David Ackroyd
Department: Acting
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
Dark Angel
1990
The Sound of Murder
1982
Wrestling with God
1990
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
The Mountain Men
1980
Deadly Lessons
1983
Stop at Nothing
1991
The Nativity
1986
And I Alone Survived
1978
The Children of Times Square
1986
A Gun in the House
1981
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
The Fear Inside
1992
No Strings Attached
1997
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
Breaking the Silence
1992
Exo-Man
1977
Memories of Me
1988
Mind Over Murder
1979
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
Against the Wall
1994
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
The Best Bar in America
2013
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
Dead On
1994
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
Raven
1996
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
Story Theatre
1969
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
Tom and Joann
1978
The Sky's No Limit
1984
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
Amityville Confidential
2006
St. Elsewhere
1982
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
The A-Team
1983
The Facts of Life
1979
Dynasty
1981
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Hotel
1982
MacGyver
1985
History's Mysteries
1998
Knots Landing
1979
The Universe
2007
AfterMASH
1983
Kojak
1973
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Dallas
1978
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
Another World
1964
Cover Up
1984
Hunter
1984
Wildfire
1986
Whiz Kids
1983
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
The Word
1978
The Round Table
1992
The Paper Chase
1978
The Yeagers
1980
Blacke's Magic
1986
Studio 5-B
1989
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Teachers Only
1982
Women in White
1979
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
Lou Grant
1977
Great Performances
1971
In Search of History
1996
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993