David Ackroyd
Born May 30, 1940 · Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Dark Angel
The Mountain Men
Against the Wall
Memories of Me
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Love, Cheat & Steal
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Raven
Hell Hath No Fury
No Strings Attached
Picking Up the Pieces
And I Alone Survived
Mind Over Murder
When Your Lover Leaves
The Fear Inside
Exo-Man
The Sky's No Limit
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Deadly Lessons
Tom and Joann
The Children of Times Square
Breaking the Silence
Stark: Mirror Image
The Nativity
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
A Gun in the House
Amityville: The Haunting
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
The Best Bar in America
The Sound of Murder
Stop at Nothing
Dead On
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
Story Theatre
Wrestling with God
TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
Xena: Warrior Princess
MacGyver
Trapper John, M.D.
The Facts of Life
Knots Landing
St. Elsewhere
Dynasty
Cagney & Lacey
Walker, Texas Ranger
Lou Grant
Highway to Heaven
Hotel
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Kojak
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
History's Mysteries
The Universe
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
The Paper Chase
Cover Up
AfterMASH
Another World
Blacke's Magic
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Whiz Kids
Teachers Only
The Word
In Search of History
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Wildfire
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Women in White
