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