Dana Elcar1927 - 2005

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.1
Inside Out
Inside Out

1987

Drama • Thriller

as Leo Gross

6.3
0.4
There Were Times, Dear
There Were Times, Dear

1987

Drama • TV Movie

as Don Mason

0
0.1
Murder in Three Acts
Murder in Three Acts

1986

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Dr. Strange

5.7
0.5
Toughlove
Toughlove

1985

Drama • TV Movie

as Max Wiley

5
0.5
2010
2010

1984

Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dimitri Moisevitch

6.6
2.8
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge

1984

Drama • TV Movie

as Sen. Arthur Hagerty

6
0.3
All of Me
All of Me

1984

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Burton Schuyler

6.5
0.8
Jungle Warriors
Jungle Warriors

1984

Action • Adventure

as D'Antoni

3.9
1.1
Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess

1983

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Mr. Caine

6.9
0.5
I Want to Live
I Want to Live

1983

Drama • TV Movie

as Warden

4
0.2
Blue Skies Again
Blue Skies Again

1983

Comedy

as Lou

5.2
0.2
Inspector Perez
Inspector Perez

1983

Crime

as Captain R. C. Hodges

0
0.2
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love

1982

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Burt Wagner

4.7
0.3
The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst

1982

Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Block

2
0.4
Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male

1982

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Milhauser

5
0.2
Breach of Contract
0
0.1
Condorman
Condorman

1981

Action • Adventure • Comedy

as Russ Devlin

5.5
1
Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy

1981

Comedy • Crime

as Capt. Hubris

6.2
0.4
Mark, I Love You
Mark, I Love You

1980

Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Bassett

0
0.3
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980

Adventure • Family

as Benchley

5.5
0.6
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb

1980

Action • Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Chief

5.4
1.1
Death Penalty
Death Penalty

1980

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as John Mulligan

0
0.3
The Champ
The Champ

1979

Drama

as Hoffmaster

7
1
Samurai
Samurai

1979

Action • Adventure • Crime • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Frank Boyd

0
0.5
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Drama

as Havermeyer

5.4
0.6
Crisis in Mid-Air
Crisis in Mid-Air

1979

Drama • TV Movie

as Brad Mullins

6
0.2
The Flying Misfits
The Flying Misfits

1976

as Col. Thomas A. Lard

6.8
0.6
Baby Blue Marine
Baby Blue Marine

1976

Drama

as Sheriff Wenzel

4.9
0.3
Law of the Land
Law of the Land

1976

Crime • TV Movie • Western

as Rev. Mr. Endicott

3.7
0.3
W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields and Me

1976

Drama

as Dockstedter

7.8
0.2
St. Ives
St. Ives

1976

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Lt. Charles Blunt

5.7
0.7
Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner

1975

Crime • Drama

as Chief Perna

6.6
0.7
Panic on the 5:22
Panic on the 5:22

1974

Action • Crime • TV Movie • Thriller

as Hal Rodgers

5.3
0.3
Senior Year
Senior Year

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Paul Reed

0
0.2
Heatwave!
Heatwave!

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Prescott

5.9
0.5
The Sting
The Sting

1973

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as F.B.I. Agent Polk

8
4.3
Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only

1973

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Sheriff

6.6
0.3
Catch-22
Catch-22

1973

Comedy • TV Movie • War

as Colonel Cathcart

5
0.3
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972

Drama • Western

as Allen

5.6
0.6
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward

1972

Action • Drama • TV Movie • War

as Col. Talbot

5
0.2
The Bravos
The Bravos

1972

TV Movie • Western

as Captain Detroville

5.7
1
The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Hank Keller

6.7
0.5
A Gunfight
A Gunfight

1971

Western

as Marv Green

5.8
0.6
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Father Frank Dinsmore

0
0.2
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971

Adventure • Comedy

as Carstairs

6.1
0.2
San Francisco International
San Francisco International

1970

Drama • TV Movie

as George Woodruff

3.7
0.3
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.

1970

Drama

as Van Treadly

4.7
0.3
Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue

1970

Drama • Western

as Capt. Battles

6.8
2.3
Zig Zag
Zig Zag

1970

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Harold Tracey

7.5
0.4
The D.A.: Murder One
The D.A.: Murder One

1969

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Carl Enright

0
0.2
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree

1969

Crime • Drama

as Kirky

6.9
0.4
The Maltese Bippy
The Maltese Bippy

1969

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Sgt. Kelvaney

5.4
0.3
The Whole World Is Watching
The Whole World Is Watching

1969

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Huston

0
0.2
Deadlock
Deadlock

1969

Drama • TV Movie

as George Stack

0
0.2
Pendulum
Pendulum

1969

Crime • Drama

as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

5.5
0.4
The Sound of Anger
The Sound of Anger

1968

Drama • TV Movie

as Andrew Pearce

0
0.1
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler

1968

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Luis Schubert

6.7
1.1
A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die

1968

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Layton

4.5
0.3
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men

1968

Drama • TV Movie

9
0.1
Elizabeth the Queen
Elizabeth the Queen

1968

TV Movie

as Captain Marvel

0
0.1
The Crucible
The Crucible

1967

Drama • TV Movie

as Marshall Herrick

3.5
0.3
The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick

1967

Crime • Thriller

as Craigmeyer

7.8
0.2
The Fool Killer
The Fool Killer

1965

Adventure • Drama • Mystery

as Mr. Dodd

6.8
0.5
Fail Safe
Fail Safe

1964

Drama • Thriller • War

as Foster

7.8
2.2
Big Deal in Laredo
Big Deal in Laredo

1962

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Dennis Wilcox

0
0.1
Burning Bright
Burning Bright

1959

Drama • TV Movie

as Friend Ed

0
0.2

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