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Dana Elcar
Born 1927-10-10Ferndale, Michigan United States
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Elcar, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)Inside OutLeo GrossThere Were Times, DearDon MasonMurder in Three ActsDr. StrangeTough LoveMax Wiley2010Dimitri MoisevitchSweet RevengeSen. Arthur HagertyAll of MeBurton SchuylerJungle WarriorsD'AntoniQuarterback PrincessMr. CaineI Want to LiveWardenBlue Skies AgainLouInspector PerezCaptain R. C. HodgesForbidden LoveBurt WagnerThe Day the Bubble BurstMr. BlockHelp Wanted: MaleMilhauserBreach of ContractRoleCondormanRuss DevlinBuddy BuddyCapt. HubrisMark, I Love YouMr. BassettThe Last Flight of Noah's ArkBenchleyThe Nude BombChiefDeath PenaltyJohn MulliganThe ChampHoffmaster