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.
Filmography50+ titles
W.C. Fields and Me
Columbo
The Sting
Get Smart
ER
Fail Safe
The Magic School Bus
MacGyver
Kung Fu
Hill Street Blues
The Fall Guy
The Rockford Files
Mission: Impossible
The A-Team
Knight Rider
Voyagers!
Bonanza
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Incredible Hulk
The Waltons
Hawaii Five-O
Matlock
The Champ
Police Story
Hart to Hart
The Partridge Family
Ironside
Soldier Blue
Mannix
2010: The Year We Make Contact
The Learning Tree
The Boston Strangler
Gunsmoke
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Report to the Commissioner
All of Me
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Bravos
The Virginian
The Patty Duke Show
Eight Is Enough
Galactica 1980
A Gunfight
Falcon Crest
St. Ives
Naked City
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The F.B.I.
Condorman