David Ackroyd
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1940-05-30
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Popularity: 0.7
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
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Dallas
1978
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
The A-Team
1983
MacGyver
1985
Knots Landing
1979
Great Performances
1971
Dynasty
1981
St. Elsewhere
1982
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Hotel
1982
Hunter
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Facts of Life
1979
Lou Grant
1977
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Kojak
1973
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Another World
1964
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
Cover Up
1984
The Paper Chase
1978
The Universe
2007
Blacke's Magic
1986
AfterMASH
1983
Teachers Only
1982
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
History's Mysteries
1998
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
The Word
1978No Photo
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
Dark Angel
1990
Whiz Kids
1983
Wildfire
1986No Photo
Studio 5-B
1989
The Mountain Men
1980
Women in White
1979
Raven
1996
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993No Photo
The Round Table
1992
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
In Search of History
1996No Photo
The Yeagers
1980
Memories of Me
1988
Against the Wall
1994
The Nativity
1986
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
Exo-Man
1977
Deadly Lessons
1983
Dead On
1994
The Children of Times Square
1986
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
Breaking the Silence
1992
Mind Over Murder
1979
Stop at Nothing
1991
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
No Strings Attached
1997
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
The Sound of Murder
1982
And I Alone Survived
1978
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
A Gun in the House
1981
Tom and Joann
1978
The Sky's No Limit
1984
The Fear Inside
1992
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
Wrestling with God
1990
Story Theatre
1969
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
The Best Bar in America
2013
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
Amityville Confidential
2006
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998No Photo