Born 1927 (age 98) · Ferndale, Michigan United States
Appears in 141 titles

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.

Filmography

The Sting
8.0
The Sting
1973
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
2010
6.7
2010
1984
as Dimitri Moisevitch
Fail Safe
7.8
Fail Safe
1964
as Foster
All of Me
6.5
All of Me
1984
as Burton Schuyler
The Boston Strangler
6.7
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Luis Schubert
Soldier Blue
6.8
Soldier Blue
1970
as Capt. Battles
The Champ
7.0
The Champ
1979
as Hoffmaster
Condorman
5.5
Condorman
1981
as Russ Devlin
Buddy Buddy
6.2
Buddy Buddy
1981
as Capt. Hubris
The Nude Bomb
5.3
The Nude Bomb
1980
as Chief
Murder in Three Acts
5.8
Murder in Three Acts
1986
as Dr. Strange
St. Ives
5.7
St. Ives
1976
as Lt. Charles Blunt
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
5.6
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980
as Benchley
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
A Gunfight
5.8
A Gunfight
1971
as Marv Green
Report to the Commissioner
6.6
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Chief Perna
The Learning Tree
6.8
The Learning Tree
1969
as Kirky
Jungle Warriors
4.1
Jungle Warriors
1984
as D'Antoni
The Fool Killer
6.8
The Fool Killer
1965
as Mr. Dodd
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.5
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Havermeyer