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
- Acting
- Born
- 1927-10-10 · Ferndale, Michigan United States
- Died
- 2005-06-06
Known for
- The Sting (1973) — F.B.I. Agent Polk
- Knight Rider (1982) — Strock
- 2010 (1984) — Dimitri Moisevitch
- The A-Team (1983) — George Olsen
- MacGyver (1985) — Pete Thornton
- ER (1994) — Manny Kendovich
- Columbo (1971) — Falcon
- Law & Order (1990) — Robert Cook
- The Incredible Hulk (1977) — Sheriff Harris
- Fail Safe (1964) — Foster
- Bonanza (1959) — Caleb Milton
- Get Smart (1965) — Kruger
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Larry Stover
- All of Me (1984) — Burton Schuyler
- Mission: Impossible (1966) — C.W. Cameron
- The Boston Strangler (1968) — Luis Schubert