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