MacGyver actor Dana Elcar has died!

*Raph's Girl* · 06-10-2005, 09:49 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...le_nm/elcar_dc

Actor Dana Elcar, a familiar face on dozens of TV shows but best known as co-star of the action series "MacGyver," a role he kept even after going blind, has died at age 77, his agent's office said on Friday.

The bald, round-faced performer died on Monday of complications from pneumonia at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California, said Freddie Miller of the Artists Agency in Los Angeles.

Although hardly a household name, Elcar was instantly recognizable to U.S. audiences for his roles in dozens of shows spanning more than four decades, often playing good-guy authority figures.

In addition to frequent guest appearances, he was a regular on such series as "Baretta" opposite
Robert Blake, "Baa Baa, Black Sheep" with
Robert Conrad, and most notably, "MacGyver," which starred
Richard Dean Anderson as a rugged, clever crime fighter.

On "MacGyver," which debuted in 1985 on ABC, Elcar played Anderson's supervisor and friend, Peter Thornton, the director of field operations for the fictional Phoenix Foundation.

Elcar went blind from glaucoma a few seasons into the show, but his affliction was written into his character, and he remained on the show until the end of its run in 1992.

Elcar, a native of Ferndale, Michigan, also appeared in numerous movies, including "The Learning Tree," "All of Me" and "The Sting," as FBI agent Polk.

In recent years, Elcar performed in local stage productions put on by a theater group he started in his Southern California community.

Raph's Girl note: Bye Bye Pete!!

*That Matt Guy* · 06-11-2005, 01:06 AM

I think you should change your username to The Grim Reaper.

*Voltron* · 06-11-2005, 07:08 AM

Ashes to ashes, hockey tickets to diffused bombs...?

*KROW* · 06-11-2005, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Voltron

Ashes to ashes, hockey tickets to diffused bombs...?

How about mullets to mullets?

~~BartAllen~~ · 06-11-2005, 12:35 PM

77? i hope to make it that far.

*Spitfire* · 06-11-2005, 12:50 PM

^^Gamera rulez

MacGyyer was one of the worst TV shows I have ever seen gah. Sucks he died though, then again he was old

*ZariusTwo* · 06-11-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

MacGyyer was one of the worst TV shows I have ever seen gah. Sucks he died though, then again he was old

If you've got nothing constructive to contribute, say nothing at all

Macguyvers' early seasons were factual-based and nowhere NEAR as outlandish as they became later, it showed how to seriously create solutions out of simple hardware around your troubled environment, it's regarded as an educational, innovative classic that became more outlandish as it dragged on, but a classic nontheless.

06-11-2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew138

I think you should change your username to The Grim Reaper.

Exactly what I'm thinking.

verminator_x · 06-13-2005, 04:52 PM

rest in peace dana elcar i loved macgyver both the show and the movies and for all macgyver fans out there you will not be forgotten.

~~BartAllen~~ · 06-14-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Matthew138

I think you should change your username to The Grim Reaper.

that or obituary girl.

Peanut · 06-14-2005, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BartAllen

77? i hope to make it that far.

Are you going to say that in everyone of these threads, which in themselves, are getting quite ridiculous.

~~BartAllen~~ · 06-14-2005, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Are you going to say that in everyone of these threads, which in themselves, are getting quite ridiculous.

is that warnable? ive read the rules. doesnt seem like it, but if its warnable. then ill stop.

*KROW* · 06-14-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Are you going to say that in everyone of these threads, which in themselves, are getting quite ridiculous.

No different than Voltron's ashes to ashes bits.

*Voltron* · 06-14-2005, 04:20 PM

Or KROW's talking in general.

*KROW* · 06-14-2005, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltron

Or KROW's talking in general.

Heh. Should I talk more specifically in the future, then?

*Voltron* · 06-14-2005, 04:29 PM

or not at all!

*KROW* · 06-14-2005, 04:30 PM

Consider your bubble burst, then.

**Jo Dawn** · 06-14-2005, 08:15 PM

*sigh*

Raph's Girl, I love your news flashes. Keep 'em coming. That's what this section is for.

*Spitfire* · 06-14-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

If you've got nothing constructive to contribute, say nothing at all

Macguyvers' early seasons were factual-based and nowhere NEAR as outlandish as they became later, it showed how to seriously create solutions out of simple hardware around your troubled environment, it's regarded as an educational, innovative classic that became more outlandish as it dragged on, but a classic nontheless.

They used to do that in Star Trek too but that didnt make it educational because half the stuff they did was a bunch of bs that wouldnt work. I wasnt much for early TV anyhow, early as in my early childhood, I find shows like A-Team and Hogan's Heros more funny then entertaining. Kinda like watching a Godzilla movie. You laugh at it to enjoy it....wooo go Nightrider

*KROW* · 06-14-2005, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire666xXxXx

wooo go Nightrider

Yes.

Yes, I concur.

06-10-2005, 09:49 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	MacGyver actor Dana Elcar has died! http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...le_nm/elcar_dc Actor Dana Elcar, a familiar face on dozens of TV shows but best known as co-star of the action series "MacGyver," a role he kept even after going blind, has died at age 77, his agent's office said on Friday. The bald, round-faced performer died on Monday of complications from pneumonia at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California, said Freddie Miller of the Artists Agency in Los Angeles. Although hardly a household name, Elcar was instantly recognizable to U.S. audiences for his roles in dozens of shows spanning more than four decades, often playing good-guy authority figures. In addition to frequent guest appearances, he was a regular on such series as "Baretta" opposite Robert Blake, "Baa Baa, Black Sheep" with Robert Conrad, and most notably, "MacGyver," which starred Richard Dean Anderson as a rugged, clever crime fighter. On "MacGyver," which debuted in 1985 on ABC, Elcar played Anderson's supervisor and friend, Peter Thornton, the director of field operations for the fictional Phoenix Foundation. Elcar went blind from glaucoma a few seasons into the show, but his affliction was written into his character, and he remained on the show until the end of its run in 1992. Elcar, a native of Ferndale, Michigan, also appeared in numerous movies, including "The Learning Tree," "All of Me" and "The Sting," as FBI agent Polk. In recent years, Elcar performed in local stage productions put on by a theater group he started in his Southern California community. Raph's Girl note: Bye Bye Pete!! __________________

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