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