Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

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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Movies starring Dana Elcar (67)

'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

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

Elizabeth the Queen (1968)

Captain Marvel

Of Mice and Men (1968)
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

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