Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/10/1927
Place of Birth
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Dana Elcar
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dana Elcar (born October 10, 1927) 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
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
Deadlock
as George Stack
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
Toughlove
as Max Wiley
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
Career Timeline
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1977
1976
1974
1973
1972
1971
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
Sarge
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Paul Henderson
Columbo
as Falcon
Cannon
Role unknown
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
Alias Smith and Jones
Role unknown
1970
1969
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
Love, American Style
as A. J. Potts
Medical Center
Role unknown
Room 222
Role unknown
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
Deadlock
as George Stack
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton