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Dana Elcar

Ibsen Dana Elcar appeared in numerous television series and films over his 45 year career, including such hits as Baretta, Black Sheep Squadron, The Sting, 2010: The Year We Make Contact and All Of Me, but is best remembered for his role as Peter Thornton on the 1985 television series MacGyver.

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Filmography

The Sting

1973
as F.B.I. Agent Polk

Jungle Warriors

1984
as D'Antoni

Report to the Commissioner

1975
as Chief Perna

The Day the Bubble Burst

1982
as Mr. Block

Law of the Land

1976
as Rev. Mr. Endicott

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979
as Havermeyer

Forbidden Love

1982
as Burt Wagner

Baby Blue Marine

1976
as Sheriff Wenzel

Help Wanted: Male

1982
as Milhauser

Pendulum

1969
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton

Inside Out

1986
as Leo Gross

Dying Room Only

1973
as Sheriff

Adam at Six A.M.

1970
as Van Treadly

The Death of Me Yet

1971
as Hank Keller

The Champ

1979
as Hoffmaster

Blue Skies Again

1983
as Lou

Quarterback Princess

1983
as Mr. Caine

Buddy Buddy

1981
as Capt. Hubris

The Bravos

1972
as Captain Detroville

A Gunfight

1971
as Marv Green

All of Me

1984

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972
as Allen

The Fool Killer

1965
as Mr. Dodd

Mrs. Pollifax: Spy

1971
as Carstairs

The Flying Misfits

1976
as Col. Thomas A. Lard

Crisis in Mid-air

1979
as Brad Mullins

San Francisco International

1970
as George Woodruff

2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984
as Dimitri Moisevitch

St. Ives

1976
as Lt. Charles Blunt

The Boston Strangler

1968
as Luis Schubert

There Were Times, Dear

1985
as Don Mason

Zig Zag

1970
as Harold Tracey

W.C. Fields and Me

1976
as Dockstedter

Murder in Three Acts

1986
as Dr. Strange

Fail-Safe

1964
as Foster

The Nude Bomb

1980
as Chief

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

1980
as Benchley

Soldier Blue

1970
as Capt. Battles

The Borgia Stick

1967
as Craigmeyer

The Learning Tree

1969
as Kirky

Inspector Perez

1983
as Captain R. C. Hodges

The Maltese Bippy

1969
as Sgt. Kelvaney

The Sound of Anger

1968
as Andrew Pearce

Condorman

1981
as Russ Devlin

Heatwave!

1974
as Prescott