- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
David Ackroyd
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.
Filmography
movieThe Best Bar in America
2013 · Northway
tvThe Universe
2007
movieAmityville Confidential
2006 · Self - Narrator
movieHistory's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001 · Narrator
movieCircus Freaks and Sideshows
2000 · Narrator
movieAmityville: Horror or Hoax
2000 · Narrator (Voice)
movieAmityville: The Haunting
2000 · Narrator (Voice)
movieMr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999 · Narrator
movieHistory's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998 · Narrator
tvHistory's Mysteries
1998 · , Producer
movieIn Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998 · Narrator
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997 · Himself - Narrator
movieNo Strings Attached
1997 · Dr. Singer
movieRaven
1996 · Bill Gilley
tvThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · Ezekiel Rage (voice)
tvIn Search of History
1996 · Narrator
tvXena: Warrior Princess
1995 · Anteus
movieDead On
1994 · Dexter Davenport
movieAgainst the Wall
1994 · William Kuntsler
movieLove, Cheat & Steal
1993 · Tom Kerry
tvSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993 · Newscaster (voice)
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Jess Morell
The Round Table
1992
movieThe Fear Inside
1992 · Brandon Cole
movieBreaking the Silence
1992 · Dr. Irving Berringer
movieStop at Nothing
1991 · Agent Conroy
movieHell Hath No Fury
1991 · Stanley
tvCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
movieDark Angel
1990 · Inspector Switzer
movieWrestling with God
1990 · Robert Owen
tvA Peaceable Kingdom
1989
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Dr. Marcus
tvPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989 · Graham Mattison
Studio 5-B
1989
movieMemories of Me
1988 · 1st Assistant Director
tvNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987 · Jones
movieA Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986 · Video Director
tvWildfire
1986
movieStark: Mirror Image
1986 · Kenneth Clayton
movieThe Children of Times Square
1986 · Peter Roberts
movieThe Nativity
1986 · Angel of the Lord (voice)
tvBlacke's Magic
1986
moviePicking Up the Pieces
1985 · Dr. Eric Harding
tvMacGyver
1985 · Lucien Trumbo
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Prosecutor Tom Casselli, Nate Parsons, Bert Lown
tvCover Up
1984
tvHighway to Heaven
1984 · Commander Matthew Rogers
tvHunter
1984 · Gus Trancus
movieThe Sky's No Limit
1984 · Col. Charlie King
movieWhen Your Lover Leaves
1983 · Joe Masterson
tvWhiz Kids
1983
tvAfterMASH
1983 · Dr. Boyer
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983 · Eddie Dawson
movieDeadly Lessons
1983 · John Ferrar
movieCocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983 · Bruce Neumann
tvThe A-Team
1983 · Major Laskov
movieThe Sound of Murder
1982 · Peter Marriott
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Chuck Cochrane
tvHotel
1982
tvTeachers Only
1982
tvCagney & Lacey
1982 · Brian Cagney
movieA Gun in the House
1981 · Joe Cates
tvDynasty
1981
movieThe Mountain Men
1980 · Medicine Wolf
The Yeagers
1980
tvKnots Landing
1979 · Bill Medford
movieMind Over Murder
1979 · Ben Kushing
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
tvThe Facts of Life
1979
tvWomen in White
1979 · Dr. Mike Rayburn
movieAnd I Alone Survived
1978 · Jay Fuller
tvThe Word
1978 · Tom Carey
tvThe Paper Chase
1978
movieTom and Joann
1978 · Gabe
tvDallas
1978 · Gary Ewing
tvThe Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978 · Nick Constantine
tvLou Grant
1977 · Mike Kessler
movieExo-Man
1977 · Dr. Nicholas Conrad
tvKojak
1973 · Vincent Hackley
movieMen of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Reginald Broderick
movieStory Theatre
1969 · Ensemble Member
tvAnother World
1964