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Ibsen Dana Elcar (October 10, 1927 – June 6, 2005) was an American television and film character actor.He appeared in about 40 films as well as in the 1960s television series Dark Shadows as Sheriff George Patterson and the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, MacGyver's immediate supervisor at the Phoenix Foundation.
Peter Thornton [3] [4] (portrayed by Dana Elcar) is MacGyver's boss and best friend. Pete is divorced from Connie Thornton (portrayed by Linda Darlow). [5] Pete is an operative at the Department of External Services (DXS) which is where he is impressed by Mac's ingenuity while tracking down Murdoc, an international assassin. [6]
MacGyver is a non-violent problem solver and typically eschews the use of guns. [a] His violent actions are performed in self-defense, and he takes non-fatal action when possible. MacGyver is depicted as an ally to social and environmental causes. He aids vulnerable populations throughout the series.
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MacGyver first encountered Murdoc in 1980: Murdoc (disguised as a woman named Sarah) was being followed by Peter Thornton, and (after originally helping Murdoc escape by mistake) MacGyver saves Pete (and himself) from being blown up by two of Murdoc's helpers. Their interaction convinces Pete to hire MacGyver to work with him at the DXS.
The Family Feud host recently was honored at TheGrio Awards on November 25, where he received the Television Icon Award for his decades of work in Hollywood. As he went onstage to make his ...
The Burgo family — Adriana, Kevin, Chantel, Adriano and Natasha — appeared on “Family Feud" twice. On the first night, they won $20,000 for their quick, clever answers to quirky survey ...
MacGyver's seventh season was abbreviated. After the twelfth episode of the season aired on December 30, 1991, MacGyver disappeared from the ABC schedule and did not return until April 25, 1992, by which point the series had been canceled. The finale aired that night, with a previously unaired episode following on May 21, 1992.