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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Birthday: 1927-10-10

Place of birth: Ferndale, Michigan United States

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2010
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1984-12-06

Dimitri Moisevitch

The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick

1967-02-25

Craigmeyer

Catch-22
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1973-05-21

Colonel Cathcart

Murder in Three Acts
Murder in Three Acts

1986-10-01

Dr. Strange

A Lovely Way to Die
A Lovely Way to Die

1968-04-19

Layton

The Sting
The Sting

1973-12-25

F.B.I. Agent Polk

The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler

1968-10-08

Luis Schubert

The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb

1980-05-09

Chief

The Fool Killer
The Fool Killer

1965-04-28

Mr. Dodd

Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue

1970-08-12

Capt. Battles

Report to the Commissioner
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1975-02-05

Chief Perna

The Day the Bubble Burst
The Day the Bubble Burst

1982-02-07

Mr. Block

St. Ives
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1976-02-24

Lt. Charles Blunt

W.C. Fields and Me
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1976-03-31

Dockstedter

Condorman
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1981-07-02

Russ Devlin

Of Mice and Men
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1968-01-31

Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge

1984-10-31

Sen. Arthur Hagerty

A Gunfight
A Gunfight

1971-08-25

Marv Green

Inside Out
Inside Out

1987-08-21

Leo Gross

Zig Zag
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1970-05-01

Harold Tracey

Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only

1973-09-18

Sheriff

Jungle Warriors
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1984-05-11

D'Antoni

Death Penalty
Death Penalty

1980-01-22

John Mulligan

Quarterback Princess
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1983-12-03

Mr. Caine

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
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2020-01-28

Self (archive footage)

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979-04-13

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Mark, I Love You
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1980-12-10

Mr. Bassett

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971-02-17

Carstairs

The Death of Me Yet
The Death of Me Yet

1971-10-26

Hank Keller

Burning Bright
Burning Bright

1959-10-26

Friend Ed

Crisis in Mid-Air
Crisis in Mid-Air

1979-02-13

Brad Mullins

Heatwave!
Heatwave!

1974-01-27

Prescott

Deadlock
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1969-02-22

George Stack

Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
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1971-02-22

Father Frank Dinsmore

Senior Year
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1974-03-22

Paul Reed

The Flying Misfits
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1976-09-21

Col. Thomas A. Lard

The Learning Tree
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1969-08-06

Kirky

Baby Blue Marine
Baby Blue Marine

1976-05-05

Sheriff Wenzel

Buddy Buddy
Buddy Buddy

1981-04-02

Capt. Hubris

Blue Skies Again
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1983-04-29

Lou

San Francisco International
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1970-09-29

George Woodruff

The D.A.: Murder One
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1969-12-08

Dr. Carl Enright

There Were Times, Dear
There Were Times, Dear

1987-06-03

Don Mason

The Champ
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1979-07-07

Hoffmaster

Law of the Land
Law of the Land

1976-04-29

Rev. Mr. Endicott

Fail Safe
Fail Safe

1964-10-07

Foster

The Maltese Bippy
The Maltese Bippy

1969-06-18

Sgt. Kelvaney

Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love

1982-10-18

Burt Wagner

The Bravos
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1972-01-09

Captain Detroville

Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.

1970-09-22

Van Treadly

Pendulum
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1969-02-14

Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

Samurai
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1979-04-30

Frank Boyd

The Sound of Anger
The Sound of Anger

1968-12-10

Andrew Pearce

Help Wanted: Male
Help Wanted: Male

1982-01-16

Milhauser

All of Me
All of Me

1984-09-21

Burton Schuyler

Panic on the 5:22
Panic on the 5:22

1974-11-20

Hal Rodgers

Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward

1972-03-05

Col. Talbot

Big Deal in Laredo
Big Deal in Laredo

1962-10-07

Dennis Wilcox

I Want to Live
I Want to Live

1983-05-09

Warden

Toughlove
Toughlove

1985-10-13

Max Wiley

Inspector Perez
Inspector Perez

1983-01-08

Captain R. C. Hodges

The Crucible
The Crucible

1967-05-04

Marshall Herrick

Elizabeth the Queen
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1968-01-31

Captain Marvel