove
Toughlove
as Max Wiley
Movie - Released: 10/13/1985
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Pete Thornton
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Andy Colson
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

2010
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
Movie - Released: 12/6/1984
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Movie - Released: 10/31/1984
Jungle Warriors
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
All of Me
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
Movie - Released: 9/21/1984

1983

Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
Movie - Released: 12/3/1983
Blue Skies Again
Blue Skies Again
as Lou
Movie - Released: 4/29/1983
I Want to Live
I Want to Live
as Warden
Movie - Released: 5/9/1983
Inspector Perez
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
Movie - Released: 1/8/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as George Olsen
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV - Released: 10/3/1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Frank Cardigan
TV - Released: 9/18/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Judge Leonard Mordente
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Breach of Contract
Breach of Contract
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
Movie - Released: 2/7/1982
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
Movie - Released: 10/18/1982
Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
Movie - Released: 1/16/1982
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
as Strock
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Herbie, the Love Bug
Herbie, the Love Bug
TV - Released: 3/17/1982
Newhart
Newhart
TV - Released: 10/2/1982
Voyagers!
Voyagers!
TV - Released: 10/3/1982
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
TV - Released: 9/26/1982
Teachers Only
Teachers Only
TV - Released: 4/14/1982

1981

Condorman
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
Movie - Released: 7/2/1981
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
Movie - Released: 4/2/1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Carl Reed
TV - Released: 12/4/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy
TV - Released: 11/4/1981
Foul Play
Foul Play
TV - Released: 1/26/1981
Code Red
Code Red
TV - Released: 9/20/1981

1980

The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
Movie - Released: 5/9/1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
Movie - Released: 6/24/1980
Death Penalty
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
Movie - Released: 1/22/1980
Mark, I Love You
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
Movie - Released: 12/10/1980
Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980
as John Steadman
TV - Released: 1/27/1980

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
Movie - Released: 4/13/1979
Crisis in Mid-Air
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
Movie - Released: 2/13/1979
The Champ
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
Movie - Released: 7/7/1979
Samurai
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
Movie - Released: 4/30/1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear
TV - Released: 2/10/1979
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
TV - Released: 9/23/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1977

Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
TV - Released: 3/15/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Sheriff Harris
TV - Released: 11/4/1977

1976

St. Ives
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
Movie - Released: 2/24/1976
W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
Movie - Released: 3/31/1976
The Flying Misfits
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
Movie - Released: 9/21/1976
Baby Blue Marine
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
Movie - Released: 5/5/1976
Law of the Land
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
Movie - Released: 4/29/1976
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Thomas A. Lard
TV - Released: 9/21/1976
Gemini Man
Gemini Man
as Dr. Harold Schuyler
TV - Released: 5/10/1976

1975

Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
Movie - Released: 2/5/1975
Baretta
Baretta
as Inspector Shiller
TV - Released: 1/17/1975

1974

Heatwave!
Heatwave!
as Prescott
Movie - Released: 1/27/1974
Senior Year
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
Movie - Released: 3/22/1974
Panic on the 5:22
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
Movie - Released: 11/20/1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
TV - Released: 9/11/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Larry Stover
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Sheriff Mitchell
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
as Prosecutor Daley
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

Catch-22
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
Movie - Released: 5/21/1973
The Sting
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
Movie - Released: 12/25/1973
Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 9/18/1973
Hawkins
Hawkins
as Dr. Aaronson
TV - Released: 3/13/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973

1972

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Allen
Movie - Released: 5/12/1972
The Bravos
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
Movie - Released: 1/9/1972
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
Movie - Released: 3/5/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
TV - Released: 1/15/1972

1971

A Gunfight
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
Movie - Released: 8/25/1971
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
Movie - Released: 2/17/1971
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
Movie - Released: 10/26/1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Movie - Released: 2/22/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Falcon
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
Sarge
Sarge
as Father Frank Dinsmore
TV - Released: 9/21/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Paul Henderson
TV - Released: 9/16/1971

1970

Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
Movie - Released: 8/12/1970
Zig Zag
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
Movie - Released: 5/1/1970
San Francisco International
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
Movie - Released: 9/29/1970
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
Movie - Released: 9/22/1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The Bold Ones: The Senator
as Collie Ford
TV - Released: 9/13/1970

1969

The Whole World Is Watching
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
Movie - Released: 3/11/1969
Deadlock
Deadlock
as George Stack
Movie - Released: 2/22/1969
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
Movie - Released: 8/6/1969
The D.A.: Murder One
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
Movie - Released: 12/8/1969
The Maltese Bippy
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
Movie - Released: 6/18/1969
Pendulum
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Movie - Released: 2/14/1969
Room 222
Room 222
TV - Released: 9/11/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as A. J. Potts
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
Movie - Released: 4/19/1968
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
Movie - Released: 10/8/1968
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Movie - Released: 1/31/1968
The Sound of Anger
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
Movie - Released: 12/10/1968
Elizabeth the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
Movie - Released: 1/31/1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Benjamin
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Hood
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Fred Oliver
TV - Released: 9/18/1968

1967

The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
Movie - Released: 2/25/1967
The Crucible
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
Movie - Released: 5/4/1967
Mannix
Mannix
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Bill O'Brien
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Skip Seldon
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Sheriff Tom Halloway
TV - Released: 1/10/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Fred Reston
TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1966

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as C.W. Cameron
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Lou Coolidge
TV - Released: 9/14/1966

1965

The Fool Killer
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
Movie - Released: 4/28/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Howard Bergdahl
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
Get Smart
Get Smart
TV - Released: 9/18/1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Dr. George Graham
TV - Released: 9/13/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Howard Swift
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Ed Garth
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Ewing Carter
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Waverly
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Foster
Movie - Released: 10/7/1964

1963

Espionage
Espionage
TV - Released: 10/2/1963
The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show
TV - Released: 9/18/1963

1962

Movie
Big Deal in Laredo
as Dennis Wilcox
Movie - Released: 10/7/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Bennett Poole
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

The Defenders
The Defenders
as Rankin
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Dr. Marvin Graham
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1959

Burning Bright
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed
Movie - Released: 10/26/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Caleb Milton
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Mr. Merrick
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

Naked City
Naked City
as Al Borris
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Pennigrath
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

TV
A Time To Live
TV - Released: 7/5/1954

1952

Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jacob
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as La Hire
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Marvel
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1949

The Big Story
The Big Story
as Lt. Alameda
TV - Released: 9/16/1949