Acting

David Ackroyd

Born 1940-05-30 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

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