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.
Movie Appearances
2010
as Dimitri Moisevitch
1984
The Borgia Stick
as Craigmeyer
1967
Catch-22
as Colonel Cathcart
1973
Murder in Three Acts
as Dr. Strange
1986
A Lovely Way to Die
as Layton
1968
The Sting
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
1973
The Boston Strangler
as Luis Schubert
1968
The Nude Bomb
as Chief
1980
Breach of Contract
1982
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Allen
1972
The Fool Killer
as Mr. Dodd
1965
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
as Benchley
1980
Soldier Blue
as Capt. Battles
1970
Report to the Commissioner
as Chief Perna
1975
The Day the Bubble Burst
as Mr. Block
1982
St. Ives
as Lt. Charles Blunt
1976
The Whole World Is Watching
as Huston
1969
W.C. Fields and Me
as Dockstedter
1976
Condorman
as Russ Devlin
1981
Of Mice and Men
1968
TV Appearances
Falcon Crest
as Carl Reed
1981
Columbo
as Falcon
1971
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Kung Fu
as Noah Jones
1972
The A-Team
as George Olsen
1983
The F.B.I.
as Howard Bergdahl
1965
Matlock
as Arthur Hughes
1986
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Benjamin
1968
Knight Rider
as Strock
1982
Hawkins
as Dr. Aaronson
1973
Baretta
as Inspector Shiller
1975