17 Facts About Dana Elcar

Ibsen Dana Elcar was an American television and film character actor.

Dana Elcar 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.

Dana Elcar was born in Ferndale, Michigan, the son of Hedwig and James Aage Dana Elcar, a carpenter and butcher.

Dana Elcar was an alumnus of the University of Michigan where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

At age 18, Dana Elcar enlisted and served a tour of duty in the United States Navy at the end of World War II.

Dana Elcar moved to New York in the 1950s to become a professional thespian.

Dana Elcar was a student of legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner.

Dana Elcar brought this education to bear when in 1986, with fellow character actor William Lucking, he formed the Santa Paula Theater Center.

Dana Elcar guest starred on Get Smart as KAOS Agent Kruger in the two-part 1969 episode of entitled "And Baby Makes Four".

Dana Elcar appeared on The Waltons and Kung Fu in 1973.

Dana Elcar co-starred in two episodes of The A-Team in 1984 and 1985.

Dana Elcar appeared in the hit series Knight Rider in the 1983 episode "Merchants of Death"; as a corrupt sheriff in The Incredible Hulk episode "Escape from Los Santos", in which Banner is headed to Phoenix;.

Dana Elcar played a blind character on episodes of The Magic School Bus and ER.

Once blind, Dana Elcar accepted the challenge of playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot on stage, complete with white cane.

Dana Elcar married Katherine Frances Mead in 1948 and divorced her in 1950.

Dana Elcar married Peggy Romano in 1954 and divorced her in 1970.

On June 6,2005, Dana Elcar died at the Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California from pneumonia at age 77.