Dana Elcar

Born: 1927-10-10, Ferndale, Michigan United States

Died: 2005-06-06

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Ironside (1967)
• MacGyver (1985)
• MacGyver (1985)
• Newhart (1982)
• Knight Rider (1982)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• The Waltons (1972)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Hart to Hart (1979)
• Room 222 (1969)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
• The Defenders (1961)
• Baretta (1975)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Medical Center (1969)
• Matt Houston (1982)
• The Invaders (1967)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
• The Partridge Family (1970)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
• Eight Is Enough (1977)
• The Magic School Bus (1994)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)