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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 ...
Jun 10, 2005 · Richard Dean Anderson, who starred as MacGyver, recalled that there “were no bumpy roads with Dana.” ... Ibson Dana Elcar was born Oct. 10, 1927, to Danish immigrants who lived on a farm in ...
MacGyver: Created by Lee David Zlotoff. With Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Robin Mossley. The adventures of a secret Agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness.
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Apr 20, 1991 · Dana Elcar carries on playing Peter Thornton and declares, "Ricky Dean has stayed the way he always was. The nice guy next door. I'm certain that we'll master many more adventures together on screen." Richard Dean Anderson is glad, too, that he could help his friend. "Seeing Dana's shining eyes when I gave him the good news made my day."
Jun 11, 2005 · Elcar played the best friend and boss of the crime-fighting title character, played by Richard Dean Anderson. Mr. Elcar, who had glaucoma, told producers he was going blind after four seasons with ...
Befriended Richard Dean Anderson on the set of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" in 1982. Anderson remembered Elcar when production on "MacGyver" started, and recommended Elcar for the part of Pete Thornton, MacGyver's friend and director of operations at The Phoenix Foundation.
Mar 5, 1990 · Dressed in MacGyver’s uniform of dungarees and green bomber jacket, Anderson rubs sleep from his eyes as he steps out of his motor home. He’s been napping while the crew breaks for lunch. The cold air seems to help him focus. Behind him, snow-covered mountains rise abruptly from the valley floor where “MacGyver” is shooting exteriors ...
