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.
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Bonanza
Caleb Milton
Bonanza
Mr. Merrick
The Waltons
Newhart
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Benjamin
The Rockford Files
Sheriff Mitchell
Love, American Style
A. J. Potts
MacGyver
Pete Thornton
MacGyver
Andy Colson
Columbo
Falcon
ER
Manny Kendovich
The Six Million Dollar Man
Larry Stover
Mission: Impossible
C.W. Cameron
Hart to Hart
Cannon
Mannix
Mannix
Skip Seldon
Mannix
Fred Reston
Knight Rider
Strock
The A-Team
George Olsen
The A-Team
Judge Leonard Mordente
Trapper John, M.D.
The Fall Guy
Medical Center
The Incredible Hulk
Sheriff Harris
Hill Street Blues
Ironside
Bill O'Brien
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Matlock
Run for Your Life
Dr. George Graham
The F.B.I.
Howard Bergdahl
The F.B.I.
Howard Swift
The F.B.I.
Ed Garth
The F.B.I.
Ewing Carter
The F.B.I.
Waverly
The Name of the Game
Hood
Falcon Crest
Carl Reed
Get Smart
The Patty Duke Show
Baretta
Inspector Shiller
B. J. and the Bear
Room 222
Naked City
Al Borris
The Virginian
Bennett Poole
Eight Is Enough
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Paul Henderson
The Defenders
Rankin
The Defenders
Dr. Marvin Graham
The Defenders
District Attorney
The Magic School Bus
(voice)
Matt Houston
Hardcastle and McCormick
Frank Cardigan
Petrocelli
Prosecutor Daley
Judd for the Defense
Alias Smith and Jones
The Invaders
Sheriff Tom Halloway
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Thomas A. Lard
Gunsmoke
Pennigrath
The Outsider
Fred Oliver
Police Story
Code Red
A Time To Live
ABC Stage 67
Lou Coolidge
Teachers Only
The Sixth Sense
Galactica 1980
John Steadman
Voyagers!
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
La Hire
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Marvel
The Manhunter
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Collie Ford
Gemini Man
Dr. Harold Schuyler
Espionage
Hawkins
Dr. Aaronson
The Big Story
Lt. Alameda
Herbie, the Love Bug
The Sting
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Sarge
Father Frank Dinsmore
2010
Dimitri Moisevitch
Soldier Blue
Capt. Battles
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Havermeyer
Foul Play
Kung Fu
Noah Jones
The Bravos
Captain Detroville
Fail Safe
Foster
The Boston Strangler
Luis Schubert
The Champ
Hoffmaster
The Nude Bomb
Chief
Murder in Three Acts
Dr. Strange
Condorman
Russ Devlin
All of Me
Burton Schuyler
St. Ives
Lt. Charles Blunt
Report to the Commissioner
Chief Perna
Toughlove
Max Wiley
Pendulum
Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
The Learning Tree
Kirky
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Benchley
A Gunfight
Marv Green
Buddy Buddy
Capt. Hubris
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Allen
A Lovely Way to Die
Layton
Jungle Warriors
D'Antoni
The Flying Misfits
Col. Thomas A. Lard
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Carstairs
Samurai
Frank Boyd
Baby Blue Marine
Sheriff Wenzel
The Crucible
Marshall Herrick
Panic on the 5:22
Hal Rodgers
Quarterback Princess
Mr. Caine
Law of the Land
Rev. Mr. Endicott
Dying Room Only
Sheriff
Adam at Six A.M.
Van Treadly
W.C. Fields and Me
Dockstedter
Of Mice and Men
Zig Zag
Harold Tracey
Fireball Forward
Col. Talbot
The Death of Me Yet
Hank Keller
The Sound of Anger
Andrew Pearce
The Fool Killer
Mr. Dodd
San Francisco International
George Woodruff
The Whole World Is Watching
Huston
Deadlock
George Stack
I Want to Live
Warden
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
Breach of Contract
Help Wanted: Male
Milhauser
Forbidden Love
Burt Wagner
Inside Out
Leo Gross
Sweet Revenge
Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Father Frank Dinsmore
The Maltese Bippy
Sgt. Kelvaney
Catch-22
Colonel Cathcart
The Day the Bubble Burst
Mr. Block
The D.A.: Murder One
Dr. Carl Enright
Heatwave!
Prescott
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Bassett
Inspector Perez
Captain R. C. Hodges
Blue Skies Again
Lou
The Borgia Stick
Craigmeyer
Senior Year
Paul Reed
Big Deal in Laredo
Dennis Wilcox
Crisis in Mid-Air
Brad Mullins
Elizabeth the Queen
Captain Marvel
Death Penalty
John Mulligan
There Were Times, Dear
Don Mason
Burning Bright
Friend Ed