David Ackroyd
Acting Born May 30, 1940 Orange, New Jersey, USA 24 credits
Biography
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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Full filmography
- Dallas (1978) as Gary Ewing
- The A-Team (1983) as Major Laskov
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Nate Parsons
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Bert Lown
- MacGyver (1985) as Lucien Trumbo
- Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) as Anteus
- Dynasty (1981)
- Knots Landing (1979) as Bill Medford
- The Facts of Life (1979)
- Great Performances (1971) as Reginald Broderick
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Jess Morell
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Brian Cagney
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Chuck Cochrane
- Hunter (1984) as Gus Trancus
- Lou Grant (1977) as Mike Kessler
- Hotel (1982)
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Commander Matthew Rogers
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
- Kojak (1973) as Vincent Hackley
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) as Dr. Marcus
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
- The Universe (2007)
- Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) as Eddie Dawson