Mark Sloan (Diagnosis: Murder)
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| Diagnosis: Murder character | |
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| Dr. Mark Sloan | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Jobs Held | Head of Internal Medicine, Community General Hospital |
| Portrayed by: | Dick Van Dyke |
| Seasons | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| First Appearance: | Diagnosis of Murder |
| Latest Appearance: | Without Warning |
Dr. Mark Sloan is a character in the US Television show Diagnosis: Murder. He has been in medicine for over 40 years and is chief of internal medicine at Community General Hospital as well as being a consultant to the LAPD. As a doctor, he is the black sheep of the family, coming from "a long line of cops" (his father was a police detective). He refers to himself as an amateur sleuth.
Mark has an older sister, Dora, who owns a travel agency. He also has a younger brother, Stacey, who owns a malt shop in Arkansas and has a tendency to sleepwalk.
Mark is a widower, since his wife Katherine died of cancer a little over 10 years ago. With Katherine, he had two chidren. His son Steve (with whom Mark shares his Malibu beach house) is lieutenant and police detective for the LAPD. Mark also has an estranged daughter, Carol, a nurse, who lives in Northern California.
His first home was a small house at 6464 E. Colorado Drive, Los Angeles. Sometime later, he buys a beach house is located at 3231 Beach Drive, Malibu.
To pay for medical school, Mark served in the army during the Korean War.
Mark likes jazz and Glenn Miller, enjoys dancing (soft shoe and tap). He can play a number of instruments including the clarinet and keyboards. He is good at chess, can often be found rollerblading when his car breaks down. His party piece is magic tricks.
