David Ackroyd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1940 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Credits
- 83
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
1995TV
Anteus
The A-Team
1983TV
Major Laskov
MacGyver
1985TV
Lucien Trumbo
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Jess Morell
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Prosecutor Tom Casselli, Nate Parsons, Bert Lown
Dark Angel
1990Movie
Inspector Switzer
Filmography
The Best Bar in America
2013Movie
Northway
The Universe
2007TV
Amityville Confidential
2006Movie
Self - Narrator
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001Movie
Narrator
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000Movie
Narrator
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Amityville: The Haunting
2000Movie
Narrator (Voice)
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999Movie
Narrator
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998Movie
Narrator
History's Mysteries
1998TV
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998Movie
Narrator
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997Movie
Himself - Narrator
Raven
1997Movie
Bill Gilley
No Strings Attached
1997Movie
Dr. Singer
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996TV
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
In Search of History
1996TV
Narrator
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995TV
Anteus
Dead On
1994Movie
Dexter Davenport
Against the Wall
1994Movie
William Kuntsler
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993Movie
Tom Kerry
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993TV
Newscaster (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Jess Morell
The Round Table
1992TV
The Fear Inside
1992Movie
Brandon Cole
Breaking the Silence
1992Movie
Dr. Irving Berringer
Stop at Nothing
1991Movie
Agent Conroy
Hell Hath No Fury
1991Movie
Stanley
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990TV
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
Dark Angel
1990Movie
Inspector Switzer
Wrestling with God
1990Movie
Robert Owen
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989TV
Dr. Marcus
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989TV
Graham Mattison
Studio 5-B
1989TV
Memories of Me
1988Movie
1st Assistant Director
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987TV
Jones
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986Movie
Video Director
Wildfire
1986TV
Stark: Mirror Image
1986Movie
Kenneth Clayton
The Children of Times Square
1986Movie
Peter Roberts
The Nativity
1986Movie
Angel of the Lord (voice)
Blacke's Magic
1986TV
Picking Up the Pieces
1985Movie
Dr. Eric Harding
MacGyver
1985TV
Lucien Trumbo
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Prosecutor Tom Casselli, Nate Parsons, Bert Lown
Cover Up
1984TV
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Commander Matthew Rogers
Hunter
1984TV
Gus Trancus
The Sky's No Limit
1984Movie
Col. Charlie King
When Your Lover Leaves
1983Movie
Joe Masterson
Whiz Kids
1983TV
AfterMASH
1983TV
Dr. Boyer
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983TV
Eddie Dawson
Deadly Lessons
1983Movie
John Ferrar
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983Movie
Bruce Neumann
The A-Team
1983TV
Major Laskov
The Sound of Murder
1982Movie
Peter Marriott
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Chuck Cochrane
Hotel
1982TV
Teachers Only
1982TV
Cagney & Lacey
1982TV
Brian Cagney
A Gun in the House
1981Movie
Joe Cates
Dynasty
1981TV
The Mountain Men
1980Movie
Medicine Wolf
The Yeagers
1980TV
Knots Landing
1979TV
Bill Medford
Mind Over Murder
1979Movie
Ben Kushing
Trapper John, M.D.
1979TV
The Facts of Life
1979TV
Women in White
1979TV
Dr. Mike Rayburn
And I Alone Survived
1978Movie
Jay Fuller
The Word
1978TV
Tom Carey
The Paper Chase
1978TV
Tom and Joann
1978Movie
Gabe
Dallas
1978TV
Gary Ewing
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978TV
Nick Constantine
Lou Grant
1977TV
Mike Kessler
Exo-Man
1977Movie
Dr. Nicholas Conrad
Kojak
1973TV
Vincent Hackley
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971Movie
Great Performances
1971TV
Reginald Broderick
Story Theatre
1969Movie
Ensemble Member
Another World
1964TV