David Ackroyd

Personal Info

Birthday

May 30, 1940

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Orange, New Jersey, USA

David Ackroyd

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.

Known For

Dallas

Murder, She Wrote

MacGyver

Xena: Warrior Princess

The A-Team

Great Performances

Knots Landing

Walker, Texas Ranger

Filmography

2013
The Best Bar in America
as Northway
2000
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
as Narrator
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
as Narrator (Voice)
Amityville: The Haunting
as Narrator (Voice)
1999
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
as Narrator
1998
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
as Narrator
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
as Narrator
1997
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
as Himself - Narrator
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Singer
1996
Raven
as Bill Gilley
1994
Dead On
as Dexter Davenport
Against the Wall
as William Kuntsler
1993
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Tom Kerry
1992
The Fear Inside
as Brandon Cole
Breaking the Silence
as Dr. Irving Berringer
1991
Stop at Nothing
as Agent Conroy
Hell Hath No Fury
as Stanley
1990
Dark Angel
as Inspector Switzer
Wrestling with God
as Robert Owen
1988
Memories of Me
as 1st Assistant Director
1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Video Director
Stark: Mirror Image
as Kenneth Clayton
The Children of Times Square
as Peter Roberts
The Nativity
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
1985
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Eric Harding
1984
The Sound of Murder
as Peter Marriott
The Sky's No Limit
as Col. Charlie King
1983
When Your Lover Leaves
as Joe Masterson
Deadly Lessons
as John Ferrar
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Bruce Neumann
1981
A Gun in the House
as Joe Cates
1980
The Mountain Men
as Medicine Wolf
1979
Mind Over Murder
as Ben Kushing
1978
And I Alone Survived
as Jay Fuller
Tom and Joann
as Gabe
1977
Exo-Man
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
1969
Story Theatre
as Ensemble Member