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Dana Elcar
American television and movie character actor (1927-2005) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
Ibsen Dana Elcar was an American television and film character actor. He appeared in about 40 films as well as in the 1960s television series Dark Shadows as Sheriff George Patterson and the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's immediate supervisor at the Phoenix Foundation.
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2005Died6 June 20051994
ERSeries, Manny Kendovich1987
Inside OutFilm, Leo Gross1986
MatlockSeries, Arthur Hughes
Murder in Three ActsFilm, 1986Dr. Strange1983
The A-TeamSeries, George Olsen
I Want to LiveFilm, 1983Warden1982
Knight RiderSeries, Strock
Forbidden LoveFilm, 1982Burt Wagner1980
The Last Flight of Noah's ArkFilm, Benchley1979
Good Luck, Miss WyckoffFilm, Havermeyer1977
The Incredible HulkSeries, Sheriff Harris1975
Report to the CommissionerFilm, Chief Perna1974
Heatwave!Film, Prescott1972
The WaltonsSeries
The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidFilm, 1972Allen1971
A GunfightFilm, Marv Green1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Dr. Benjamin
PendulumFilm, 1969Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton1968
A Lovely Way to DieFilm, Layton1967
IronsideSeries, Bill O'Brien1965
Get SmartSeries, Kruger
The Fool KillerFilm, 1965Mr. Dodd1964
Fail SafeFilm, Foster1959
BonanzaSeries, Caleb Milton1927Born10 October 1927
ERSeries, Manny Kendovich1987Inside OutFilm, Leo Gross1986MatlockSeries, Arthur HughesMurder in Three ActsFilm, 1986Dr. Strange1983The A-TeamSeries, George OlsenI Want to LiveFilm, 1983Warden1982Knight RiderSeries, StrockForbidden LoveFilm, 1982Burt Wagner1980The Last Flight of Noah's ArkFilm, Benchley1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffFilm, Havermeyer1977The Incredible HulkSeries, Sheriff Harris1975Report to the CommissionerFilm, Chief Perna1974Heatwave!Film, Prescott1972The WaltonsSeriesThe Great Northfield Minnesota RaidFilm, 1972Allen1971A GunfightFilm, Marv Green1969Hawaii Five-OSeries, Dr. BenjaminPendulumFilm, 1969Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton1968A Lovely Way to DieFilm, Layton1967IronsideSeries, Bill O'Brien1965Get SmartSeries, KrugerThe Fool KillerFilm, 1965Mr. Dodd1964Fail SafeFilm, Foster1959BonanzaSeries, Caleb Milton1927Born10 October 1927People around Dana
Close ties
Dave Grusin Wrote The Champ and Baretta
Charles Jarrott Directed Condorman (1981)- Fritz Weaver Also in Fail-Safe, Fail Safe and The Crucible
Walter Brooke Also in Zig Zag and San Francisco International- Jennings Lang Produced The Nude Bomb (1980)
Byron Morrow Also in The Missiles of October (1974)
Henry Fonda Also in Fail-Safe and The Boston Strangler
Sidney Lumet Directed Fail-Safe (1964)
Walter Matthau Also in Fail-Safe, Fail Safe and Buddy Buddy
Candice Bergen Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1985)
Lalo Schifrin Wrote Buddy Buddy, St. Ives and The Nude Bomb
Bob Balaban Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1985)
Robert Conrad Dana directed The Duke
Michael Lerner Also in MacGyver and St. Ives
Peter Hyams Directed 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1985)
Kathleen Freeman Also in The Sting, MacGyver and Inside Out
Elisha Cook Jr. Also in St. Ives (1977)
Elya Baskin Also in MacGyver
Madolyn Smith Osborne Also in 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1985)
George Schaefer Directed Elizabeth the Queen (1968)
Stewart Moss Also in The Missiles of October and Pendulum
Ron W. Miller Produced The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1981)- Joseph V. Perry Also in Heatwave! and Panic on the 5:22
Kirk Douglas Also in A Gunfight and A Lovely Way to Die
Known for
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The Sting 1973
Fail Safe 1964
The Champ 1979
Soldier Blue 1970
2010 1984
Filmography 40
160 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Elcar had appeared in the pilot episode of MacGyver as Andy Colson before assuming the role of Thornton.
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2005 · aged 77
