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Dana Elcar

Born 1927-10-10

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.

Known for

The Sting 1973 · 8.2 2010: The Year We Make Contact 1984 · 6.7 All of Me 1984 · 6.7 Soldier Blue 1970 · 6.9 Condorman 1981 · 5.7 St. Ives 1976 · 6.2 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972 · 6.1 Murder in Three Acts 1986 · 6.2 The Learning Tree 1969 · 7.2 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark 1980 · 5.7 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 1979 · 5.9