David Ackroyd

Known for: Acting

Born: 1940-05-30 (age 86)

From: Orange, New Jersey, USA

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 (83)

MOVIE★ 6.7
The Best Bar in America
2013
as Northway
TV★ 8.0
The Universe
2007
MOVIE
Amityville Confidential
2006
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 10.0
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.0
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
as Narrator (Voice)
MOVIE
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999
as Narrator
MOVIE
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
as Narrator
TV★ 6.3
History's Mysteries
1998
MOVIE★ 8.7
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
as Narrator
MOVIE
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
as Himself - Narrator
MOVIE★ 2.8
No Strings Attached
1997
as Dr. Singer
MOVIE★ 4.5
Raven
1996
as Bill Gilley
TV★ 7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
TV★ 7.0
In Search of History
1996
as Narrator
TV★ 7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Anteus
MOVIE★ 3.8
Dead On
1994
as Dexter Davenport
MOVIE★ 6.1
Against the Wall
1994
as William Kuntsler
MOVIE★ 4.5
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Tom Kerry
TV★ 8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
as Newscaster (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Jess Morell
TV★ 7.0
The Round Table
1992
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Fear Inside
1992
as Brandon Cole
MOVIE★ 10.0
Breaking the Silence
1992
as Dr. Irving Berringer
MOVIE★ 7.7
Stop at Nothing
1991
as Agent Conroy
MOVIE★ 7.6
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
as Stanley
TV★ 6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dark Angel
1990
as Inspector Switzer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wrestling with God
1990
as Robert Owen
TV★ 6.7
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
TV★ 6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Dr. Marcus
TV★ 5.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Graham Mattison
TV★ 7.0
Studio 5-B
1989
MOVIE★ 5.4
Memories of Me
1988
as 1st Assistant Director
TV★ 7.7
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Jones
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
as Video Director
TV★ 6.8
Wildfire
1986
MOVIE★ 9.0
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
as Kenneth Clayton
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Children of Times Square
1986
as Peter Roberts
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Nativity
1986
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Blacke's Magic
1986
MOVIE★ 5.0
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
as Dr. Eric Harding
TV★ 7.7
MacGyver
1985
as Lucien Trumbo
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
TV★ 6.9
Cover Up
1984
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Commander Matthew Rogers
TV★ 7.1
Hunter
1984
as Gus Trancus
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Sky's No Limit
1984
as Col. Charlie King
MOVIE★ 7.0
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
as Joe Masterson
TV★ 6.7
Whiz Kids
1983
TV★ 5.5
AfterMASH
1983
as Dr. Boyer
TV★ 6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Eddie Dawson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Deadly Lessons
1983
as John Ferrar
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Bruce Neumann
TV★ 7.5
The A-Team
1983
as Major Laskov
MOVIE
The Sound of Murder
1982
as Peter Marriott
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Chuck Cochrane
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
TV★ 6.0
Teachers Only
1982
TV★ 6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Brian Cagney
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Gun in the House
1981
as Joe Cates
TV★ 6.5
Dynasty
1981
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Mountain Men
1980
as Medicine Wolf
TV
The Yeagers
1980
TV★ 7.0
Knots Landing
1979
as Bill Medford
MOVIE★ 5.8
Mind Over Murder
1979
as Ben Kushing
TV★ 6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
TV★ 7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
TV★ 8.0
Women in White
1979
as Dr. Mike Rayburn
MOVIE★ 6.3
And I Alone Survived
1978
as Jay Fuller
TV★ 4.8
The Word
1978
as Tom Carey
TV★ 7.6
The Paper Chase
1978
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tom and Joann
1978
as Gabe
TV★ 6.9
Dallas
1978
as Gary Ewing
TV★ 7.8
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Nick Constantine
TV★ 7.3
Lou Grant
1977
as Mike Kessler
MOVIE★ 4.7
Exo-Man
1977
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Vincent Hackley
MOVIE★ 5.9
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Reginald Broderick
MOVIE
Story Theatre
1969
as Ensemble Member
TV★ 5.5
Another World
1964