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Birthday: May 30, 1940
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA

David Ackroyd

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Dark Angel Inspector Switzer 1990
The Sound of Murder Peter Marriott 1984
Wrestling with God Robert Owen 1990
Love, Cheat & Steal Tom Kerry 1993
The Mountain Men Medicine Wolf 1980
Deadly Lessons John Ferrar 1983
Stop at Nothing Agent Conroy 1991
The Nativity Angel of the Lord (voice) 1987
And I Alone Survived Jay Fuller 1978
The Children of Times Square Peter Roberts 1986
A Gun in the House Joe Cates 1981
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge Narrator 1998
The Fear Inside Brandon Cole 1992
No Strings Attached Dr. Singer 1997
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story 1971
Breaking the Silence Dr. Irving Berringer 1992
Exo-Man Dr. Nicholas Conrad 1977
Memories of Me 1st Assistant Director 1988
Mind Over Murder Ben Kushing 1979
Picking Up the Pieces Dr. Eric Harding 1985
Against the Wall William Kuntsler 1994
A Smoky Mountain Christmas Video Director 1986
The Best Bar in America Northway 2013
When Your Lover Leaves Joe Masterson 1983
Dead On Dexter Davenport 1994
Amityville: The Haunting Narrator (Voice) 2000
Amityville: Horror or Hoax Narrator (Voice) 2000
Raven Bill Gilley 1996
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials Narrator 1998
In Search of History - The Knights Templar Himself - Narrator 1997
Circus Freaks and Sideshows Narrator 2000
Story Theatre Ensemble Member 1969
Hell Hath No Fury Stanley 1991
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction Bruce Neumann 1983
Tom and Joann Gabe 1978
The Sky's No Limit Col. Charlie King 1984
Stark: Mirror Image Kenneth Clayton 1986
Series Cast Year
St. Elsewhere 1982
Murder, She Wrote Prosecutor Tom Casselli 1984
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Ezekiel Rage (voice) 1996
The A-Team Major Laskov 1983
The Facts of Life 1979
Dynasty 1981
Walker, Texas Ranger Jess Morell 1993
Hotel 1982
MacGyver Lucien Trumbo 1985
History's Mysteries 1998
Knots Landing Bill Medford 1979
The Universe 2007
AfterMASH Dr. Boyer 1983
Kojak Vincent Hackley 1973
Cagney & Lacey Brian Cagney 1982
Dallas Gary Ewing 1978
Xena: Warrior Princess Anteus 1995
Another World 1964
Cover Up 1984
Hunter Gus Trancus 1984
Wildfire 1986
Whiz Kids 1983
A Peaceable Kingdom 1989
The Word Tom Carey 1978
Roundtable 1992
The Paper Chase 1978
The Yeagers 1980
Blacke's Magic 1986
Studio 5-B 1989
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home Nick Constantine 1978
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Graham Mattison 1989
Murder, She Wrote Nate Parsons 1984
Murder, She Wrote Bert Lown 1984
Highway to Heaven Commander Matthew Rogers 1984
Hardcastle and McCormick Eddie Dawson 1983
Teachers Only 1982
Women in White Dr. Mike Rayburn 1979
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder Jones 1987
Lou Grant Mike Kessler 1977
Great Performances Reginald Broderick 1971
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