Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar (born October 10, 1927 in Ferndale , Michigan , as Ibson Dana Elcar , † June 6, 2005 in Ventura , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Since his television debut in 1954, Elcar has played nearly 200 roles in film and television. He took part in countless guest roles in various series, in large-scale productions such as 2010 based on Arthur C. Clarke , comedies such as Solo for two (alongside Steve Martin ) and Buddy, Buddy! (alongside Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon ), in Franco Zeffirelli's The Champ and as FBI agent Polk in the crook comedy Der Clou (alongside Paul Newman and Robert Redford ).
He became particularly popular through his series roles. From 1976 to 1978 he played in the war series Pacific Squadron 214 (Baa Baa Black Sheep) Col. Thomas Lard , the true-to-paragraph opponent of the sympathetic main character who wore the US naval pilot Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (the character played by Robert Conrad Boyingtons name) was modeled after. In 1985 he was cast in the MacGyver series as Pete Thornton , director of the Phoenix Foundation and thus superior to the title character. He had previously played the role of security chief by the name Andy Colson in the pilot episode of the series. The character Pete Thornton became so popular that Elcar got the full lead role alongside Richard Dean Anderson as MacGyver from the beginning of the second season , after being only a recurring supporting actor during the first season.
In 1991 Elcar fell ill with the eye disease green star ( glaucoma ), from which he finally went blind . Nevertheless, he continued to practice his profession, the increasing loss of sight was written into his role at MacGyver. In the following years Elcar repeatedly took on guest roles in television series. He also taught in a school for blind children.
Dana Elcar died at the age of 77 from complications from pneumonia .
Filmography (selection)
- 1966–1967: Dark Shadows (TV series, 36 episodes)
- 1968: The Fastest Way to the Afterlife (A Lovely Way to Die)
- 1968: The Boston Strangler (The Boston Strangler)
- 1969: The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series, episode 1x00)
- 1969–1971: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series, 3 episodes, various roles)
- 1970: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1971: Cobra, Take Over (TV series, episode 5x02)
- 1971: Rivals of Death (A Gunfight)
- 1971: The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 1971–1973: Alias Smith and Jones ( Alias Smith and Jones , TV series, two episodes)
- 1972: The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid
- 1972–1975: Cannon (TV series, episode 1x25 Enemy Brothers, 2x07 No Alibi for Dr. Grant, 5x13 / 14 The Plot)
- 1973: Kung Fu (TV series, two episodes)
- 1973: The Sting (The Sting)
- 1973: Columbo : Wine is thicker than blood (Any Old Port in a Storm)
- 1973: The Waltons ( The Waltons , TV series, episode 2x07 The Prize )
- 1975: Baretta (TV series, twelve episodes)
- 1975: Detective Rockford - a call is enough ( The Rockford Files , TV series, episode 2x06 The Lake in the Desert )
- 1975: The Lonely Job (Report to the Commissioner)
- 1976: Reckoning Day (St. Ives)
- 1976–1978: Pazifikgeschwader 214 ( Baa Baa Black Sheep , TV series, 36 episodes)
- 1979: Colorado Saga ( Centennial , TV series, episode 1x11 The Winds of Death )
- 1979: The Champ (The Champ)
- 1979: Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
- 1980: The Nude Bomb (The Nude Bomb)
- 1981: Condorman
- 1981: Buddy Buddy
- 1983: The Football Princess (Quarterback Princess)
- 1983: Knight Rider (TV series, episode 2x04 Merchants of Death )
- 1983: Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart , episode 5x04 test flight with Pandora )
- 1983–1985: Trapper John, MD (two episodes)
- 1983–1986: Hardcastle & McCormick (1 episode)
- 1984: Solo for 2 (All of me)
- 1984: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (2010: The Year We Make Contact)
- 1984–1985: Das A-Team ( The A – Team , television series, three episodes)
- 1985: Trio with four fists (TV series, episode 2x21 Expedition into Verderben )
- 1985: Agent with a Heart ( Scarecrow and Mrs. King , TV series, episode 2x13 Spiderweb )
- 1985–1992: MacGyver (TV series, 126 episodes)
- 1986: Deadly Parties (Murder in Three Acts)
- 1986: Fear and Loneliness (Inside Out)
- 1987: Matlock (TV series, episode 1x18)
- 1993: Law & Order (TV series, episode 3x19)
- 2002: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, episode 8x13 Damage Is Done )
Web links
- Dana Elcar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dana Elcar in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Dana Elcar in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Elcar, Dana |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elcar, Ibson Dana (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ferndale , Michigan |
DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 2005 |
Place of death | Ventura , California |