David Ackroyd
Acting1940Orange, New Jersey, USA
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
Acting History
2013
The Best Bar in America
as Northway
2007
2006
Amityville Confidential
as Self - Narrator
2001
2000
Amityville: The Haunting
as Narrator (Voice)
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
as Narrator (Voice)
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
as Narrator
1998
1997
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Singer
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TVas Ezekiel Rage (voice)• 2 eps
Xena: Warrior Princess
TVas Anteus• 1 eps
1994
Against the Wall
as William Kuntsler
Dead On
as Dexter Davenport
Walker, Texas Ranger
TVas Jess Morell• 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Bert Lown / Nate Parsons / Prosecutor Tom Casselli• 1 eps
1993
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Tom Kerry
1992
The Fear Inside
as Brandon Cole
Breaking the Silence
as Dr. Irving Berringer
1991
Stop at Nothing
as Agent Conroy
Hell Hath No Fury
as Stanley
1990
Dark Angel
as Inspector Switzer
Wrestling with God
as Robert Owen
1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
TVas Graham Mattison
1988
1987
Great Performances
TVas Reginald Broderick• 1 eps
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TVas Jones• 3 eps
1986
The Children of Times Square
as Peter Roberts
The Nativity
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Video Director
Stark: Mirror Image
as Kenneth Clayton
The A-Team
TVas Major Laskov• 1 eps
1985
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Eric Harding
Cagney & Lacey
TVas Brian Cagney• 3 eps
St. Elsewhere
TVas Chuck Cochrane• 3 eps
MacGyver
TVas Lucien Trumbo• 2 eps
Hardcastle and McCormick
TVas Eddie Dawson• 1 eps
1984
1983
When Your Lover Leaves
as Joe Masterson
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Bruce Neumann
Deadly Lessons
as John Ferrar
AfterMASH
TVas Dr. Boyer• 31 eps
1982
The Sound of Murder
as Peter Marriott
Knots Landing
TVas Bill Medford• 1 eps
1981
A Gun in the House
as Joe Cates
1980
The Mountain Men
as Medicine Wolf
1979
Mind Over Murder
as Ben Kushing
1978
And I Alone Survived
as Jay Fuller
Tom and Joann
as Gabe
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
TVas Nick Constantine• 2 eps
Dallas
TVas Gary Ewing• 2 eps
Lou Grant
TVas Mike Kessler• 1 eps
1977
Exo-Man
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
1975
Kojak
TVas Vincent Hackley• 1 eps
1969
Story Theatre
as Ensemble Member