David Ackroyd
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.
Acted in
The Best Bar in America
2013
as Northway
The Universe
2007
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
as Narrator
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
as Narrator
History's Mysteries
1998
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
as Narrator
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
as Himself - Narrator
No Strings Attached
1997
as Dr. Singer
Raven
1996
as Bill Gilley
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Anteus
Dead On
1994
as Dexter Davenport
Against the Wall
1994
as William Kuntsler
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Tom Kerry
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Jess Morell
Roundtable
1992
The Fear Inside
1992
as Brandon Cole
Breaking the Silence
1992
as Dr. Irving Berringer
Stop at Nothing
1991
as Agent Conroy
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
as Stanley
Dark Angel
1990
as Inspector Switzer
Wrestling with God
1990
as Robert Owen
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Graham Mattison
Studio 5-B
1989
Memories of Me
1988
as 1st Assistant Director
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Jones
The Nativity
1987
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
as Video Director
Wildfire
1986
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
as Kenneth Clayton
The Children of Times Square
1986
as Peter Roberts
Blacke's Magic
1986
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
as Dr. Eric Harding
MacGyver
1985
as Lucien Trumbo
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Nate Parsons
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Bert Lown
Cover Up
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Commander Matthew Rogers
The Sound of Murder
1984
as Peter Marriott
Hunter
1984
as Gus Trancus
The Sky's No Limit
1984
as Col. Charlie King
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
as Joe Masterson
Whiz Kids
1983
AfterMASH
1983
as Dr. Boyer
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Eddie Dawson
Deadly Lessons
1983
as John Ferrar
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Bruce Neumann
The A-Team
1983
as Major Laskov
St. Elsewhere
1982
Hotel
1982
Teachers Only
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Brian Cagney
A Gun in the House
1981
as Joe Cates
Dynasty
1981
The Mountain Men
1980
as Medicine Wolf
The Yeagers
1980
Knots Landing
1979
as Bill Medford
Mind Over Murder
1979
as Ben Kushing
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
Women in White
1979
as Dr. Mike Rayburn
And I Alone Survived
1978
as Jay Fuller
The Word
1978
as Tom Carey
The Paper Chase
1978
Tom and Joann
1978
as Gabe
Dallas
1978
as Gary Ewing
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Nick Constantine
Lou Grant
1977
as Mike Kessler
Exo-Man
1977
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
Kojak
1973
as Vincent Hackley
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
Great Performances
1971
as Reginald Broderick
Story Theatre
1969
as Ensemble Member
Another World
1964