Known For
Acting
Born
May 30, 1940
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits
83 titles
David Ackroyd
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
Filmography
The Best Bar in America
Northway
The Universe
Amityville Confidential
Self - Narrator
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Narrator
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Narrator
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Narrator (Voice)
Amityville: The Haunting
Narrator (Voice)
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
Narrator
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
Narrator
History's Mysteries
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
Narrator
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
Himself - Narrator
No Strings Attached
Dr. Singer
Raven
Bill Gilley
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
In Search of History
Narrator
Xena: Warrior Princess
Anteus
Dead On
Dexter Davenport
Against the Wall
William Kuntsler
Love, Cheat & Steal
Tom Kerry
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Newscaster (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jess Morell
The Round Table
The Fear Inside
Brandon Cole
Breaking the Silence
Dr. Irving Berringer
Stop at Nothing
Agent Conroy
Hell Hath No Fury
Stanley
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
Dark Angel
Inspector Switzer
Wrestling with God
Robert Owen
A Peaceable Kingdom
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Dr. Marcus
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Graham Mattison
Studio 5-B
Memories of Me
1st Assistant Director
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Jones
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Video Director
Wildfire
Stark: Mirror Image
Kenneth Clayton
The Children of Times Square
Peter Roberts
The Nativity
Angel of the Lord (voice)
Blacke's Magic
Picking Up the Pieces
Dr. Eric Harding
MacGyver
Lucien Trumbo
Murder, She Wrote
Prosecutor Tom Casselli
Cover Up
Highway to Heaven
Commander Matthew Rogers
Hunter
Gus Trancus
The Sky's No Limit
Col. Charlie King
When Your Lover Leaves
Joe Masterson