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