Acting · Orange, New Jersey, USA · Born May 30, 1940
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.
MovieThe Best Bar in America
2013
as Northway
TVThe Universe
2007
MovieAmityville Confidential
2006
as Self - Narrator
MovieHistory's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
as Narrator
MovieCircus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
as Narrator
MovieAmityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieAmityville: The Haunting
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieMr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999
as Narrator
MovieHistory's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
as Narrator
TVHistory's Mysteries
1998
MovieIn Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
as Narrator
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
as Himself - Narrator
MovieNo Strings Attached
1997
as Dr. Singer
MovieRaven
1996
as Bill Gilley
TVThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
TVIn Search of History
1996
as Narrator
TVXena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Anteus
MovieDead On
1994
as Dexter Davenport
MovieAgainst the Wall
1994
as William Kuntsler
MovieLove, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Tom Kerry
TVSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Newscaster (voice)
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Jess Morell
The Round Table
1992
MovieThe Fear Inside
1992
as Brandon Cole
MovieBreaking the Silence
1992
as Dr. Irving Berringer
MovieStop at Nothing
1991
as Agent Conroy
MovieHell Hath No Fury
1991
as Stanley
TVCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
MovieDark Angel
1990
as Inspector Switzer
MovieWrestling with God
1990
as Robert Owen
TVA Peaceable Kingdom
1989
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Dr. Marcus
TVPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Graham Mattison
Studio 5-B
1989
MovieMemories of Me
1988
as 1st Assistant Director
TVNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Jones
MovieA Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
as Video Director
TVWildfire
1986
MovieStark: Mirror Image
1986
as Kenneth Clayton
MovieThe Children of Times Square
1986
as Peter Roberts
MovieThe Nativity
1986
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
TVBlacke's Magic
1986
MoviePicking Up the Pieces
1985
as Dr. Eric Harding
TVMacGyver
1985
as Lucien Trumbo
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
TVCover Up
1984
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
as Commander Matthew Rogers
TVHunter
1984
as Gus Trancus
MovieThe Sky's No Limit
1984
as Col. Charlie King
MovieWhen Your Lover Leaves
1983
as Joe Masterson
TVWhiz Kids
1983
TVAfterMASH
1983
as Dr. Boyer
TVHardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Eddie Dawson
MovieDeadly Lessons
1983
as John Ferrar
MovieCocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Bruce Neumann
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Major Laskov
MovieThe Sound of Murder
1982
as Peter Marriott
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Chuck Cochrane
TVHotel
1982
TVTeachers Only
1982
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Brian Cagney
MovieA Gun in the House
1981
as Joe Cates
TVDynasty
1981
MovieThe Mountain Men
1980
as Medicine Wolf
The Yeagers
1980
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Bill Medford
MovieMind Over Murder
1979
as Ben Kushing
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
TVWomen in White
1979
as Dr. Mike Rayburn
MovieAnd I Alone Survived
1978
as Jay Fuller
TVThe Word
1978
as Tom Carey
TVThe Paper Chase
1978
MovieTom and Joann
1978
as Gabe
TVDallas
1978
as Gary Ewing
TVThe Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Nick Constantine
TVLou Grant
1977
as Mike Kessler
MovieExo-Man
1977
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
TVKojak
1973
as Vincent Hackley
MovieMen of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Reginald Broderick
MovieStory Theatre
1969
as Ensemble Member
TVAnother World
1964
