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