David Ackroyd
Acting
82 credits
Birthday
May 30, 1940 (85 years)
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Movies (40)
Movie
6.0
Mind Over Murder
1979
Movie
5.9
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
Movie
6.0
Dark Angel
1990
Movie
6.1
Against the Wall
1994
Movie
2.9
Dead On
1994
Movie
Story Theatre
1969
Movie
5.2
Deadly Lessons
1983
Movie
4.3
Raven
1996
Movie
3.7
The Fear Inside
1992
Movie
Breaking the Silence
1992
Movie
1.0
The Sky's No Limit
1984
Movie
1.0
No Strings Attached
1997
Movie
5.8
The Mountain Men
1980
Movie
4.1
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
Movie
5.7
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
Movie
Amityville Confidential
2006
Movie
7.0
The Nativity
1986
Movie
6.6
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
TV Shows (42)
TV Show
5.8
Great Performances
1971
TV Show
6.8
Knots Landing
1979
TV Show
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
TV Show
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
TV Show
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
TV Show
6.8
Dallas
1978
TV Show
7.7
MacGyver
1985
TV Show
7.5
The A-Team
1983
TV Show
7.5
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
TV Show
6.4
Dynasty
1981
TV Show
7.3
Lou Grant
1977
TV Show
5.6
St. Elsewhere
1982
TV Show
7.1
The Facts of Life
1979
TV Show
6.8
Hotel
1982
TV Show
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
TV Show
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
TV Show
7.1
Hunter
1984
TV Show
7.1
Kojak
1973
