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Dana Elcar (1927–2005)

Trivia:

The second season of MacGyver, on which he played the role of Peter Thornton, was released on DVD in the United States on June 7, 2005, only one day after his death. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 77) in Ventura, California, USA

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Filmography

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2002 ER (TV series)
Manny Kendovich
Damage Is Done (2002) … Manny Kendovich
 
1995 The Magic School Bus (TV series)
Mr. Terese
Going Batty (1995) … Mr. Terese (voice)
 
1993 Law & Order (TV series)
Robert Cook
Virus (1993) … Robert Cook
 
1993 For Their Own Good (TV movie)
Sally's father (uncredited)
 
1985-1992 MacGyver (TV series)
Pete Thornton / King Arthur / Andy Colson / …
The Mountain of Youth (1992) … Pete Thornton (credit only)
The Stringer (1992) … Pete Thornton
Off the Wall (1991) … Pete Thornton (credit only)
Gunz 'n Boyz (1991) … Pete Thornton (credit only)
Split Decision (1991) … Pete Thornton (credit only)
 
1987 Matlock (TV series)
Arthur Hughes
The Court-Martial: Part 2 (1987) … Arthur Hughes
The Court-Martial: Part 1 (1987) … Arthur Hughes
 
1986 Inside Out
Leo Gross
 
1986 Murder in Three Acts (TV movie)
Dr. Strange
 
1983-1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Howard Bowman / Jared Vennemar
Billboard Barney (1985) … Jared Vennemar
Pasts Imperfect (1983) … Howard Bowman
 
1985 There Were Times, Dear (TV movie)
Don Mason
 
1985 Toughlove (TV movie)
Max Wiley
 
1984-1985 The A-Team (TV series)
George Olsen / Judge Leonard Mordente
Judgement Day: Part 1 (1985) … Judge Leonard Mordente
Double Heat (1984) … George Olsen
 
1985 Riptide (TV series)
Harry Silverman
Arrivederci, Baby (1985) … Harry Silverman
 
1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Lt. Mel Taber
Washington Deceased (1985) … Lt. Mel Taber
 
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Mitch Larner
Spiderweb (1985) … Mitch Larner
 
1984 Sweet Revenge (TV movie)
Sen. Arthur Hagerty
 
1984 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Dean Hackett
Terror U. (1984) … Dean Hackett
 
1984 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Mr. Sam Hart
Hart Goes Home (1984) … Mr. Sam Hart
 
1984 Jungle Warriors
D'Antoni
 
1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
Mayor Akers
Death Match (1984) … Mayor Akers
 
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Frank Cardigan
The Georgia Street Motors (1984) … Frank Cardigan
 
1983 Quarterback Princess (TV movie)
Mr. Caine
 
1983 Insight (TV series)
Dimitri
Dutton's Choice (1983) … Dimitri
 
1983 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Admiral Springfield
Pandora Has Wings (1983) … Admiral Springfield
 
1983 Knight Rider (TV series)
Strock
Merchants of Death (1983) … Strock
 
1983 Small & Frye (TV series)
Problems
Schlockty Too (1983) … Problems
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
Warden
 
1983 Blue Skies Again
Lou
 
1983 Voyagers! (TV series)
Colonel Knox
Sneak Attack (1983) … Colonel Knox
 
1983 Newhart (TV series)
Sam Ebersol
The Visitors (1983) … Sam Ebersol
 
1982 Forbidden Love (TV movie)
Burt Wagner
 
1982 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV series)
Judge Carlson
The Man in the White Hat (1982) … Judge Carlson
 
1982 Teachers Only (TV series)
Clayton
The Make Up Test (1982) … Clayton
 
1982 Herbie, the Love Bug (TV series)
Warden
Calling Doctor Herbie (1982) … Warden
 
1981-1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Carl Reed
Heir Apparent (1982) … Carl Reed
The Candidate (1982) … Carl Reed
The Tangled Vines (1981) … Carl Reed
 
1982 The Day the Bubble Burst (TV movie)
Mr. Block
 
1982 Help Wanted: Male (TV movie)
Milhauser
 
1981 Buddy Buddy
Capt. Hubris
 
1981 Benson (TV series)
Chapman
Benson's Appointment (1981) … Chapman
 
1981 Flamingo Road (TV series)
Crane
The Arrangement (1981) … Crane
 
1981 Wendy Hooper, U.S. Army (TV movie)
Sergeant
 
1981 Condorman
Russ Devlin
 
1981 Foul Play (TV series)
Lt. Bidecker
Double Play (1981) … Lt. Bidecker
 
1980 Mark, I Love You (TV movie)
Mr. Bassett
 
1980 Galactica 1980 (TV series)
John Steadman
Space Croppers (1980) … John Steadman
 
1980 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
Ben
Roll Over Bradford (1980) … Ben
 
1980 Death Penalty (TV movie)
John Mulligan
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Sheriff Nathan MacCandles
Silent Night, Unholy Night (1979) … Sheriff Nathan MacCandles (uncredited)
 
1979 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Captain
A Little Larceny (1979) … Captain
 
1979 Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series)
Ranol
The Tower of Babel (1979) … Ranol
 
1979 Samurai (TV movie)
Frank Boyd
 
1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Havermeyer
 
1979 The Champ
Hoffmaster
 
1979 Crisis in Mid-air (TV movie)
Brad Mullins
 
1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Judge Hart
The Winds of Death (1979) … Judge Hart
 
1978 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Sheriff Harris
Escape from Los Santos (1978) … Sheriff Harris
 
1976-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
Col. Thomas A. Lard
A Little Bit of England (1978) … Col. Thomas A. Lard
Sheep in the Limelight (1978) … Col. Thomas A. Lard
The Show Must Go On.. Sometimes (1978) … Col. Thomas A. Lard
Hot Shot (1978) … Col. Thomas A. Lard
The Iceman (1978) … Col. Thomas A. Lard
 
1977 Police Story (TV series)
Lieutenant Garippo
Trial Board (1977) … Lieutenant Garippo
 
1977 Waiting for Godot (TV movie)
Vladimir
 
1976 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Larry Stover
Nightmare in the Sky (1976) … Larry Stover
 
1976 St. Ives
Charlie Blunt
 
1976 Gemini Man (TV series)
Dr. Harold Schuyler
Pilot (1976) … Dr. Harold Schuyler
 
1976 Baby Blue Marine
Sheriff Wenzel
 
1976 Law of the Land (TV movie)
Rev. Mr. Endicott
 
1976 W.C. Fields and Me
Agent Dockstedter
 
1972-1975 Cannon (TV series)
John Brinegar / Lieutenant / Walter Ryan
The Star (1975) … John Brinegar
A Long Way Down (1972) … Walter Ryan
Cain's Mark (1972) … Lieutenant
 
1975 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Sheriff Mitchell
The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company (1975) … Sheriff Mitchell
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
Lt. Shiller
This Ain't My Bag (1975) … Lt. Shiller
The Secret of Terry Lake (1975) … Lt. Shiller
Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (1975) … Lt. Shiller
The Mansion (1975) … Lt. Shiller
Walk Like You Talk (1975) … Lt. Shiller
 
1975 Love Nest (TV movie)
Mort
 
1975 Report to the Commissioner
Chief Perna
 
1974 Panic on the 5:22 (TV movie)
Hal Rodgers
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
The Doomsday Gang (1974)
 
1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
Daley
Edge of Evil (1974) … Daley
 
1974 Sons and Daughters (TV series)
Paul Reed
Senior Year (1974) … Paul Reed
 
1974 Chase (TV series)
Phelps
Hot Beef (1974) … Phelps
 
1974 Heat Wave! (TV movie)
Prescott
 
1968-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ed Garth / Ewing Carter / Howard Bergdahl / …
Fatal Reunion (1973) … Waverly
Superstition Rock (1971) … Ewing Carter
The Fatal Connection (1971) … Ed Garth
The Young Warriors (1969) … Howard Swift
The Messenger (1968) … Howard Bergdahl
 
1973 The Waltons (TV series)
George Porter
The Prize (1973) … George Porter
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Falcon
Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) … Falcon
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Judge Todd A. Pritikin / Noah Jones
The Assassin (1973) … Noah Jones
Nine Lives (1973) … Judge Todd A. Pritikin
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Dory Strong
The Case of the Prodigal Prophet (1973) … Dory Strong
 
1973 Dying Room Only (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1973 Catch-22 (TV movie)
Col. Cathcart
 
1973 Hawkins (TV series)
Dr. Aaronson / Dr. Aronson
Death and the Maiden (1973) … Dr. Aronson
Hawkins on Murder (1973) … Dr. Aaronson
 
1973 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Mr. Felcher
Trial of the Partridge One (1973) … Mr. Felcher
 
1973 Hernandez (TV movie)
Jackman
 
1968-1973 Mannix (TV series)
Fred Restin / Al Beckworth / Charles Vincent Addison / …
A Matter of Principle (1973) … Skip Seldon
The Search for Darrell Andrews (1970) … Tom Coleman/Al Beckworth/Darrell Andrews/Charles Vincent Addison
Fear I to Fall (1968) … Sheriff Conrad Bucola
Deadfall: Part 2 (1968) … Fred Restin
Deadfall: Part 1 (1968) … Fred Restin
 
1971-1973 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Benjamin T. Bowers / Sam Haney
Only Three to a Bed (1973) … Sam Haney
Stagecoach Seven (1971) … Benjamin T. Bowers
 
1972 The Delphi Bureau (TV series)
Michael Kendall
The Top Secret Secret Project (1972) … Michael Kendall
 
1971-1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Tomlinson / Dr. McCready
Don and Denise (1972) … Dr. Tomlinson
We'll Walk Out of Here Together (1972) … Dr. Tomlinson
A Woman's Place (1971) … Dr. McCready
 
1969-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Caleb Milton / Mr. Merrick
The Twenty-Sixth Grave (1972) … Mr. Merrick
Speak No Evil (1969) … Caleb Milton
 
1969-1972 Ironside (TV series)
Bill O'Brien / George / Joe Markham / …
The Savage Sentry (1972) … George
Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells (1971) … Joe Markham
Killing at the Track (1971) … Bill O'Brien
Eye of the Hurricane (1969) … Toby
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Edward Winslow
Witch, Witch, Burning Bright (1972) … Edward Winslow
 
1972 Fireball Forward (TV movie)
Col. Talbot
 
1972 The Bravos (TV movie)
Captain Detroville
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Dr. Burlen
The Shape of Nightmares (1971) … Dr. Burlen
 
1971 The Death of Me Yet (TV movie)
Hank Keller
 
1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
A. J. Potts (segment "Love and the Naked Stranger")
 
1969-1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
District Attorney Shannon / Gale / Huston
The Invasion of Kevin Ireland (1971) … Gale
The Crowd Pleaser (1969) … District Attorney Shannon
The Whole World Is Watching (1969) … Huston
 
1971 A Gunfight
Marv Green
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
Collie Ford
Some Day, They'll Elect a President (1971) … Collie Ford
 
1969-1970 Medical Center (TV series)
General Montague / Mazur
Man at Bay (1970) … General Montague
The Last Ten Yards (1969) … Mazur
 
1970 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Pennigrath
Snow Train: Part 2 (1970) … Pennigrath
Snow Train: Part 1 (1970) … Pennigrath
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
H.L. Sloane
The Electric Kid (1970) … H.L. Sloane
 
1970 Room 222 (TV series)
Everett Stiles
The Lincoln Story (1970) … Everett Stiles
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
George Woodruff
San Francisco International (1970) … George Woodruff
 
1970 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
C.W. Cameron
Flip Side (1970) … C.W. Cameron
 
1970 Adam at Six A.M.
Van Treadly
 
1970 Zig Zag
Harold Tracey
 
1970 Soldier Blue
Capt. Battles
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Dr. Benjamin
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II (1970) … Dr. Benjamin
Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part I (1970) … Dr. Benjamin
 
1969 D.A.: Murder One (TV movie)
Dr. Carl Enright
 
1969 Get Smart (TV series)
Kruger
And Baby Makes Four: Part 2 (1969) … Kruger
And Baby Makes Four: Part 1 (1969) … Kruger
 
1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Bennett Poole
The Power Seekers (1969) … Bennett Poole
 
1969 The Learning Tree
Kirky
 
1969 The Maltese Bippy
Police Sgt. Kelvaney
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
George Stack
Deadlock (1969) … George Stack
 
1969 Pendulum
Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
 
1968 The Sound of Anger (TV movie)
Andrew Pearce
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Fred Oliver
The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot (1968) … Fred Oliver
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Champion
Weep the Hunter Home (1968) … Champion
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
Luis Schubert
 
1968 A Lovely Way to Die
Layton
 
1968 The Invaders (TV series)
Sheriff Tom Halloway
The Pursued (1968) … Sheriff Tom Halloway
 
1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Dr. George Graham
The Killing Scene (1968) … Dr. George Graham
 
1968 Of Mice and Men (TV movie)
 
1967 Saint Joan (TV movie)
La Hire
 
1966-1967 Dark Shadows (TV series)
Sheriff George Patterson / Sheriff George Patterson #1
 
1967 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Phelan
Shakedown (1967) … Phelan
 
1967 The Crucible (TV movie)
 
1967 The Borgia Stick (TV movie)
Craigmeyer
 
1966 A Christmas Masque (TV movie)
The Giant
 
1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Lou Coolidge
The Confession (1966) … Lou Coolidge
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Sam Styles
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (1965) … Sam Styles
 
1963-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
District Attorney / Dr. Marvin Graham
Only a Child (1965) … District Attorney
The Objector (1965)
All the Silent Voices (1964) … Dr. Marvin Graham
The Captive (1963)
 
1962-1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Dr. Fuller / Dr. Fellowes / Dr. Lovett / …
An Unweeded Garden (1965) … Dr. Fellowes
The Prisoner: Part 1 (1964) … Dr. Zack Fuller
The Intern Syndrome (1964) … Dr. Zach Fuller
To Spend, to Give, to Want (1963) … Dr. Fuller
Two Black Candles (1962) … Dr. Fuller
 
1965 The Fool Killer
Mr. Dodd
 
1964-1965 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Clinton Wheeler
 
1964 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Anderson
The Best Date in Town (1964) … Anderson
 
1964 Fail-Safe
Foster
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Kevin
The Whistling Shrimp (1963) … Kevin
 
1963 The Patriots (TV movie)
Jacob
 
1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Carl Rogers
The Embezzler (1963) … Carl Rogers
 
1962-1963 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
FBI Agent Potter / Gunderson - Construction Boss / Van Police Officer
The Star Boarder (1963) … FBI Agent Potter (uncredited)
Occupancy, August 1st (1962) … Gunderson - Construction Boss
No More Pickpockets (1962) … Van Police Officer (uncredited)
 
1962-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Al Borris / Varney
Man Without a Skin (1963) … Al Borris
Strike a Statue (1962) … Varney
 
1962 Guiding Light (TV series)
District Attorney Andrew Murray
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Dennis Wilcox
Big Deal in Laredo (1962) … Dennis Wilcox
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
False Face (1961)
 
1960 Omnibus (TV series)
He Shall Have Power (1960)
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Newspaperman
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) … Newspaperman
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) … Newspaperman
 
1959 The Art Carney Show (TV series)
Dr. Gibbs
Our Town (1959) … Dr. Gibbs
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Friend Ed
Burning Bright (1959) … Friend Ed
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Bartender
False Witness (1959) … Bartender (uncredited)
 
1959 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Larry Hanson
Project U.F.O. (1959) … Larry Hanson (uncredited)
 
1958 The Big Story (TV series)
Lt. Alameda
Until Proven Guilty (1958) … Lt. Alameda
 
1954 A Time to Live (TV series)
Dr. Clay
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
1989 MacGyver (TV series)
The Challenge (1989)
 
1979 The Duke (TV series)
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Diamond Volcano (1979)
 
1977-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
The Iceman (1978)
W*A*S*P*S (1977)
 
1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1991 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 May 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Townsman (uncredited)
 

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Personal Quote:

"The fact that you are losing your eyesight does not mean you have forgotten how to act." - in a speech to the National Federation of the Blind in 1991. See more »

Trivia:

The second season of MacGyver, on which he played the role of Peter Thornton, was released on DVD in the United States on June 7, 2005, only one day after his death. See more »

Star Sign:

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