David Ackroyd
Known for: Acting
Born: May 30, 1940
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
40 movies · 43 TV shows, newest first
6.7
The Best Bar in America
2013
8.0
The Universe
2007
NR
Amityville Confidential
2006
10.0
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
8.0
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
6.0
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
6.0
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
NR
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999
NR
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
6.3
History's Mysteries
1998
8.7
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998NR
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
2.8
No Strings Attached
1997
4.4
Raven
1996
7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
7.0
In Search of History
1996
7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
3.8
Dead On
1994
6.2
Against the Wall
1994
4.5
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
19937.0
The Round Table
1992
4.5
The Fear Inside
1992
10.0
Breaking the Silence
1992
7.7
Stop at Nothing
1991
7.6
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
6.2
Dark Angel
1990
7.0
Wrestling with God
1990
6.7
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
6.7
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
5.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
19897.0
Studio 5-B
1989
5.4
Memories of Me
1988
7.7
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
5.9
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
6.8
Wildfire
1986
9.0
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
6.3
The Children of Times Square
1986
7.5
The Nativity
1986
6.8
Blacke's Magic
1986
5.0
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
7.7
MacGyver
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.9
Cover Up
1984
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.1
Hunter
1984
4.5
The Sky's No Limit
1984
7.0
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
6.7
Whiz Kids
1983
5.5
AfterMASH
1983
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
5.8
Deadly Lessons
1983
6.9
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
NR
The Sound of Murder
1982
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
6.8
Hotel
1982
6.0
Teachers Only
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.8
A Gun in the House
1981
6.5
Dynasty
1981
5.9
The Mountain Men
1980NR
The Yeagers
1980
7.0
Knots Landing
1979
5.8
Mind Over Murder
1979
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
8.0
Women in White
1979
6.3
And I Alone Survived
1978
4.8
The Word
1978
7.6
The Paper Chase
1978
8.0
Tom and Joann
1978
6.9
Dallas
1978
7.8
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
4.7
Exo-Man
1977
7.2
Kojak
1973
6.0
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
NR
Story Theatre
1969
5.5
Another World
1964