Darren Dalton

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Darren Dalton
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Born
Darren Jack Dalton

(1965-02-09) February 9, 1965 (age 60)
Powell, Wyoming, United States
Occupation(s)Film, television actor, writer
Years active1983–2012
Spouse
(m. 1993;div. 2009)

Darren Jack Dalton (born February 9, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known for playing Randy the Soc in The Outsiders (1983) and Daryl in Red Dawn (1984),

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Life and career

Dalton was born in Powell, Wyoming. Dalton's career began in 1982 when cast as Randy Anderson by Francis Ford Coppola during a nationwide talent search for the teen ensemble The Outsiders .

Dalton rejoined his The Outsiders co-stars C. Thomas Howell and Patrick Swayze in Red Dawn (1984), a story of a group of teenagers fighting Soviet Union troops who had invaded the United States. [1] Dalton portrayed Daryl Bates, the son of the mayor.

After Red Dawn, Dalton's first made-for-television movie was Brotherhood of Justice (1986) as a rebellious teenager, and he appeared in the short-lived TV ensemble drama The Best Times (1985). He also had TV guest appearances in the late 1980s on Highway to Heaven , Quantum Leap , Alien Nation and as General Custer on Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman . Shortly after, he returned to film, including in Dancing in the Forest (1989) and The Wolves (1996).

Turning to screenwriting full-time, Dalton did not appear in other TV shows or movies until 2007's The Stolen Moments of September. He then returned to acting in War of the Worlds 2, Children of the Hunt, Darkroom (which he also executive produced and provided music for), the 3-D zombie thriller Day of the Living and The Day the Earth Stopped which Dalton also wrote and produced, and The Land That Time Forgot , which Dalton adapted from the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 The Outsiders Randy Anderson
1984 National Lampoon's Joy of Sex Ed Ingalls
1984 Red Dawn Daryl
1986 Brotherhood of Justice ScottieTV movie
1987DaddyJohn SparksTV movie
1988 Freddy's Nightmares ZachEpisode: "Freddy's Tricks and Treats"
1989Dancing in the ForestSy
1990 Montana JimboTV movie
1992To Protect and ServeHall
1994 Scanner Cop Officer Longo
1995HourglassPete the bartender / Dog Man
1996The WolvesBlackie
1996Pure DangerCook
1997 The Big Fall Larry
1997 Sleeping Dogs Dexter
2007The Stolen Moments of SeptemberDet. Scott Kawalski
2008DarkroomBaron Bradley
2008War of the Worlds 2Shackleford
2008 The Day the Earth Stopped Prewitt
2009 The Jailhouse Donnie
2009 The Land That Time Forgot Cole Stevens
2009Vault of DarknessMalcolm
2009Children of the HuntMayor Paulo
2010The AuctioneersTucson
2012The CottageDetective Martin

References

  1. Basinger, Jeanine (May 15, 2003). World War Two combat film. Wesleyan University Press. p. 326. ISBN   978-0-8195-6623-2 . Retrieved September 15, 2010.