David Ackroyd
Biography
David Ackroyd is a veteran stage and television actor who was born on May 30, 1940, in Orange, New Jersey. His parents are Arthur Ackroyd, an insurance adjuster, and Charlotte Henderson Ackroyd. He attended Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 as a Reserve Officers' Training Corps student. Following his graduation, he served in the military in Arizona while performing in community theater productions. He subsequently pursued the arts as a full career by enrolling at the Yale Drama School, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1968. He has a known credits total of eighty-three in his acting career on The Movie Database.
Career overview
David Ackroyd is a veteran stage and television actor born on May 30, 1940, in Orange, New Jersey. He is the son of Arthur Ackroyd, an insurance adjuster, and Charlotte Henderson Ackroyd. He pursued his education at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, participating as an ROTC student and earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. Following his graduation, he served in the military in Arizona, during which time he also appeared in community theater productions.
After his military service, Ackroyd decided to focus on the arts as a career. He enrolled at the Yale Drama School, where he furthered his studies and completed his Masters of Fine Arts in 1968. Over the course of his professional life, Ackroyd has accumulated numerous credits in the entertainment industry, with 83 known acting credits listed on the Movie Database. His professional background spans both television and stage work.
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- The Best Bar in America (2013) as Northway
- The Universe (2007)
- Amityville Confidential (2006) as Self - Narrator
- History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators (2001) as Narrator
- Amityville: The Haunting (2000) as Narrator (Voice)
- Amityville: Horror or Hoax (2000) as Narrator (Voice)
- Circus Freaks and Sideshows (2000) as Narrator
- Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme (1999) as Narrator
- History's Mysteries (1998)
- History's Mysteries (1998) Producer
- History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge (1998) as Narrator
- In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials (1998) as Narrator
- No Strings Attached (1997) as Dr. Singer
- In Search of History - The Knights Templar (1997) as Himself - Narrator
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996) as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
- Raven (1996) as Bill Gilley
- In Search of History (1996) as Narrator
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) as Anteus
- Against the Wall (1994) as William Kuntsler
- Dead On (1994) as Dexter Davenport
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Jess Morell
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993) as Newscaster (voice)
- Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) as Tom Kerry
- The Round Table (1992)
- The Fear Inside (1992) as Brandon Cole
- Breaking the Silence (1992) as Dr. Irving Berringer
- Hell Hath No Fury (1991) as Stanley
- Stop at Nothing (1991) as Agent Conroy
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
- Dark Angel (1990) as Inspector Switzer
- Wrestling with God (1990) as Robert Owen
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) as Dr. Marcus
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989) as Graham Mattison
- Studio 5-B (1989)
- A Peaceable Kingdom (1989)
- Memories of Me (1988) as 1st Assistant Director
- Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987) as Jones
- Blacke's Magic (1986)
- Wildfire (1986)
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) as Video Director
- The Nativity (1986) as Angel of the Lord (voice)
- The Children of Times Square (1986) as Peter Roberts
- Stark: Mirror Image (1986) as Kenneth Clayton
- MacGyver (1985) as Lucien Trumbo
- Picking Up the Pieces (1985) as Dr. Eric Harding
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Nate Parsons
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Bert Lown
- Hunter (1984) as Gus Trancus
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Commander Matthew Rogers
- Cover Up (1984)
- The Sky's No Limit (1984) as Col. Charlie King
- The A-Team (1983) as Major Laskov
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) as Eddie Dawson
- AfterMASH (1983) as Dr. Boyer
- Whiz Kids (1983)
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) as Bruce Neumann
- When Your Lover Leaves (1983) as Joe Masterson
- Deadly Lessons (1983) as John Ferrar
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Chuck Cochrane
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Brian Cagney
- Hotel (1982)
- Teachers Only (1982)
- The Sound of Murder (1982) as Peter Marriott
- Dynasty (1981)
- A Gun in the House (1981) as Joe Cates
- The Mountain Men (1980) as Medicine Wolf
- The Yeagers (1980)
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
- Knots Landing (1979) as Bill Medford
- The Facts of Life (1979)
- Women in White (1979) as Dr. Mike Rayburn
- Mind Over Murder (1979) as Ben Kushing
- Dallas (1978) as Gary Ewing
- The Paper Chase (1978)
- The Word (1978) as Tom Carey
- The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978) as Nick Constantine
- Tom and Joann (1978) as Gabe
- And I Alone Survived (1978) as Jay Fuller
- Lou Grant (1977) as Mike Kessler
- Exo-Man (1977) as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
- Kojak (1973) as Vincent Hackley
- Great Performances (1971) as Reginald Broderick
- Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971)
- Story Theatre (1969) as Ensemble Member
- Another World (1964)