
Dana Elcar
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Elcar, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits

The Sting (1973)
as F.B.I. Agent Polk

2010 (1984)
as Dimitri Moisevitch

Soldier Blue (1970)
as Capt. Battles

Fail Safe (1964)
as Foster

The Champ (1979)
as Hoffmaster

All of Me (1984)
as Burton Schuyler

The Learning Tree (1969)
as Kirky

The Boston Strangler (1968)
as Luis Schubert

Murder in Three Acts (1986)
as Dr. Strange

Buddy Buddy (1981)
as Capt. Hubris

St. Ives (1976)
as Lt. Charles Blunt

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
as Havermeyer

Catch-22 (1973)
as Colonel Cathcart

The Nude Bomb (1980)
as Chief

The Crucible (1967)
as Marshall Herrick

The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)
as Mr. Block

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
as Benchley

The Fool Killer (1965)
as Mr. Dodd

Condorman (1981)
as Russ Devlin

A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
as Layton

Of Mice and Men (1968)
Actor

The Bravos (1972)
as Captain Detroville

Inside Out (1987)
as Leo Gross

Jungle Warriors (1984)
as D'Antoni

A Gunfight (1971)
as Marv Green

Tough Love (1985)
as Max Wiley

Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
as Van Treadly

The Flying Misfits (1976)
as Col. Thomas A. Lard

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
as Allen

Sweet Revenge (1984)
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

Report to the Commissioner (1975)
as Chief Perna

I Want to Live (1983)
as Warden

Fireball Forward (1972)
as Col. Talbot

W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
as Dockstedter

Dying Room Only (1973)
as Sheriff

Quarterback Princess (1983)
as Mr. Caine

Forbidden Love (1982)
as Burt Wagner

Pendulum (1969)
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

The Maltese Bippy (1969)
as Sgt. Kelvaney

The Death of Me Yet (1971)
as Hank Keller

Heatwave! (1974)
as Prescott

Zig Zag (1970)
as Harold Tracey

Senior Year (1974)
as Paul Reed

Mark, I Love You (1980)
as Mr. Bassett

Death Penalty (1980)
as John Mulligan
Love Nest (1975)
as Mort

Baby Blue Marine (1976)
as Sheriff Wenzel

Samurai (1979)
as Frank Boyd

Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)
as Brad Mullins

The Sound of Anger (1968)
as Andrew Pearce

Deadlock (1969)
as George Stack

The Whole World Is Watching (1969)
as Huston

The D.A.: Murder One (1969)
as Dr. Carl Enright

Inspector Perez (1983)
as Captain R. C. Hodges

Panic on the 5:22 (1974)
as Hal Rodgers

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)
as Carstairs

Breach of Contract (1982)
Actor

Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
as Captain Marvel

Help Wanted: Male (1982)
as Milhauser

San Francisco International (1970)
as George Woodruff

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Big Deal in Laredo (1962)
as Dennis Wilcox

Law of the Land (1976)
as Rev. Mr. Endicott

The Borgia Stick (1967)
as Craigmeyer

There Were Times, Dear (1987)
as Don Mason

Burning Bright (1959)
as Friend Ed

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

Blue Skies Again (1983)
as Lou





