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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 - June 6, 2005) 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 ...
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Filmography
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic School Bus
1994
as Mr. Terese (voice)
ER
1994
as Manny Kendovich
Inside Out
1987
as Leo Gross
There Were Times, Dear
1987
as Don Mason
Murder in Three Acts
1986
as Dr. Strange
Matlock
1986
as Arthur Hughes
Tough Love
1985
as Max Wiley
MacGyver
1985
as Pete Thornton
MacGyver
1985
as Andy Colson
2010
1984
as Dimitri Moisevitch
Sweet Revenge
1984
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Jungle Warriors
1984
as D'Antoni
All of Me
1984
as Burton Schuyler
Quarterback Princess
1983
as Mr. Caine
Blue Skies Again
1983
as Lou
I Want to Live
1983
as Warden
Inspector Perez
1983
as Captain R. C. Hodges
The A-Team
1983
as George Olsen
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Frank Cardigan
The A-Team
1983
as Judge Leonard Mordente
Breach of Contract
1982
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
as Mr. Block
Forbidden Love
1982
as Burt Wagner
Help Wanted: Male
1982
as Milhauser
Knight Rider
1982
as Strock
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
Newhart
1982
Voyagers!
1982
Matt Houston
1982
Teachers Only
1982
Newhart
1982
as Sam Ebersol
Condorman
1981
as Russ Devlin
Buddy Buddy
1981
as Capt. Hubris
Falcon Crest
1981
as Carl Reed
Hill Street Blues
1981
The Fall Guy
1981
Foul Play
1981
Code Red
1981
The Nude Bomb
1980
as Chief
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980
as Benchley
Death Penalty
1980
as John Mulligan
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Mr. Bassett
Galactica 1980
1980
as John Steadman
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Havermeyer
Crisis in Mid-Air
1979
as Brad Mullins
The Champ
1979
as Hoffmaster
Samurai
1979
as Frank Boyd
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Eight Is Enough
1977
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Sheriff Harris
St. Ives
1976
as Lt. Charles Blunt
W.C. Fields and Me
1976
as Dockstedter
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
Baby Blue Marine
1976
as Sheriff Wenzel
Law of the Land
1976
as Rev. Mr. Endicott
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
as Thomas A. Lard
Gemini Man
1976
as Dr. Harold Schuyler
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Chief Perna
Love Nest
1975
as Mort
Baretta
1975
as Inspector Shiller
Heatwave!
1974
as Prescott
Senior Year
1974
as Paul Reed
Panic on the 5:22
1974
as Hal Rodgers
The Manhunter
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Larry Stover
The Rockford Files
1974
as Sheriff Mitchell
Petrocelli
1974
as Prosecutor Daley
Catch-22
1973
as Colonel Cathcart
The Sting
1973
as F.B.I. Agent Polk
Dying Room Only
1973
as Sheriff
Hawkins
1973
as Dr. Aaronson
Police Story
1973
as Lt. Garippo
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Allen
The Bravos
1972
as Captain Detroville
Fireball Forward
1972
as Col. Talbot
Kung Fu
1972
as Noah Jones
The Waltons
1972
The Sixth Sense
1972
Delphi Bureau
1972
as Michael Kendall
A Gunfight
1971
as Marv Green
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
as Carstairs
The Death of Me Yet
1971
as Hank Keller
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Columbo
1971
as Falcon
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Cannon
1971
Sarge
1971
as Father Frank Dinsmore
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Paul Henderson
Cannon
1971
as John Brinegar
Soldier Blue
1970
as Capt. Battles
Zig Zag
1970
as Harold Tracey
San Francisco International
1970
as George Woodruff
Adam at Six A.M.
1970
as Van Treadly
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Collie Ford
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Felcher
The Whole World Is Watching
1969
as Huston
Deadlock
1969
as George Stack
The Learning Tree
1969
as Kirky
The D.A.: Murder One
1969
as Dr. Carl Enright
The Maltese Bippy
1969
as Sgt. Kelvaney
Pendulum
1969
as Det. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Dr. Benjamin
Room 222
1969
Medical Center
1969
Love, American Style
1969
as A. J. Potts
A Lovely Way to Die
1968
as Layton
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Luis Schubert
Of Mice and Men
1968
The Sound of Anger
1968
as Andrew Pearce
Elizabeth the Queen
1968
as Captain Marvel
The Name of the Game
1968
as Hood
The Outsider
1968
as Fred Oliver
The Borgia Stick
1967
as Craigmeyer
The Crucible
1967
as Marshall Herrick
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
as Bill O'Brien
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Mannix
1967
as Skip Seldon
The Invaders
1967
as Sheriff Tom Halloway
Mannix
1967
as Fred Reston
Mission: Impossible
1966
as C.W. Cameron
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Lou Coolidge
Dark Shadows
1966
as Sheriff George Patterson
The Fool Killer
1965
as Mr. Dodd
The F.B.I.
1965
as Howard Bergdahl
Get Smart
1965
as Kruger
Run for Your Life
1965
as Dr. George Graham
The F.B.I.
1965
as Howard Swift
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ed Garth
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ewing Carter
The F.B.I.
1965
as Waverly
Fail Safe
1964
as Foster
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Espionage
1963
as Kevin
Big Deal in Laredo
1962
as Dennis Wilcox
The Virginian
1962
as Bennett Poole
The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Marvin Graham
The Defenders
1961
as Rankin
The Defenders
1961
as District Attorney
Burning Bright
1959
as Friend Ed
Bonanza
1959
as Caleb Milton
Bonanza
1959
as Mr. Merrick
Naked City
1958
as Al Borris
Gunsmoke
1955
as Pennigrath
A Time To Live
1954
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Jacob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as La Hire
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Marvel
The Big Story
1949
as Lt. Alameda