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| Background | |
| Name | Jack Crichton |
| Aliases | John Robert Crichton, Sr.; Colonel Crichton |
| Continuity | Farscape |
| Category | Minor character |
| General | |
| Type | Astronaut |
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Base of Operations | Earth |
| Known relatives | John Crichton (son); Olivia Crichton; (daughter); Susan Crichton (daughter); Aeryn Sun (daughter-in-law); D'Argo Sun-Crichton (grandson) |
| Status | Alive |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | N/A |
| Out-of-Universe | |
| First Appearance | Farscape: Premiere |
| Played by | Kent McCord |
Jack Crichton was a character featured in the sci-fi television series Farscape. He was played by actor Kent McCord.
Biography[]
Jack Crichton was a retired astronaut and colonel for the International Aeronautics and Space Administration and the father of astronaut/scientist John Crichton. In his heyday, Jack was a contemporary of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Yuri gave Jack a puzzle ring, which he later gave to his own son, John. Jack is known for having gone on extra-vehicular activity (EVA) missions and even walked on the moon.
Jack visited his son on that fateful day at Cape Canaveral when John was scheduled to test fly the Farscape-1 space module. He told John how proud he was of him and encouraged him to get out from living in his shadow. He gave Gagarin's ring to John as a memento and told him "Each man gets a chance of being his own kind of hero. Your time will come and when it does, watch out. Chances are it'll be the last thing you ever expected." (Farscape: Premiere)
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jack Crichton was created by Andrew Prowse and Rockne S. O'Bannon.
- Three years after journeying to the Uncharted Territories, John Crichton had a drug-induced vision about what life would be like if Aeryn Sun came back to live with him on Earth. In the vision, Jack Crichton attended John and Aeryn's wedding, but also had an affair with Chiana. (Farscape: Into the Lion's (Part 2): Wolf in Sheep's Clothing)
Appearances[]
Incomplete