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Dana Elcar

Highest Rated: 93% The Sting (1973)

Lowest Rated: 17% The Nude Bomb (1980)

Birthday: Oct 10, 1927

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Birthplace: Ferndale, Michigan, USA

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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Highest rated movies

93% 95% The Sting
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88% 73% The Boston Strangler
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85% 67% All of Me
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76% 87% The Learning Tree
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73% 45% The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
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67% 62% W.C. Fields and Me
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67% 61% 2010
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63% 43% Buddy Buddy
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43% 62% Report to the Commissioner
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40% 82% The Champ
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 34% Murder in Three Acts Dr. Strange (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Toughlove Max Wiley (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 18% Jungle Warriors D'Antoni (Character) - 1984
85% 67% All of Me Burton Schuyler (Character) - 1984
67% 61% 2010 Dimitri Moisevitch (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet Revenge Sen. Arthur Hagerty (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 60% 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% 65% Condorman Russ Devlin (Character) - 1981
63% 43% Buddy Buddy Capt. Hubris (Character) - 1981
17% 39% The Nude Bomb Chief (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 40% The Last Flight of Noah's Ark Benchley (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death Penalty John Mulligan (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 50% The Sin Havermeyer (Character) - 1979
40% 82% 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% 62% 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% 62% 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% 95% The Sting F.B.I. Agent Polk (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 59% Death and the Maiden Dr. Aronson (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bravos Capt. Detroville (Character) - 1972
73% 45% The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Allen (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fireball Forward Col. Talbot (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 38% Mrs. Pollifax: Spy Carstairs (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Death of Me Yet Hank Keller (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 42% A Gunfight Marv Green (Character) - 1971
38% 71% Soldier Blue Capt. Battles (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 38% Adam at 6 A.M. Van Treadly (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zigzag Harold Tracey (Character) - 1970
76% 87% 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
No Score Yet 43% The Maltese Bippy Police Sgt. Kelvaney (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Of Mice and Men Unknown (Character) - 1968
88% 73% The Boston Strangler Luis Schubert (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sound of Anger Andrew Pearce (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 80% The Fool Killer Mr. Dodd (Character) - 1965

TV

Credit
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