David Ackroyd
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.
Filmography (83)
The Best Bar in America
The Universe
Amityville Confidential
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Amityville: The Haunting
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
History's Mysteries
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
No Strings Attached- In Search of History - The Knights Templar
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
In Search of History
Raven
Xena: Warrior Princess
Against the Wall
Dead On
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Walker, Texas Ranger
Love, Cheat & Steal
Breaking the Silence- The Round Table
The Fear Inside
Stop at Nothing
Hell Hath No Fury
Wrestling with God
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Dark Angel- Studio 5-B
A Peaceable Kingdom
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Memories of Me
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Stark: Mirror Image
The Nativity
Wildfire
Blacke's Magic
The Children of Times Square
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
MacGyver
Picking Up the Pieces
Murder, She Wrote
Highway to Heaven
Hunter
Cover Up
The Sky's No Limit
The A-Team
When Your Lover Leaves
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Whiz Kids
Hardcastle and McCormick
Deadly Lessons
AfterMASH
Cagney & Lacey
Hotel
Teachers Only
St. Elsewhere
The Sound of Murder
A Gun in the House
Dynasty
The Mountain Men- The Yeagers
Women in White
The Facts of Life
Knots Landing
Trapper John, M.D.
Mind Over Murder
Tom and Joann
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The Paper Chase
Dallas
And I Alone Survived
The Word
Lou Grant
Exo-Man
Kojak
Great Performances
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Story Theatre
Another World