Darren Dalton made his screen debut as Randy Anderson, the Soc, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders (1983), a drama based on the novel by S.E. Hinton.

He has since starred in over 30 films and has also worked as a screenwriter and producer. He has collaborated with C. Thomas Howell on a number of projects including War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008) and The Day the Earth Stopped (2008).

Dalton is probably best known for his starring role in the John Milius World War 3 film Red Dawn (1984) in which he co-starred with Howell, Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, and Lea Thompson.

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C. Thomas Howell and Darren Dalton in The Outsiders (1983)

Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Darren Dalton in The Outsiders (1983)

Darren Dalton in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Lea Thompson, C. Thomas Howell, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, and Doug Toby in Red Dawn (1984)

Timothy Bottoms, C. Thomas Howell, Stephen Blackehart, Darren Dalton, Lindsey McKeon, David H. Stevens, and Anya Benton in The Land That Time Forgot (2009)

Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)

Jane Seymour, Chad Allen, Joe Lando, and Shawn Toovey in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)

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