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Biography

Elcar was known for playing Peter Thornton, a character on the famous TV series, MacGyver. His parents were Danish immigrants. His father was a…more

Born

10/10/1927, Ferndale, Michigan, USA

Died

6/6/2005

Birth Name

Ibson Dana Elcar

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (10)

Role
- Guiding Light
  Andrew Murray (1962)
  - S 51: Ep 197 Ep. #14138
    4/15/03
  - S 41: Ep 150 Friday, February 5, 1993
    2/5/03
  - S 50: Ep 2 Wednesday December 19, 2001
    12/19/01
  - S 50: Ep 1 Wednesday December 5, 2001
    12/5/01
  - S 49: Ep 4 Friday June 8, 2001
    6/8/01
  - + 342 More Credits
- MacGyver
  Peter Thornton
  - S 7: Ep 13 The Stringer
    4/25/92
  - S 7: Ep 8 Good Knight MacGyver (2)
    11/11/91
  - S 7: Ep 3 Obsessed
    9/30/91
  - S 6: Ep 21 Hind-Sight
    5/6/91
  - S 6: Ep 19 Strictly Business
    4/8/91
  - + 68 More Credits
- MacGyver
  Peter Thornton/King Arthur
  - S 7: Ep 7 Good Knight MacGyver (1)
    11/4/91
- MacGyver
  Pete Thornton
  - S 3: Ep 11 Kill Zone
    1/4/88
- Centennial
  Judge Hart
- Black Sheep Squadron
  Col. Thomas Lard
  - S 2: Ep 13 A Little Bit of England
    4/6/78
  - S 2: Ep 12 Sheep in the Limelight
    3/30/78
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
    3/22/78
  - S 2: Ep 10 Hotshot
    3/15/78
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Iceman
    3/8/78
  - + 32 More Credits
- Baretta
  Insp. Shiller [ 1 ]
  - S 1: Ep 12 This Ain't My Bag
    4/30/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Secret of Terry Lake
    4/16/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
    4/9/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Mansion
    4/2/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Walk Like You Talk
    3/14/75
  - + 3 More Credits
- Dark Shadows
  Sheriff George Patterson (1966-1967)
  - S 8: Ep 31 DS-917
    12/31/69
  - S 8: Ep 30 DS-916
    12/30/69
  - S 8: Ep 29 DS-915
    12/29/69
  - S 8: Ep 28 DS-913/914
    12/26/69
  - S 8: Ep 27 DS-912
    12/24/69
  - + 1106 More Credits
- Dark Shadows
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 115 DS-117
    12/6/66
- Dark Shadows
  Sheriff George Patterson
  - S 1: Ep 108 DS-108
    11/23/66
  - S 1: Ep 107 DS-107
    11/22/66
  - S 1: Ep 106 DS-106
    11/21/66
  - S 1: Ep 96 DS-96
    11/7/66
  - S 1: Ep 71 DS-71
    10/3/66
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (12)

Role
- MacGyver
  Pete Thornton
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Assassin
    5/7/86
  - S 1: Ep 21 A Prisoner of Conscience
    4/30/86
  - S 1: Ep 18 Ugly Duckling
    3/12/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 To Be a Man
    3/5/86
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Enemy Within
    2/12/86
  - + 3 More Credits
- Baretta
  Insp. Shiller [ 1 ]
  - S 1: Ep 4 If You Can't Pay the Price
    2/7/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 Woman in the Harbor
    1/31/75
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Five and a Half Pound Junkie
    1/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 He'll Never See Daylight Again
    1/17/75
- The F.B.I.
  Waverly
  - S 9: Ep 7 Fatal Reunion
    11/4/73
- The F.B.I.
  Ewing Carter
  - S 7: Ep 11 Superstition Rock
    11/28/71
- Sarge
  Father Frank Dinsmore
  - S 1: Ep 7 John Michael O'Flaherty Presents The Eleven O'Clock War
    11/2/71
- The F.B.I.
  Ed Garth
  - S 6: Ep 19 The Fatal Connection
    1/31/71
- The F.B.I.
  Howard Swift
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Young Warriors
    3/9/69
- The F.B.I.
  Howard Bergdahl
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Messenger
    3/17/68
- The Nurses (1962)
  Dr. Zach Fuller
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Intern Syndrome
    1/23/65
- The Nurses (1962)
  Dr. Zack Fuller
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Suspect Part 1
    9/29/64
- The Nurses (1962)
  Dr. Fuller
  - S 2: Ep 12 To Spend, to Give, to Want
    12/12/63
  - S 1: Ep 9 Two Black Candles
    11/22/62
- The Nurses (1962)
  Dr. Lovett
  - S 1: Ep 3 Fly, Shadow
    10/11/62
Guest Star (110)

Role
- ER
  Manny Kindlevich
  - S 8: Ep 13 Damage Is Done
    1/31/02
- The Magic School Bus
  Phoebe's Father
  - S 2: Ep 4 Going Batty
    10/1/95
- Law & Order
  Robert Cook
  - S 3: Ep 19 Virus
    4/21/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 125 March 4, 1991
    3/4/91
- Matlock
  Hughes
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Court-Martial (2)
    2/24/87
- Matlock
  Arthur Hughes
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Court-Martial (1)
    2/17/87
- MacGyver
  Andy Colson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/29/85
- The A-Team
  Judge Leonard Mordente
  - S 4: Ep 2 Judgment Day (2)
    9/24/85
  - S 4: Ep 1 Judgment Day (1)
    9/24/85
- Riptide
  Harry Silverman
  - S 2: Ep 21 Arrivederci, Baby
    5/7/85
- Hill Street Blues
  Lt. Mel Taber
  - S 5: Ep 16 Washington Deceased
    2/7/85
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
  Mitch Larner
  - S 2: Ep 13 Spiderweb
    1/14/85
- The A-Team
  George Olson
  - S 3: Ep 6 Double Heat
    10/23/84
- The Fall Guy
  Dean Hackett
  - S 4: Ep 5 Terror U.
    10/17/84
- Matt Houston
  Mayor Akers
  - S 2: Ep 19 Death Match
    2/24/84
- Hart To Hart
  Admiral Springfield
  - S 5: Ep 4 Pandora Has Wings
    10/25/83
- Knight Rider
  Strock
  - S 2: Ep 4 Merchants of Death
    10/16/83
- Small & Frye
  Problems
  - S 1: Ep 5 Schlockty Too
    6/8/83
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Howard Bowman
  - S 4: Ep 18 Pasts Imperfect (a.k.a.) Past Imperfect
    2/20/83
- Voyagers!
  Col. Knox
  - S 1: Ep 14 Sneak Attack
    2/13/83
- Newhart
  Sam Ebersol
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Visitors
    1/17/83
- The Devlin Connection
  Miles
  - S 1: Ep 12 Erica
    12/25/82
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  Judge Carlson
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Man in the White Hat
    9/22/82
- Herbie the Love Bug
  Warden
  - S 1: Ep 5 Calling Dr. Herbie
    4/14/82
- Falcon Crest
  Carl Reed
  - S 1: Ep 16 Heir Apparent
    3/19/82
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Candidate
    2/26/82
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Tangled Vines
    12/18/81
- Code Red
  Connors
  - S 1: Ep 11 My Life Is Yours
    1/17/82
- Flamingo Road
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Arrangement
    11/3/81
- Galactica 1980
  John Steadman
  - S 1: Ep 9 Space Croppers
    4/27/80
- Eight Is Enough
  Ben
  - S 4: Ep 25 Roll Over Bradford
    4/2/80
- B.J. and the Bear
  Spencer
  - S 2: Ep 12 Silent Night, Unholy Night
    12/15/79
- One Day at a Time
  Captain
  - S 5: Ep 9 A Little Larceny
    12/2/79
- The Incredible Hulk
  Sheriff Harris
  - S 2: Ep 11 Escape from Los Santos
    12/1/78
- Centennial
  Judge Hart
- What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
  Buxton
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Class Renegade
    3/2/78
- Police Story
  Lt. Garippo
  - S 4: Ep 12 Trial Board
    1/4/77
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  Larry Stover
  - S 4: Ep 3 Nightmare in the Sky
    9/26/76
- Gemini Man
  Dr. Harold Schuyler
  - S 1: Ep 0 Code Name: Minus One
    5/10/76
- Cannon
  John Brinegar
  - S 5: Ep 15 The Star (2)
    12/10/75
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Star (1)
    12/10/75
- The Rockford Files
  Sheriff Mitchell
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company
    10/17/75
- Manhunter
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Doomsday Gang
    10/23/74
- Petrocelli
  Daily
  - S 1: Ep 6 Edge of Evil
    10/2/74
- The Waltons
  George Porter
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Prize
    10/25/73
- Columbo
  Falcon
  - S 3: Ep 2 Any Old Port in a Storm
    10/7/73
- Kung Fu
  Noah Jones
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Assassin
    10/4/73
- Hawkins
  Dr. Aaronson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Death and the Maiden
    3/13/73
- Kung Fu
  Pritikin
  - S 1: Ep 7 Nine Lives
    2/15/73
- The Partridge Family
  Mr. Felcher
  - S 3: Ep 16 Trial of Partridge One
    1/19/73
- Alias Smith and Jones
  Sam Haney
  - S 3: Ep 12 Only Three to a Bed
    1/13/73
- The Delphi Bureau
  Michael Kendall
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Top Secret Secret Project
    12/14/72
- Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law
  Paul Henderson
  - S 2: Ep 8 Who Saw Him Die?
    11/2/72
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Dr. Tomlinson
  - S 4: Ep 8 Don and Denise
    10/31/72
  - S 4: Ep 3 We'll Walk Out of Here Together
    9/26/72
- Bonanza
  Mr. Merrick
  - S 14: Ep 7 The 26th Grave
    10/31/72
- Cannon
  Mr. Ryan
  - S 2: Ep 7 A Long Way Down
    10/25/72
- Ironside
  Buckner
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Savage Sentry
    9/21/72
- The Sixth Sense
  Edward Winslow
  - S 1: Ep 8 Witch, Witch, Burning Bright
    3/11/72
- Cannon
  Sam
  - S 1: Ep 23 Cain's Mark
    3/7/72
- Longstreet
  Dr. Burlen
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Shape of Nightmares
    10/28/71
- Ironside
  Joe Markham
  - S 5: Ep 7 Joss Sticks and Wedding Bells
    10/26/71
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 20 Love and the Naked Stranger
    10/22/71
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Invasion of Kevin Ireland
    9/26/71
- Alias Smith and Jones
  Benjamin T. Bowers
  - S 1: Ep 9 Stagecoach Seven
    3/11/71
- Sarge
  Father Frank Dinsmore
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Badge Or The Cross
    2/22/71
- Ironside
  Bill O'Brien
  - S 4: Ep 18 A Killing at the Track
    2/4/71
- The Bold Ones: The Senator
  Collie Ford
  - S 1: Ep 6 Someday They'll Elect a President
    1/17/71
- Medical Center
  General Montague
  - S 2: Ep 14 Man at Bay
    12/16/70
- Gunsmoke
  Pennigrath
  - S 16: Ep 7 Snow Train (2)
    10/26/70
  - S 16: Ep 6 Snow Train (1)
    10/19/70
- Room 222
  Everett Stiles
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Lincoln Story
    10/7/70
- Mission: Impossible
  C.W. Cameron
  - S 5: Ep 2 Flip Side
    9/26/70
- Hawaii Five-O
  Dr A. L. Benjamin
  - S 2: Ep 24 Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (2)
    3/4/70
  - S 2: Ep 23 Three Dead Cows at Makapuu (1)
    2/25/70
- Mannix
  Tom Coleman/Al Beckworth/Darrell Andrews/Charles Vincent Addison
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Search for Darrell Andrews
    2/28/70
- Get Smart
  The Chief
  - S 5: Ep 27 The Nude Bomb
- Get Smart
  Kruger
  - S 5: Ep 8 And Baby Makes Four (2)
    11/14/69
  - S 5: Ep 7 And Baby Makes Four (1)
    11/7/69
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  District Attorney Shannon
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Crowd Pleaser
    11/2/69
- Ironside
  Jackson Tobey
  - S 3: Ep 5 Eye of the Hurricane
    10/9/69
- The Virginian
  Bennett Poole
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Power Seekers
    10/8/69
- Medical Center
  Mazur
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Last 10 Yards
    9/24/69
- Bonanza
  Caleb Milton
  - S 10: Ep 28 Speak No Evil
    4/20/69
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  Huston
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Whole World Is Watching
    3/11/69
- The Bold Ones: The Protectors
  George Stack
  - S 1: Ep 0 Deadlock
    2/22/69
- Mannix
  Sheriff Conrad Bucola
  - S 2: Ep 12 Fear I to Fall
    12/21/68
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  Andrew Pearce
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Sound Of Anger
    12/10/68
- The Outsider
  Fred Oliver
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Twenty-Thousand Dollar Carrot
    11/13/68
- Judd for the Defense
  Champion
  - S 2: Ep 8 Weep the Hunter Home
    11/8/68
- The Invaders
  Tom Holloway
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Pursued
    3/19/68
- Run for Your Life
  Dr. George Graham
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Killing Scene
    2/1/68
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Captain Marvel
  - S 17: Ep 3 Elizabeth the Queen
    1/31/68
- Mannix
  Fred Reston
  - S 1: Ep 18 Deadfall (2)
    1/27/68
- Mannix
  Fred Restin
  - S 1: Ep 17 Deadfall (1)
    1/20/68
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  La Hire
  - S 17: Ep 2 Saint Joan
    12/4/67
- N.Y.P.D.
  Phelan
  - S 1: Ep 1 Shakedown
    9/5/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Lou Coolidge
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Confession
    10/19/66
- Trials of O'Brien
  Sam Styles
  - S 1: Ep 9 How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?
    11/13/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  District Attorney
  - S 4: Ep 30 Only a Child
    5/13/65
- The Nurses (1962)
  Dr. Fellowes
  - S 3: Ep 30 The Unweeded Garden
    5/11/65
- The Defenders (1961)
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Objector
    2/11/65
- The Patty Duke Show
  Henry Anderson
  - S 2: Ep 13 Best Date In Town
    12/9/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Dr. Marvin Graham
  - S 3: Ep 18 All the Silent Voices
    2/1/64
- Espionage
  Kevin
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Whistling Shrimp
    11/20/63
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Jacob
  - S 13: Ep 1 The Patriots
    11/15/63
- The Defenders (1961)
  Character Name
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Captive
    10/12/63
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Carl Rogers
  - S 14: Ep 15 The Embezzler
    4/10/63
- Naked City
  Al Boris
  - S 4: Ep 20 Man Without a Skin
    2/6/63
- The DuPont Show of the Week
  Dennis Wilcox
  - S 2: Ep 4 Big Deal in Laredo
    10/7/62
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 12: Ep 7 The Medicine Man
    1/18/61
- Omnibus
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 1 He Shall Have Power
    11/13/60
- Sunday Showcase
  Newspaperman
  - S 1: Ep 30 The Sacco-Vanzetti Story (pt2)
    6/10/60
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Sacco-Vanzetti Story (pt1)
    6/3/60
- The Play of the Week
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Burning Bright
    10/26/59
- Brenner
  Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 1 False Witness
    6/6/59
- The Big Story
  Cashmore
  - S 8: Ep 36 Malcolm Glover Of The San Francisco Examiner aka Car 83
    6/7/57
- The Big Story
  Bernie
  - S 8: Ep 26 Charley Wigle Of The Denver Post aka Young Lovers
    3/29/57
- The Big Story
  Oscar
  - S 8: Ep 11 Zeke Scher And George MacWilliams Of The Denver Post
    12/14/56
Director (4)

Role
- MacGyver
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Invisible Killer
    4/10/89
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Challenge
    2/27/89
- Black Sheep Squadron
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Show Must Go On... Sometimes
    3/22/78
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Iceman
    3/8/78
  - S 2: Ep 2 The 200 Pound Gorilla
    12/21/77
  - S 1: Ep 22 W*A*S*P*S
    3/1/77
- The Rockford Files
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Attractive Nuisance
    1/6/78
- Salvage 1
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 Diamond Volcano

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- Dana Elcar has a sister, Marie E. Hewitt, and a half sister, Janet K. Melville.
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- Before his death, Dana Elcar operated a small theater in Santa Paula.
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- Dana Elcar debut in stage was in the production of Moon in Capricorn.
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- Dana Elcar: I did not admit to myself, for a long time, how serious it was. But at a certain point, you can reach out for something and it's not there, or you find that it's further away, or that you just don't find it, or you can't really see what it is you need to see.
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- Dana Elcar: (about going blind) I went through a lot; I bawled. I was mad; I was frustrated. Angry with the world, my wife, my family.
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- Dana Elcar:(In a speech to the National Federation of the blind in 1991) The fact that you are losing your eyesight does not mean you have forgotten how to act.
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