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.
Known for
Acting83
movieThe Best Bar in America
2013
Northway
movieAmityville Confidential
2006
Self - Narrator
movieAmityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
Narrator (Voice)
movieAmityville: The Haunting
2000
Narrator (Voice)
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997
Himself - Narrator
movieNo Strings Attached
1997
Dr. Singer
movieRaven
1996
Bill Gilley
tvThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
tvIn Search of History
1996
Narrator
movieDead On
1994
Dexter Davenport
movieAgainst the Wall
1994
William Kuntsler
movieLove, Cheat & Steal
1993
Tom Kerry
tvSWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
Newscaster (voice)
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Jess Morell
movieThe Fear Inside
1992
Brandon Cole
movieBreaking the Silence
1992
Dr. Irving Berringer
movieStop at Nothing
1991
Agent Conroy
movieHell Hath No Fury
1991
Stanley
tvCaptain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
movieDark Angel
1990
Inspector Switzer
movieWrestling with God
1990
Robert Owen
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Dr. Marcus
tvPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
Graham Mattison
movieMemories of Me
1988
1st Assistant Director
movieA Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
Video Director
movieStark: Mirror Image
1986
Kenneth Clayton
movieThe Children of Times Square
1986
Peter Roberts
movieThe Nativity
1986
Angel of the Lord (voice)
moviePicking Up the Pieces
1985
Dr. Eric Harding
tvMacGyver
1985
Lucien Trumbo
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Prosecutor Tom Casselli / Nate Parsons / Bert Lown
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
Commander Matthew Rogers
tvHunter
1984
Gus Trancus
movieThe Sky's No Limit
1984
Col. Charlie King
movieWhen Your Lover Leaves
1983
Joe Masterson
tvAfterMASH
1983
Dr. Boyer
tvHardcastle and McCormick
1983
Eddie Dawson
movieDeadly Lessons
1983
John Ferrar
movieCocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
Bruce Neumann
tvThe A-Team
1983
Major Laskov
movieThe Sound of Murder
1982
Peter Marriott
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Chuck Cochrane
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
Brian Cagney
movieA Gun in the House
1981
Joe Cates
movieThe Mountain Men
1980
Medicine Wolf
tvKnots Landing
1979
Bill Medford
movieMind Over Murder
1979
Ben Kushing
tvWomen in White
1979
Dr. Mike Rayburn
movieAnd I Alone Survived
1978
Jay Fuller
tvThe Word
1978
Tom Carey
tvDallas
1978
Gary Ewing
tvThe Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
Nick Constantine
tvLou Grant
1977
Mike Kessler
movieExo-Man
1977
Dr. Nicholas Conrad
tvKojak
1973
Vincent Hackley
tvGreat Performances
1971
Reginald Broderick
movieStory Theatre
1969
Ensemble Member
Production1
tvHistory's Mysteries
1998
Producer