Acting
Dana Elcar
EN, PT cinema · 68 credits
Born
10 October 1927
Died
6 June 2005 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Ferndale, Michigan United States
Also known as Ibsen Dana Elcar
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.
Known for
Filmography
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Out
as Leo Gross
There Were Times, Dear
as Don Mason
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
Tough Love
as Max Wiley
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
Sweet Revenge
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Jungle Warriors
as D'Antoni
All of Me
as Burton Schuyler
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Caine
I Want to Live
as Warden
Inspector Perez
as Captain R. C. Hodges
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
Forbidden Love
as Burt Wagner
Help Wanted: Male
as Milhauser
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
Buddy Buddy
as Capt. Hubris
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
Death Penalty
as John Mulligan
Mark, I Love You
as Mr. Bassett
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Havermeyer
Crisis in Mid-Air
as Brad Mullins
The Champ
as Hoffmaster
Samurai
as Frank Boyd
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
The Flying Misfits
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
Baby Blue Marine
as Sheriff Wenzel
Law of the Land
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
Heatwave!
as Prescott
Senior Year
as Paul Reed
Panic on the 5:22
as Hal Rodgers
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
Dying Room Only
as Sheriff
The Bravos
as Captain Detroville
Fireball Forward
as Col. Talbot
A Gunfight
as Marv Green
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as Carstairs
The Death of Me Yet
as Hank Keller
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
Zig Zag
as Harold Tracey
San Francisco International
as George Woodruff
Adam at Six A.M.
as Van Treadly
Deadlock
as George Stack
The Learning Tree
as Kirky
The D.A.: Murder One
as Dr. Carl Enright
The Maltese Bippy
as Sgt. Kelvaney
Pendulum
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
The Sound of Anger
as Andrew Pearce
Elizabeth the Queen
as Captain Marvel
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
The Crucible
as Marshall Herrick
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
Fail Safe
as Foster
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
Big Deal in Laredo
as Dennis Wilcox
Burning Bright
as Friend Ed