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Jun 10, 2005 · Dana Elcar, the round-faced, balding actor whose real-life struggle with blindness was written into his role on the TV adventure series “MacGyver,” has died. He was 77. He died Monday of ...
Jun 6, 2005 · 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."
Ibsen Dana Elcar was an American television and film character actor. He appeared in about 40 films as well as in the 1960s television series Dark Shadows as Sheriff George Patterson and the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's immediate supervisor at the Phoenix Foundation.
Jun 6, 2005 · Originally Created by: Fred Beisser. Added: Jun 10, 2005. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 11138509. Source citation. Actor. He is best remembered for his role as 'Peter Thornton' on the television series MacGyver from 1985 to 1992. Born in Ferndale, Michigan, he ran away from home at age 13 and after watching Citizen Kane was inspired to go into acting.
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 ...
Dana Elcar was born on October 10, 1927 in Ferndale, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Sting (1973), MacGyver (1985) and 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). He was married to Marianne Torrance, Mary Margaret "Peggy" Romano and Kathryn Frances Mead.
Apr 20, 1991 · May 10, 2020. When MacGyver producers were faced with Dana Elcar’s impending blindness they drew what seemed like the only logical, albeit tough, conclusion – to end the Pete Thornton role. Dana had been on medication for glaucoma for some time, but after accidentally leaving his medication at home while on a boat trip during season hiatus ...
