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.
Filmography
all 82
Movies 42
TV Shows 40
self 6
Narrator 5
Director 2
Voice 1
Self - Narrator

Secret Missions of the Civil War (2005)
Movie
Self - Narrator

History's Mysteries (1998)
TV
Himself - Narrator

In Search of History - The Knights Templar (1997)
Movie
Dr. Singer

No Strings Attached (1997)
Movie
Bill Gilley

Raven (1996)
Movie
Ezekiel Rage (voice)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
TV
1
Self - Narrator

In Search of History (1996)
TV
Dexter Davenport

Dead On (1994)
Movie
William Kuntsler

Against the Wall (1994)
Movie
Tom Kerry

Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
Movie
6
Jess Morell

Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
TV
5.63
Sen. Jack Reed

Roundtable (1992)
TV
Brandon Cole

The Fear Inside (1992)
Movie
Dr. Berringer

Breaking the Silence (1992)
Movie
Agent Conroy

Stop at Nothing (1991)
Movie
Inspector Switzer

Dark Angel (1990)
Movie
3
Robert Owen

Wrestling with God (1990)
Movie
Graham Mattison (parts 3-6)

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
TV
1st Assistant Director

Memories of Me (1988)
Movie
Reginald Broderick

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
Movie
Angel of the Lord

The Nativity (1987)
Movie
Video Director

A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
Movie
Kenneth Clayton

Stark: Mirror Image (1986)
Movie
Peter Roberts

The Children of Times Square (1986)
Movie
Dr. Eric Harding

Picking Up the Pieces (1985)
Movie
Lucien Trumbo

MacGyver (1985)
TV
5.87
Prosecutor Tom Casselli / Nate Parsons / Bert Lown

Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Commander Matthew Rogers

Highway to Heaven (1984)
TV
Peter Marriott

The Sound of Murder (1984)
Movie
Gus Trancus

Hunter (1984)
TV
Col. Charlie King

The Sky's No Limit (1984)
Movie
Joe Masterson

When Your Lover Leaves (1983)
Movie
Dr. Boyer

AfterMASH (1983)
TV
Eddie Dawson

Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
TV
5.71
John Ferrar

Deadly Lessons (1983)
Movie
6
Bruce Neumann

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
Movie
Major Laskov

The A-Team (1983)
TV
3.29
Brian Cagney

Cagney & Lacey (1982)
TV
Joe Cates

A Gun in the House (1981)
Movie
Medicine Wolf

The Mountain Men (1980)
Movie
Bill Medford

Knots Landing (1979)
TV
5.33
Ben Kushing

Mind Over Murder (1979)
Movie
Dr. Mike Rayburn

Women in White (1979)
TV
Jay Fuller

And I Alone Survived (1978)
Movie
Tom Carey

The Word (1978)
TV
Gabe, guest

Tom and Joann (1978)
Movie
Gary Ewing

Dallas (1978)
TV
4.2
Nick Constantine

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
TV
Mike Kessler

Lou Grant (1977)
TV
Dr. Nicholas Conrad

Exo-Man (1977)
Movie
Vincent Hackley

Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Reginald Broderick

Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Ensemble Member

Story Theatre (1969)
Movie
Self - Narrator

History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-05-30 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceOrange, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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