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Dana Elcar
Actor· 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 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.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
42 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Inside Out | Leo Gross | Film |
| 1986 | Murder in Three Acts | Dr. Strange | Film |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Pete Thornton | TV |
| 1985 | Tough Love | Max Wiley | Film |
| 1984 | All of Me | Burton Schuyler | Film |
| 1984 | 2010 | Dimitri Moisevitch | Film |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | D'Antoni | Film |
| 1983 | Blue Skies Again | Lou | Film |
| 1983 | Quarterback Princess | Mr. Caine | Film |
| 1982 | Forbidden Love | Burt Wagner | Film |
| 1981 | Condorman | Russ Devlin | Film |
| 1981 | Buddy Buddy | Capt. Hubris | Film |
| 1980 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Benchley | Film |
| 1980 | The Nude Bomb | Chief | Film |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Havermeyer | Film |
| 1979 | The Champ | Hoffmaster | Film |
| 1976 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Thomas A. Lard | TV |
| 1976 | W.C. Fields and Me | Dockstedter | Film |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Lt. Charles Blunt | Film |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Sheriff Wenzel | Film |
| 1975 | Baretta | Inspector Shiller | TV |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Chief Perna | Film |
| 1974 | Panic on the 5:22 | Hal Rodgers | Film |
| 1974 | Heatwave! | Prescott | Film |
| 1973 | Dying Room Only | Sheriff | Film |
| 1973 | The Sting | F.B.I. Agent Polk | Film |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Allen | Film |
| 1971 | A Gunfight | Marv Green | Film |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | Carstairs | Film |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | Van Treadly | Film |
| 1970 | Zig Zag | Harold Tracey | Film |
| 1970 | Soldier Blue | Capt. Battles | Film |
| 1969 | Pendulum | Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton | Film |
| 1969 | The Whole World Is Watching | Huston | Film |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Kirky | Film |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippy | Sgt. Kelvaney | Film |
| 1968 | The Sound of Anger | Andrew Pearce | Film |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Luis Schubert | Film |
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Layton | Film |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick | Craigmeyer | Film |
| 1965 | The Fool Killer | Mr. Dodd | Film |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Foster | Film |
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