Mark Dalton | |||||||||||||||||
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All My Children character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Mark La Mura | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1976–89, 1994–95, 2004–05 | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Plays piano on cruise ship Former Songwriter Former Music Professor at Pine Valley University |
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Residence | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||
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Family | Kane |
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Parents | Eric Kane Maureen Dalton |
Half-sisters |
Erica Kane Silver Kane |
Wife | Ellen Shepherd (1981–82, 1988–) |
Daughters | Julie Rand Chandler |
Stepdaughters | Devon Shepherd |
Nephews |
Josh Madden (half) Spike Lavery (half great) Ian Slater (half great) |
Nieces |
Kendall Hart (half) Bianca Montgomery (half) Miranda Montgomery (half great) Gabrielle Montgomery (half great) |
Mark Dalton is a fictional character from the ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children. He was portrayed by Mark La Mura. He debuted in 1976 and remained a permanent character until 1989 when he left Pine Valley for a job in China. Mark made special guest appearances in 1994, 1995, 2004, and 2005.
Mark Dalton's significant storylines are his failed romance with his half-sister Erica Kane in the 1970s and of substance abuse, including with risks of HIV and AIDS, in the 1980s.
La Mura earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor.