Dana Elcar

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Dana Elcar

Acting October 10, 1927

Ferndale, Michigan United States

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 fi…

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The Sting

The Sting

8.0 1973 Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Knight Rider

Knight Rider

7.5 1982 TV Show
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
MacGyver

MacGyver

7.7 1985 TV Show
ER

ER

7.8 1994 TV Show
2010

2010

6.7 1984 Movie
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.5 1959 TV Show
Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

7.3 1966 TV Show
The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.3 1974 TV Show
Get Smart

Get Smart

8.0 1965 TV Show
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1994
    ER

    TV show Manny Kendovich

  3. 1994
    The Magic School Bus

    TV show Mr. Terese (voice)

  4. 1987
    Inside Out

    Movie Leo Gross

  5. 1987
    There Were Times, Dear

    Movie Don Mason

  6. 1986
    Murder in Three Acts

    Movie Dr. Strange

  7. 1986
    Matlock

    TV show Arthur Hughes

  8. 1985
    Tough Love

    Movie Max Wiley

  9. 1985
    MacGyver

    TV show Pete Thornton

  10. 1984
    2010

    Movie Dimitri Moisevitch

  11. 1984
    Sweet Revenge

    Movie Sen. Arthur Hagerty

  12. 1984
    All of Me

    Movie Burton Schuyler

  13. 1984
    Jungle Warriors

    Movie D'Antoni

  14. 1983
    Quarterback Princess

    Movie Mr. Caine

  15. 1983
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    TV show

  16. 1983
    Hardcastle and McCormick

    TV show Frank Cardigan

More credits
  1. 1983
    I Want to Live

    Movie Warden

  2. 1983
    Blue Skies Again

    Movie Lou

  3. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show George Olsen

  4. 1983
    Inspector Perez

    Movie Captain R. C. Hodges

  5. 1982
    Forbidden Love

    Movie Burt Wagner

  6. 1982
    Voyagers!

    TV show

  7. 1982
    Newhart

    TV show

  8. 1982
    Knight Rider

    TV show Strock

  9. 1982
    Matt Houston

    TV show

  10. 1982
    Teachers Only

    TV show

  11. 1982
    Herbie, the Love Bug

    TV show

  12. 1982
    The Day the Bubble Burst

    Movie Mr. Block

  13. 1982
    Help Wanted: Male

    Movie Milhauser

  14. 1982
    Breach of Contract

    Movie

  15. 1981
    Falcon Crest

    TV show Carl Reed

  16. 1981
    The Fall Guy

    TV show

  17. 1981
    Code Red

    TV show

  18. 1981
    Condorman

    Movie Russ Devlin

  19. 1981
    Buddy Buddy

    Movie Capt. Hubris

  20. 1981
    Foul Play

    TV show

  21. 1981
    Hill Street Blues

    TV show

  22. 1980
    Mark, I Love You

    Movie Mr. Bassett

  23. 1980
    The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

    Movie Benchley

  24. 1980
    The Nude Bomb

    Movie Chief