David Ackroyd
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-05-30
- Place of birth:
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Veteran stage and TV actor David Ackroyd was born on May 30, 1940 in Orange, New Jersey, the son of Arthur, an insurance adjuster, and Charlotte (nee Henderson) Ackroyd. He studied at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania where he received his BA in 1962 as a ROTC student. Following his graduation he appeared in community theater productions while serving in Arizona with the military. He then focused on the arts as a career after enrolling at the Yale Drama School where he earned his Masters of Fine Arts in 1968.
Known For
Filmography
The Best Bar in America
The Universe
Amityville Confidential
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Amityville: The Haunting
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
History's Mysteries
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
Raven
No Strings Attached
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
In Search of History
Xena: Warrior Princess
Dead On
Against the Wall
Love, Cheat & Steal
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Walker, Texas Ranger
The Round Table
The Fear Inside
Breaking the Silence
Stop at Nothing
Hell Hath No Fury
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dark Angel
Wrestling with God
A Peaceable Kingdom
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Studio 5-B
Memories of Me
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Wildfire
Stark: Mirror Image
The Children of Times Square
The Nativity
Blacke's Magic
Picking Up the Pieces
MacGyver
Murder, She Wrote
Cover Up
Highway to Heaven
Hunter
The Sky's No Limit
When Your Lover Leaves
Whiz Kids
AfterMASH
Hardcastle and McCormick
Deadly Lessons
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
The A-Team
The Sound of Murder
St. Elsewhere
Hotel
Teachers Only
Cagney & Lacey
A Gun in the House
Dynasty
The Mountain Men
The Yeagers
Knots Landing
Mind Over Murder
Trapper John, M.D.
The Facts of Life
Women in White
And I Alone Survived
The Word
The Paper Chase
Tom and Joann
Dallas
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Lou Grant
Exo-Man
Kojak
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Great Performances
Story Theatre
Another World