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Actor Born: October 10, 1927 in Ferndale, MI Death: June 6, 2005 in Ventura, CA Biography:Brusque character actor Dana Elcar was usually assigned roles calling for blunt imperiousness. He became especially handy in films and TV shows of the 1970s, portraying curt, dour, meticulously groomed authority figures at odds with dishevelled "hippie" and "gonzo" types. Elcar's first film after many years' stage work was 1968's "Pendulum"; other film credits include "Soldier Blue" (1969), "W.C.Fields and Me" (1976), and "The Nude Bomb" (1980). In 1985, Dana Elcar was cast as Peter Thornton, boss of troubleshooting Richard Dean Anderson, on the TV series MacGiver; Elcar continued playing the role into the 1990s, at which time the actor's real-life blindness required him to incorporate dark glasses and a cane into his characterization. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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