| Dana Elcar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ibsen Dana Elcar October 10, 1927 Ferndale, Michigan |
| Died | June 6, 2005 (aged 77) Ventura, California |
| Domestic partner(s) | Thelma Garcia |
Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and movie character actor. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferndale is a city in Oakland County of the US state of Michigan. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Incorporated in 1866 the city of San Buenaventura (usually referred to as Ventura) is the County seat of Ventura Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 MacGyver is an American Adventure Television series, produced in the United States and Canada, about the laid-back Peter Thornton is a Fictional character in the MacGyver Television series played by Dana Elcar. Elcar had appeared in the pilot episode of MacGyver as Andy Colson (a completely different character), but was then cast as Pete Thorton, making his first regular appearance in the 11th episode of the first season. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series.
Born as Ibson Dana Elcar in Ferndale, Michigan, Elcar was an alumnus of the University of Michigan where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Ferndale is a city in Oakland County of the US state of Michigan. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research This article is about the student fraternity in the United States Elcar was also a student of legendary acting coach Sanford Meisner. Sanford Meisner (b August 31, 1905, Brooklyn New York – February 2, 1997, Sherman Oaks California was an American He brought this education to bear when in 1986, with fellow character actor William Lucking, he formed the Santa Paula Theater Center. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones William Lucking (born June 17 1941) is an American Film, television and stage Actor. Santa Paula is a city within Ventura County, California, United States. Elcar sat as artistic director for six years. The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet
Elcar had supporting roles in W.C. Fields and Me, The Sting, 2010, All of Me, The Learning Tree, Herbie the Matchmaker, and Baretta, in which he played Baretta's supervisor, Inspector Shiller. WC Fields and Me is a 1976 American Biographical film directed by Arthur Hiller. The Sting is a 1973 Caper film set in September 1936 and revolving around a complicated plot by two professional grifters ( Paul 2010 is a Science fiction film released in 1984 directed by Peter Hyams. All of Me is a 1984 fantasy / Comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin The Learning Tree is a 1969 film which tells the story of a young African American growing up in a rural setting in the early part of the 20th century Herbie the Matchmaker, also known as Herbie The Love Bug, was a short-lived Situation comedy that aired on CBS in the spring Baretta is a American detective Television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. He also had a recurring role in the popular 1970s television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron) is a Television series that aired on NBC from 1976 until 1978 Another of his recurring roles was as Sheriff Patterson #1 on Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows is a Gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to He also guest stars in two A-Team episodes, in 1984 and 1985. The A-Team is an American action Adventure Television series about a fictional group of ex- United States Army Special Forces [1] In 1987 he also guest starred on Matlock. Matlock was a long-running American Television Legal drama. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May [1] He was often mistaken for his MacGyver stunt/photography double, Don S. Davis,[2] and vice-versa. Don Sinclair Davis ( August 4 1942 - June 29 2008) was an American Character actor, Theatre Professor He also appeared in the cult hit series Knight Rider in the 1983 episode "Merchants of Death" and as a corrupt sheriff in The Incredible Hulk episode "Escape from Los Santos" in 1978 where Banner is on his way to Phoenix. Knight Rider is an American Television series that originally ran from September 26 1982 to August 8 1986 This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media.
In 1991, Elcar began to develop glaucoma. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the Optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. This condition was written into the show, MacGyver, with Elcar's character developing the disease. After MacGyver ended, he guest starred on Law & Order, The Magic School Bus and ER. Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. The Magic School Bus is a series of Children's books, intended to teach scientific concepts to children ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on In each he played a blind character although The Magic School Bus was animated and it would have thus been unnecessary for the character to be blind. Once blind, Elcar took on the challenge of playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot complete with white cane. Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives This was his theatrical swan song, and he retired in 1992. The phrase " swan song " is a reference to an ancient belief that the Mute Swan ( Cygnus olor) is completely mute during its lifetime until the moment just Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
On June 6, 2005, Elcar died at the Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California due to complications from pneumonia, aged 77. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Incorporated in 1866 the city of San Buenaventura (usually referred to as Ventura) is the County seat of Ventura Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal
He is survived by his son, Dane Elcar; his three daughters (Nora, Chandra and Marin); a stepdaughter (former soap opera actress and current writer Emily Prager); a sister; a half-sister; and his long-time partner, Thelma Garcia.
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