Dana Elcar
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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Films (68)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)

Inside Out
1987 · Leo Gross

There Were Times, Dear
1987 · Don Mason

Murder in Three Acts
1986 · Dr. Strange

Tough Love
1985 · Max Wiley

2010
1984 · Dimitri Moisevitch

Sweet Revenge
1984 · Sen. Arthur Hagerty

All of Me
1984 · Burton Schuyler

Jungle Warriors
1984 · D'Antoni

Quarterback Princess
1983 · Mr. Caine

I Want to Live
1983 · Warden

Blue Skies Again
1983 · Lou

Inspector Perez
1983 · Captain R. C. Hodges

Forbidden Love
1982 · Burt Wagner

The Day the Bubble Burst
1982 · Mr. Block

Help Wanted: Male
1982 · Milhauser

Breach of Contract
1982

Condorman
1981 · Russ Devlin

Buddy Buddy
1981 · Capt. Hubris

Mark, I Love You
1980 · Mr. Bassett

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980 · Benchley

The Nude Bomb
1980 · Chief

Death Penalty
1980 · John Mulligan

The Champ
1979 · Hoffmaster

Samurai
1979 · Frank Boyd

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979 · Havermeyer

Crisis in Mid-Air
1979 · Brad Mullins

The Flying Misfits
1976 · Col. Thomas A. Lard

Baby Blue Marine
1976 · Sheriff Wenzel

Law of the Land
1976 · Rev. Mr. Endicott

W.C. Fields and Me
1976 · Dockstedter

St. Ives
1976 · Lt. Charles Blunt
Love Nest
1975 · Mort

Report to the Commissioner
1975 · Chief Perna

Panic on the 5:22
1974 · Hal Rodgers

Senior Year
1974 · Paul Reed

Heatwave!
1974 · Prescott

The Sting
1973 · F.B.I. Agent Polk

Dying Room Only
1973 · Sheriff

Catch-22
1973 · Colonel Cathcart

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972 · Allen

Fireball Forward
1972 · Col. Talbot

The Bravos
1972 · Captain Detroville

The Death of Me Yet
1971 · Hank Keller

A Gunfight
1971 · Marv Green

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971 · Father Frank Dinsmore

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Carstairs

San Francisco International
1970 · George Woodruff

Adam at Six A.M.
1970 · Van Treadly

Soldier Blue
1970 · Capt. Battles

Zig Zag
1970 · Harold Tracey

The D.A.: Murder One
1969 · Dr. Carl Enright

The Learning Tree
1969 · Kirky

The Maltese Bippy
1969 · Sgt. Kelvaney

The Whole World Is Watching
1969 · Huston

Deadlock
1969 · George Stack

Pendulum
1969 · Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

The Sound of Anger
1968 · Andrew Pearce

The Boston Strangler
1968 · Luis Schubert

A Lovely Way to Die
1968 · Layton

Of Mice and Men
1968

Elizabeth the Queen
1968 · Captain Marvel

The Crucible
1967 · Marshall Herrick

The Borgia Stick
1967 · Craigmeyer

The Fool Killer
1965 · Mr. Dodd

Fail Safe
1964 · Foster
Big Deal in Laredo
1962 · Dennis Wilcox

Burning Bright
1959 · Friend Ed
Séries (75)

Urgences
1994 · Manny Kendovich

Le bus magique
1994 · Mr. Terese (voice)

New York Police Judiciaire
1990 · Robert Cook

Matlock
1986 · Arthur Hughes

MacGyver
1985 · Pete Thornton, Andy Colson, Director

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · Frank Cardigan

The A-Team
1983 · George Olsen, Judge Leonard Mordente

Voyagers!
1982

Newhart
1982 · Sam Ebersol

Knight Rider
1982 · Strock

Matt Houston
1982

Teachers Only
1982

Herbie, the Love Bug
1982

Falcon Crest
1981 · Carl Reed

The Fall Guy
1981

Code Red
1981

Foul Play
1981

Hill Street Blues
1981

Galactica 1980
1980 · John Steadman

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Hart to Hart
1979

The Duke
1979 · Director

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Salvage 1
1979 · Director

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977

The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Sheriff Harris

Eight Is Enough
1977

Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976 · Thomas A. Lard

Gemini Man
1976 · Dr. Harold Schuyler

Baretta
1975 · Inspector Shiller

The Rockford Files
1974 · Sheriff Mitchell, Director

The Manhunter
1974

Petrocelli
1974 · Prosecutor Daley

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Larry Stover

Police Story
1973 · Lt. Garippo

Hawkins
1973 · Dr. Aaronson

Kung Fu
1972 · Noah Jones

Delphi Bureau
1972 · Michael Kendall

The Waltons
1972

The Sixth Sense
1972

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Paul Henderson

Columbo
1971 · Falcon

Cannon
1971 · John Brinegar

Sarge
1971 · Father Frank Dinsmore

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

The Partridge Family
1970 · Mr. Felcher

The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970 · Collie Ford

Love, American Style
1969 · A. J. Potts

Medical Center
1969

Room 222
1969

Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Dr. Benjamin

The Name of the Game
1968 · Hood

The Outsider
1968 · Fred Oliver

Mannix
1967 · Skip Seldon, Fred Reston

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Ironside
1967 · Bill O'Brien

The Invaders
1967 · Sheriff Tom Halloway

Mission: Impossible
1966 · C.W. Cameron

ABC Stage 67
1966 · Lou Coolidge

Dark Shadows
1966 · Sheriff George Patterson

The F.B.I.
1965 · Howard Bergdahl, Howard Swift, Ed Garth, Ewing Carter, Waverly

Get Smart
1965 · Kruger

Run for Your Life
1965 · Dr. George Graham

Espionage
1963 · Kevin

The Patty Duke Show
1963

The Virginian
1962 · Bennett Poole

The Defenders
1961 · Rankin, Dr. Marvin Graham, District Attorney

Bonanza
1959 · Caleb Milton, Mr. Merrick

Naked City
1958 · Al Borris

Gunsmoke
1955 · Pennigrath
A Time To Live
1954

Omnibus
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Jacob, La Hire, Captain Marvel

The Big Story
1949 · Lt. Alameda

