Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar was a highly respected character actor who worked extensively on television. Beginning his screen career in the 1950s, Elcar appeared in small parts on numerous TV programs, including "The Art Carney Show," "Car 54, Where Are You?," and "The Patty Duke Show." In '62, he won his first recurring role on the series "The Doctors and the Nurses" and later played a police officer on numerous episodes of the supernatural show "Dark Shadows." Elcar later made guest appearances on "Get Smart," "Hawaii Five-0," and "Gunsmoke," and was briefly featured as a regular on the cop series "Baretta." In '76, he joined the cast of the war drama "Black Sheep Squadron" (also known as "Baa Baa Black Sheep"), and eventually directed a few episodes of the show. Elcar's most renowned role arrived in '85 with the popular action/adventure series "MacGyver," where he played the title character's main ally, Pete Thornton, for much the show's seven-season run. Although Elcar primarily worked in television, he had supporting parts in various films, including "The Sting," "All of Me," and "2010," and, by the time of his death, he had more than 150 screen credits to his name.
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Dana Elcar
Filmography
Movies
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Murder in Three Acts | Dr. Strange (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toughlove | Max Wiley (Character) | - | 1985 |
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Jungle Warriors | D'Antoni (Character) | - | 1984 |
85% |
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All of Me | Burton Schuyler (Character) | - | 1984 |
67% |
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2010 | Dimitri Moisevitch (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Revenge | Sen. Arthur Hagerty (Character) | - | 1984 |
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Quarterback Princess | Mr. Caine (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blue Skies Again | Lou (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Forbidden Love | Burt Wagner (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Help Wanted: Male | Milhauser (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Day the Bubble Burst | Mr. Block (Character) | - | 1982 |
25% |
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Condorman | Russ Devlin (Character) | - | 1981 |
63% |
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Buddy Buddy | Capt. Hubris (Character) | - | 1981 |
17% |
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The Nude Bomb | Chief (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Benchley (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Death Penalty | John Mulligan (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Sin | Havermeyer (Character) | - | 1979 |
40% |
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The Champ | Hoffmaster (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crisis in Mid-Air | Brad Mullins (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Samurai | Frank Boyd (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baby Blue Marine | Sheriff Wenzel (Character) | - | 1976 |
67% |
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W.C. Fields and Me | Agent Dockstedter (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law of the Land | Rev. Mr. Endicott (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code Name: Minus One | Dr. Harold Schuyler (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flying Misfits | Col. Thomas A. Lard (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gemini Man | Dr. Harold Schuyler (Character) | - | 1976 |
43% |
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Report to the Commissioner | Chief Perna (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Panic on the 5:22 | Hal Rodgers (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Senior Year | Unknown (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Heatwave! | Prescott (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dying Room Only | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1973 |
93% |
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The Sting | F.B.I. Agent Polk (Character) | - | 1973 |
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Death and the Maiden | Dr. Aronson (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bravos | Capt. Detroville (Character) | - | 1972 |
73% |
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Allen (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fireball Forward | Col. Talbot (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Mrs. Pollifax: Spy | Carstairs (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Death of Me Yet | Hank Keller (Character) | - | 1971 |
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A Gunfight | Marv Green (Character) | - | 1971 |
38% |
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Soldier Blue | Capt. Battles (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Adam at 6 A.M. | Van Treadly (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zigzag | Harold Tracey (Character) | - | 1970 |
76% |
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The Learning Tree | Kirky (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Whole World Is Watching | District Attorney Shannon (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadlock | George Stack (Character) | - | 1969 |
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The Maltese Bippy | Police Sgt. Kelvaney (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Of Mice and Men | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
88% |
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The Boston Strangler | Luis Schubert (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sound of Anger | Andrew Pearce (Character) | - | 1968 |
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The Fool Killer | Mr. Dodd (Character) | - | 1965 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Manny Kendovich (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver |
Peter Thornton (Character), Director |
1985-1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 1985 |
No Score Yet | 71% | The A-Team | George Olsen (Guest Star) | 1984-1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riptide | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | Mel Taber (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Knight Rider | Strock (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Newhart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eight Is Enough | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | B.J. and the Bear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Day at a Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | 74% | Incredible Hulk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baretta | Inspector Shiller (Character) | 1975-1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Col. Thomas A. Lard (Character) | 1976-1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files |
Sheriff Mitchell (Guest Star), Director |
1975 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Larry Stover (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | John Brinegar (Guest Star) | 1972 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petrocelli | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | George Porter (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Columbo | Falcon (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Skip Seldon (Guest Star) | 1968 1970 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Partridge Family | Mr. Felcher (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Tomlinson (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Sense | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Longstreet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Room 222 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Men at Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Get Smart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Trials of O'Brien | Sam Styles (Guest Star) | 1965 |