Series: | All My Children |
Mark Dalton | |
Portrayer: | Mark La Mura |
First: | 1976 |
Last: | 2005 |
Occupation: | Plays piano on cruise ship Former Songwriter Former Music Professor at Pine Valley University |
Parents: | Eric Kane Maureen Dalton |
Halfsisters: | Erica Kane Silver Kane |
Family: | Kane |
Wife: | Ellen Shepherd (1981–1982, 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 LaMura. He debuted in 1976 and remained a permanent character until 1989 when he left Pine Valley for a job in China.[1] 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.[2] [3]
La Mura earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor.