David Ackroyd
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1940 (age 86)
Born in
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits
View on IMDb81 acting credits
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
Xena: Warrior Princess
04 Sep 1995
The A-Team
23 Jan 1983
MacGyver
29 Sep 1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
21 Apr 1993
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
Dark Angel
26 Jan 1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
15 Sep 1990
Dallas
02 Apr 1978
Filmography
2013
- The Best Bar in Americaas Northway
2007
- The Universe88 episodes
2001
2000
- Circus Freaks and Sideshowsas Narrator
- Amityville: Horror or Hoaxas Narrator (Voice)
- Amityville: The Hauntingas Narrator (Voice)
1999
- Mr. Ponzi and His Schemeas Narrator
1998
1997
- No Strings Attachedas Dr. Singer
1996
- Ravenas Bill Gilley
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas Ezekiel Rage (voice)2 episodes
- In Search of Historyas Narrator110 episodes
1995
- Xena: Warrior Princessas Anteus1 episode
1994
- Dead Onas Dexter Davenport
- Against the Wallas William Kuntsler
1993
- Love, Cheat & Stealas Tom Kerry
- SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Newscaster (voice)1 episode
- Walker, Texas Rangeras Jess Morell1 episode
1992
- The Round Table7 episodes
- The Fear Insideas Brandon Cole
- Breaking the Silenceas Dr. Irving Berringer
1991
- Stop at Nothingas Agent Conroy
- Hell Hath No Furyas Stanley
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Owner1 episode
- Dark Angelas Inspector Switzer
- Wrestling with Godas Robert Owen
1989
- A Peaceable Kingdom12 episodes
- Doogie Howser, M.D.as Dr. Marcus1 episode
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Graham Mattison6 episodes
- Studio 5-B10 episodes
1988
- Memories of Meas 1st Assistant Director
1987
- Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas Jones3 episodes
1986
- A Smoky Mountain Christmasas Video Director
- Wildfire13 episodes
- Stark: Mirror Imageas Kenneth Clayton
- The Children of Times Squareas Peter Roberts
- The Nativityas Angel of the Lord (voice)
- Blacke's Magic1 episode
1985
- Picking Up the Piecesas Dr. Eric Harding
- MacGyveras Lucien Trumbo2 episodes
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Bert Lown1 episode
- Cover Up1 episode
- Highway to Heavenas Commander Matthew Rogers2 episodes
- Hunteras Gus Trancus1 episode
- The Sky's No Limitas Col. Charlie King
1983
- When Your Lover Leavesas Joe Masterson
- Whiz Kids1 episode
- AfterMASHas Dr. Boyer31 episodes
- Hardcastle and McCormickas Eddie Dawson1 episode
- Deadly Lessonsas John Ferrar
- Cocaine: One Man's Seductionas Bruce Neumann
- The A-Teamas Major Laskov1 episode
1982
- The Sound of Murderas Peter Marriott
- St. Elsewhereas Chuck Cochrane3 episodes
- Hotel1 episode
- Teachers Only1 episode
- Cagney & Laceyas Brian Cagney3 episodes
1981
- A Gun in the Houseas Joe Cates
- Dynasty4 episodes
1980
- The Mountain Menas Medicine Wolf
- The Yeagers4 episodes
1979
- Knots Landingas Bill Medford1 episode
- Mind Over Murderas Ben Kushing
- Trapper John, M.D.1 episode
- The Facts of Life2 episodes
- Women in Whiteas Dr. Mike Rayburn3 episodes
1978
- And I Alone Survivedas Jay Fuller
- The Wordas Tom Carey4 episodes
- The Paper Chase1 episode
- Tom and Joannas Gabe
- Dallasas Gary Ewing2 episodes
- The Dark Secret of Harvest Homeas Nick Constantine2 episodes
1973
- Kojakas Vincent Hackley1 episode
1971
- Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
- Great Performancesas Reginald Broderick1 episode
1969
- Story Theatreas Ensemble Member
1964
- Another World1547 episodes