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