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Portrait of Dana Elcar

Acting

Dana Elcar

Titles
66movies75TV shows
Career

Active from 1954 to 1987, busiest in 1976 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Dana Elcar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Brotherhood 2
  • Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138
Type
RoleAnyActing138Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s71960s351970s541980s381990s3
GenreAnyDrama100Crime40TV Movie31Action & Adventure25Comedy22Mystery14Sci-Fi & Fantasy12Western10Thriller10Action8Family7Adventure6War4Romance3
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1990s

3 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch79
ER

TV show · as Manny Kendovich

GoodWatch81
The Magic School Bus

TV show · as Mr. Terese (voice)

GoodWatch74
Law & Order

TV show · as Robert Cook

1980s

38 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch54
Matlock

TV show · as Arthur Hughes

GoodWatch78
MacGyver

TV show · as Andy Colson / Pete Thornton

Tough Love

as Max Wiley

GoodWatch71
All of Me

as Burton Schuyler

GoodWatch74
The A-Team

TV show · as Judge Leonard Mordente / George Olsen

GoodWatch76
Knight Rider

TV show · as Strock

GoodWatch40
Condorman

as Russ Devlin

GoodWatch59
Buddy Buddy

as Capt. Hubris

Death Penalty

as John Mulligan

All 38 titles from the 1980s

1970s

54 titles · average score 62
Samurai

as Frank Boyd

GoodWatch76
Baa Baa Black Sheep

TV show · as Thomas A. Lard

GoodWatch75
The Flying Misfits

as Col. Thomas A. Lard

GoodWatch44
St. Ives

as Lt. Charles Blunt

GoodWatch44
Baretta

TV show · as Inspector Shiller

GoodWatch82
The Rockford Files

TV show · as Sheriff Mitchell

GoodWatch71
The Six Million Dollar Man

TV show · as Larry Stover

Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart

GoodWatch83
Columbo

TV show · as Falcon

GoodWatch54
A Gunfight

as Marv Green

GoodWatch53
Soldier Blue

as Capt. Battles

All 54 titles from the 1970s

1960s

35 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch48
Hawaii Five-O

TV show · as Dr. Benjamin

GoodWatch43
Love, American Style

TV show · as A. J. Potts

GoodWatch71
Mannix

TV show · as Skip Seldon / Fred Reston

GoodWatch45
Ironside

TV show · as Bill O'Brien

GoodWatch49
The Invaders

TV show · as Sheriff Tom Halloway

GoodWatch51
Dark Shadows

TV show · as Sheriff George Patterson

GoodWatch79
Mission: Impossible

TV show · as C.W. Cameron

GoodWatch84
Get Smart

TV show · as Kruger

GoodWatch65
The F.B.I.

TV show · as Howard Bergdahl / Waverly

GoodWatch70
The Virginian

TV show · as Bennett Poole

All 35 titles from the 1960s

1950s

7 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch73
Bonanza

TV show · as Mr. Merrick / Caleb Milton

GoodWatch69
Naked City

TV show · as Al Borris

GoodWatch76
Gunsmoke

TV show · as Pennigrath

GoodWatch85
Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Captain Marvel / La Hire

1940s

1 title
The Big Story

TV show · as Lt. Alameda