David Ackroyd
Acting
May 30, 1940
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Movies
The Children of Times Square
1986
Stop at Nothing
1991
The Sound of Murder
1982
The Fear Inside
1992
Raven
1996
Dark Angel
1990
Exo-Man
1977
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
The Best Bar in America
2013
The Nativity
1986
The Mountain Men
1980
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
A Gun in the House
1981
Memories of Me
1988
Tom and Joann
1978
Against the Wall
1994
And I Alone Survived
1978
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
TV Shows
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
MacGyver
1985
The A-Team
1983
Dallas
1978
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
Dynasty
1981
Great Performances
1971
Knots Landing
1979
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
St. Elsewhere
1982
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hotel
1982
The Facts of Life
1979
Hunter
1984
Kojak
1973
Lou Grant
1977
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Cagney & Lacey
1982