Jack Dalton is a fictional character portrayed by Bruce McGill in the TV series MacGyver.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Jack of Lies (season 2), they were 36 years old.
They appear in 18 episodes out of a total of 139 aired and have accumulated 403 positive votes.
The character of Jack Dalton is mainly associated with MacGyver, Pete Thornton and Mukti.
Episodes18
Jack of Lies
episode S2.E6 november 1986Jack Dalton asks for MacGyver's help in rescuing a botanist in Central America. Once there, MacGyver finds out that the botanist is an old friend.
Dalton, Jack of Spies
episode S2.E17 february 1987While MacGyver is at the viewing of this friend, Jack Dalton, two CIA agents gone bad show up to make sure Jack is dead. MacGyver is surprised to find out that Jack really isn't dead and that he is wanted for murder.
Partners
episode S2.E18 march 1987Revenge is what is in store for MacGyver when a master-of-disguise hit man, who MacGyver thought long dead, shows up. This causes MacGyver to flashback to their first encounter.
Friends
episode S2.E20 april 1987A surprise birthday party is thrown for MacGyver at the Phoenix Foundation, causing him to reflect on old friends and memories, and to consider resigning from his job.
Lost Love: Part 1
episode S3.E1 september 1987Soviet agents use a former lover of MacGyver's, who he thought to be dead, as a pawn to steal a valuable Chinese jade dragon statue.
Lost Love: Part 2
episode S3.E2 september 1987Jack Dalton helps MacGyver to steal back the jade dragon statue in order to free his former lover being held captive. However, it turns out she may be working with the Russians.
Jack in the Box
episode S3.E7 november 1987MacGyver goes to a small town in Arkansas to bail Jack Dalton out of another predicament. MacGyver ends up getting arrested along with Jack and sent to a prison camp where there are forced to dig in an abandoned mine for hidden millions of dollars.
The Widowmaker
episode S3.E8 november 1987MacGyver's best friend falls to her death while mountain-climbing with him. MacGyver has no time to mourn when Murdoc shows up looking for revenge.
The Odd Triple
episode S3.E14 february 1988MacGyver agrees to accompany Jack on a flight to bring a rich woman and her recently acquired jewels to France. However, as soon as they land in France they are arrested for theft and regardless of their pleas, accused of complicity.
Mask of the Wolf
episode S3.E17 march 1988MacGyver and Jack Dalton assist an Inuit in finding a tribal sacred wolf mask. However, two mercenaries abduct him to receive it for themselves.
Rock the Cradle
episode S3.E18 april 1988Jack Dalton and MacGyver suddenly become dads when a baby is left in Jack's airplane hangar. They search for the mother of the baby, who used to be a girlfriend of Jack's, and thus there is the possibility that Jack is the baby's father.
On a Wing and a Prayer
episode S4.E4 december 1988Pete is taken prisoner during a coup d'état by the rebels in Barraca. MacGyver must enlist Jack to help rescue Pete.
Ma Dalton
episode S4.E8 january 1989Once Jack Dalton finds his long-lost mother, he discovers that she is a fugitive. The police, a bounty hunter, and a corrupt government official are all determined to catch her first.
Brainwashed
episode S4.E16 april 1989An awards ceremony given by an African nation for help received from MacGyver and Jack, is the setting of an assassination plot of that nation's leader with Jack as the unwitting assassin.
Unfinished Business
episode S4.E19 may 1989MacGyver, Jack and Pete go to relax on a gold-panning expedition. Unfortunately, a woman from MacGyver's past stalks them and has murderous intentions in her plan of revenge.
Serenity
episode S5.E12 january 1990Exhausted from being overworked, MacGyver falls asleep watching an old western. He dreams that he is in the Old West where he encounters Murdoc and Pete who conspire to force MacGyver off his land.
Jenny's Chance
episode S5.E16 february 1990MacGyver organizes a gambling sting operation in order to catch the murderer of a horse trainer, a money launderer for a Cuban drug lord.
The Mountain of Youth
episode S7.E14 may 1992A prophecy predicts that a resourceful man (MacGyver) from the west follows another man (Jack Dalton) to an Ammukash Valley that is supposed to hold the Fountain of Youth. The Valley is, in MacGyver's own words, "Kabulstan, a very hostile third world country that does not like strangers". The prophecy says that the resourceful man has something to do with the destiny of the people of the valley.
- Jack of Lies
- Dalton, Jack of Spies
- Partners
- Friends
- Lost Love: Part 1
- Lost Love: Part 2
- Jack in the Box
- The Widowmaker
- The Odd Triple
- Mask of the Wolf
- Rock the Cradle
- On a Wing and a Prayer
- Ma Dalton
- Brainwashed
- Unfinished Business
- Serenity
- Jenny's Chance
- The Mountain of Youth
Best moments10
- Once Jack Dalton finds his long-lost mother, he discovers that she is a fugitive. The police, a bounty hunter, and a corrupt government official are all determined to catch her first.
- Jack Dalton asks for MacGyver's help in rescuing a botanist in Central America. Once there, MacGyver finds out that the botanist is an old friend.
- Jack Dalton and MacGyver suddenly become dads when a baby is left in Jack's airplane hangar. They search for the mother of the baby, who used to be a girlfriend of Jack's, and thus there is the possibility that Jack is the baby's father.
- Pete is taken prisoner during a coup d'état by the rebels in Barraca. MacGyver must enlist Jack to help rescue Pete.
- MacGyver goes to a small town in Arkansas to bail Jack Dalton out of another predicament. MacGyver ends up getting arrested along with Jack and sent to a prison camp where there are forced to dig in an abandoned mine for hidden millions of dollars.
- MacGyver and Jack Dalton assist an Inuit in finding a tribal sacred wolf mask. However, two mercenaries abduct him to receive it for themselves.
- Jack Dalton helps MacGyver to steal back the jade dragon statue in order to free his former lover being held captive. However, it turns out she may be working with the Russians.
- While MacGyver is at the viewing of this friend, Jack Dalton, two CIA agents gone bad show up to make sure Jack is dead. MacGyver is surprised to find out that Jack really isn't dead and that he is wanted for murder.
- An awards ceremony given by an African nation for help received from MacGyver and Jack, is the setting of an assassination plot of that nation's leader with Jack as the unwitting assassin.
- MacGyver organizes a gambling sting operation in order to catch the murderer of a horse trainer, a money launderer for a Cuban drug lord.
- Ma Dalton
- Jack of Lies
- Rock the Cradle
- On a Wing and a Prayer
- Jack in the Box
- Mask of the Wolf
- Lost Love: Part 2
- Dalton, Jack of Spies
- Brainwashed
- Jenny's Chance