Dana Elcar
Born in Ferndale, Michigan United States — Oct 10 1927
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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…
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Columbo
Falcon
The Waltons
Bonanza
Caleb Milton
Falcon Crest
Carl Reed
MacGyver
Pete Thornton
Mannix
ER
Manny Kendovich
Knight Rider
Strock
The A-Team
George Olsen
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Benjamin
Mission: Impossible
C.W. Cameron
Love, American Style
A. J. Potts
The Virginian
Bennett Poole
The Six Million Dollar Man
Larry Stover
The Rockford Files
Sheriff Mitchell
Newhart
Hart to Hart
Naked City
Al Borris
Medical Center
Cannon
The F.B.I.
Howard Bergdahl
Matlock
Arthur Hughes
The Defenders
Rankin
The Incredible Hulk
Sheriff Harris
Ironside
Bill O'Brien
Get Smart
The Invaders
Sheriff Tom Halloway
Baretta
Inspector Shiller
Hill Street Blues
The Name of the Game
Hood
The Fall Guy
Eight Is Enough
Trapper John, M.D.
Gunsmoke
Pennigrath
The Partridge Family
Mr. Felcher
Hardcastle and McCormick
Frank Cardigan
Alias Smith and Jones
Police Story
Lt. Garippo
Room 222
Petrocelli
Prosecutor Daley
Matt Houston
Judd for the Defense
Run for Your Life
Dr. George Graham
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Paul Henderson
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The Magic School Bus
Mr. Terese (voice)
The Patty Duke Show
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Thomas A. Lard
B. J. and the Bear
The Outsider
Fred Oliver
ABC Stage 67
Lou Coolidge
2010
Dimitri Moisevitch
The Sixth Sense
Teachers Only
Voyagers!
The Manhunter
Code Red
Hawkins
Dr. Aaronson
Galactica 1980
John Steadman
The Sting
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jacob
Sarge
Father Frank Dinsmore
Espionage
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
Delphi Bureau
Michael Kendall
Gemini Man
Dr. Harold Schuyler
The Big Story
Lt. Alameda
Salvage 1
Directing
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Collie Ford
The Boston Strangler
Luis Schubert
Fail Safe
Foster
All of Me
Burton Schuyler
Herbie, the Love Bug
The Duke
Directing
The Flying Misfits
Col. Thomas A. Lard
Soldier Blue
Capt. Battles
Buddy Buddy
Capt. Hubris
Foul Play
The Nude Bomb
Chief
Pendulum
Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
A Lovely Way to Die
Layton
A Gunfight
Marv Green
The Champ
Hoffmaster
Dying Room Only
Sheriff
Kung Fu
Noah Jones
Condorman
Russ Devlin
Inside Out
Leo Gross
The Day the Bubble Burst
Mr. Block
The Death of Me Yet
Hank Keller
Heatwave!
Prescott
Senior Year
Paul Reed
Murder in Three Acts
Dr. Strange
Toughlove
Max Wiley
Report to the Commissioner
Chief Perna
The Crucible
Marshall Herrick
The Bravos
Captain Detroville
W.C. Fields and Me
Dockstedter
St. Ives
Lt. Charles Blunt
Crisis in Mid-Air
Brad Mullins
Quarterback Princess
Mr. Caine
The Fool Killer
Mr. Dodd
Zig Zag
Harold Tracey
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Benchley
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Allen
Deadlock
George Stack
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Carstairs
The Learning Tree
Kirky
I Want to Live
Warden
The Whole World Is Watching
Huston
The Borgia Stick
Craigmeyer
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Havermeyer
Death Penalty
John Mulligan
Sweet Revenge
Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Adam at Six A.M.
Van Treadly
Panic on the 5:22
Hal Rodgers
Jungle Warriors
D'Antoni
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Father Frank Dinsmore
Mark, I Love You
Mr. Bassett
Baby Blue Marine
Sheriff Wenzel
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
San Francisco International
George Woodruff
Of Mice and Men
Fireball Forward
Col. Talbot
The Maltese Bippy
Sgt. Kelvaney
Law of the Land
Rev. Mr. Endicott
Help Wanted: Male
Milhauser
The D.A.: Murder One
Dr. Carl Enright
The Sound of Anger
Andrew Pearce
Forbidden Love
Burt Wagner
Elizabeth the Queen
Captain Marvel
Samurai
Frank Boyd
Blue Skies Again
Lou
There Were Times, Dear
Don Mason
Breach of Contract
Big Deal in Laredo
Dennis Wilcox
Inspector Perez
Captain R. C. Hodges
A Time To Live
Love Nest
Mort
Burning Bright
Friend Ed
Catch-22
Colonel Cathcart