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Dana Elcar

Dana Elcar

Born October 10, 1927· Ferndale, Michigan United States

† Died June 6, 2005

66Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from Ferndale, Michigan, he earned a degree at the University of Michigan, served briefly in the Navy, and honed his craft in New York under Sanford Meisner before co-founding the Santa Paula Theater Center. His screen career began in the early 1960s with a role on The Guiding Light and a stage debut as Ben in Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, leading to recurring parts such as Sheriff Geo…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Sting★ 8
The Sting1973
F.B.I. Agent Polk
ColumboSeries★ 8.1
Columbo1971
Falcon
ERSeries★ 7.8
ER1994
Manny Kendovich
MacGyverSeries★ 7.7
MacGyver1985
Pete Thornton
Knight RiderSeries★ 7.5
Knight Rider1982
Strock
The A-TeamSeries★ 7.5
The A-Team1983
George Olsen
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
C.W. Cameron
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Robert Cook
The Fall GuySeries★ 7.6
The Fall Guy1981
The Magic School BusSeries★ 7.7
The Magic School Bus1994
Mr. Terese (voice)
Hawaii Five-OSeries★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O1969
Dr. Benjamin
Dark ShadowsSeries★ 7.3
Dark Shadows1966
Sheriff George Patterson
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
Bill O'Brien
2010★ 6.7
20101984
Dimitri Moisevitch
Galactica 1980Series★ 6.1
Galactica 19801980
John Steadman
Falcon CrestSeries★ 5.6
Falcon Crest1981
Carl Reed

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography
MacGyver★ 7.7
MacGyver1985