Jack Dalton (MacGyver)
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Jack Dalton is a fictional character
from the television show MacGyver
. The character was played by Bruce McGill
and was in 19 episodes. He is usually responsible for getting both himself, and thus MacGyver
into trouble, often due to his frequent get-rich-quick schemes. Dalton is known for always wearing a peaked aviator's cap.
. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
. His mother, Francine Layland Dalton, was only 17 and with the death of her husband decided to give Jack up for adoption. Jack grew up with MacGyver in Mission City, Minnesota
. Apparently, Jack met MacGyver in high school.
According to the TV series, Jack, MacGyver, and mutual friend Mike Forester traveled through Europe together after college. Jack moved to California as an adult (presumably following Mac), where he has run numerous short-lived ventures including: a taxi service, Fly-By-Night airline, Jack-Be-Quick Messenger Service and Dalton Air. He's always got a get-rich-quick plan up his sleeve. Inevitably, that backfires and more often than not he turns to his friend MacGyver. The friendship is not one-sided, however, as Jack will do anything to help "Mac". MacGyver stated in "Jack of Lies" that Jack's left eye twitches whenever he tells a lie.
Until 1988 Jack was unaware of his original parents when Sam Greer, a companion of his father, started sending Jack artifacts from his father. In January 1989 Jack finally reunited with his mother. One of Jack's ex-girlfriends also named her child after Jack in the hopes that the child would grow up having the qualities that she saw in him ("Rock the Cradle").
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the television show MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
. The character was played by Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
Bruce Travis McGill is an American actor who has an extensive list of credits in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jack Dalton on the television series MacGyver and as Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in National Lampoon's Animal House.-Early life:McGill was born in San...
and was in 19 episodes. He is usually responsible for getting both himself, and thus MacGyver
Angus MacGyver
Angus MacGyver, known as just MacGyver or Mac until the final season of the American spy television series MacGyver, is the highly intelligent, optimistic action hero played by Richard Dean Anderson. He prefers non-violent conflict resolution wherever possible and refuses to carry or use a gun...
into trouble, often due to his frequent get-rich-quick schemes. Dalton is known for always wearing a peaked aviator's cap.
Biography
Jack Dalton was born on February 3, 1951 at Lakeland Military Hospital. Four weeks before he was born his father, Jack Dalton, Sr., was shot down over Gimpo during the Korean WarKorean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The...
. His mother, Francine Layland Dalton, was only 17 and with the death of her husband decided to give Jack up for adoption. Jack grew up with MacGyver in Mission City, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. Apparently, Jack met MacGyver in high school.
According to the TV series, Jack, MacGyver, and mutual friend Mike Forester traveled through Europe together after college. Jack moved to California as an adult (presumably following Mac), where he has run numerous short-lived ventures including: a taxi service, Fly-By-Night airline, Jack-Be-Quick Messenger Service and Dalton Air. He's always got a get-rich-quick plan up his sleeve. Inevitably, that backfires and more often than not he turns to his friend MacGyver. The friendship is not one-sided, however, as Jack will do anything to help "Mac". MacGyver stated in "Jack of Lies" that Jack's left eye twitches whenever he tells a lie.
Until 1988 Jack was unaware of his original parents when Sam Greer, a companion of his father, started sending Jack artifacts from his father. In January 1989 Jack finally reunited with his mother. One of Jack's ex-girlfriends also named her child after Jack in the hopes that the child would grow up having the qualities that she saw in him ("Rock the Cradle").