Dana Elcar
Biography
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.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980
Fail Safe
1964
The Sting
1973
Breach of Contract
1982
Murder in Three Acts
1986
Fireball Forward
1972
The Crucible
1967
All of Me
1984
Soldier Blue
1970
The Fool Killer
1965
The Sound of Anger
1968
Heatwave!
1974
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
Death Penalty
1980
2010
1984
Report to the Commissioner
1975
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
The Champ
1979
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
Buddy Buddy
1981
Zig Zag
1970
Help Wanted: Male
1982
Inside Out
1987
Samurai
1979
Panic on the 5:22
1974
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
Inspector Perez
1983
The D.A.: Murder One
1969
Pendulum
1969
Toughlove
1985
Burning Bright
1959
The Boston Strangler
1968
The Death of Me Yet
1971
The Nude Bomb
1980
St. Ives
1976
Mark, I Love You
1980
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
The Bravos
1972
Quarterback Princess
1983