David Ackroyd

Acting

David Ackroyd

Born May 30, 1940Orange, New Jersey, USA81 credits

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

The Best Bar in America
6.7

The Best Bar in America

Movie

2013

The Universe
7.9

The Universe

TV

2007

Amityville Confidential

Amityville Confidential

Movie

2006

History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators

History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators

Movie

2001

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Movie

2000

Amityville: Horror or Hoax
5.5

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Movie

2000

Filmography

The Best Bar in America
2013The Best Bar in Americaas NorthwayMovie
The Universe
2007The UniverseTV
Amityville Confidential
2006Amityville Confidentialas Self - NarratorMovie
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiatorsas NarratorMovie
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000Circus Freaks and Sideshowsas NarratorMovie
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000Amityville: Horror or Hoaxas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Amityville: The Haunting
2000Amityville: The Hauntingas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999Mr. Ponzi and His Schemeas NarratorMovie
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehengeas NarratorMovie
History's Mysteries
1998History's MysteriesTV
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998In Search of History: Salem Witch Trialsas NarratorMovie
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1997In Search of History - The Knights Templaras Himself - NarratorMovie
No Strings Attached
1997No Strings Attachedas Dr. SingerMovie
Raven
1996Ravenas Bill GilleyMovie
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Questas Ezekiel Rage (voice)TV
In Search of History
1996In Search of Historyas NarratorTV
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995Xena: Warrior Princessas AnteusTV
Dead On
1994Dead Onas Dexter DavenportMovie
Against the Wall
1994Against the Wallas William KuntslerMovie
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993Love, Cheat & Stealas Tom KerryMovie
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadronas Newscaster (voice)TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras Jess MorellTV
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1992The Round TableTV
The Fear Inside
1992The Fear Insideas Brandon ColeMovie
Breaking the Silence
1992Breaking the Silenceas Dr. Irving BerringerMovie
Stop at Nothing
1991Stop at Nothingas Agent ConroyMovie
Hell Hath No Fury
1991Hell Hath No Furyas StanleyMovie
Dark Angel
1990Dark Angelas Inspector SwitzerMovie
Wrestling with God
1990Wrestling with Godas Robert OwenMovie
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989A Peaceable KingdomTV
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Graham MattisonTV
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1989Studio 5-BTV
Memories of Me
1988Memories of Meas 1st Assistant DirectorMovie
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1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murderas JonesTV
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986A Smoky Mountain Christmasas Video DirectorMovie
Wildfire
1986WildfireTV
Stark: Mirror Image
1986Stark: Mirror Imageas Kenneth ClaytonMovie
The Children of Times Square
1986The Children of Times Squareas Peter RobertsMovie
The Nativity
1986The Nativityas Angel of the Lord (voice)Movie
Blacke's Magic
1986Blacke's MagicTV
Picking Up the Pieces
1985Picking Up the Piecesas Dr. Eric HardingMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras Lucien TrumboTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Prosecutor Tom CasselliTV
Cover Up
1984Cover UpTV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to Heavenas Commander Matthew RogersTV
Hunter
1984Hunteras Gus TrancusTV
The Sky's No Limit
1984The Sky's No Limitas Col. Charlie KingMovie
When Your Lover Leaves
1983When Your Lover Leavesas Joe MastersonMovie
Whiz Kids
1983Whiz KidsTV
AfterMASH
1983AfterMASHas Dr. BoyerTV
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983Hardcastle and McCormickas Eddie DawsonTV
Deadly Lessons
1983Deadly Lessonsas John FerrarMovie
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983Cocaine: One Man's Seductionas Bruce NeumannMovie
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Major LaskovTV
The Sound of Murder
1982The Sound of Murderas Peter MarriottMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Chuck CochraneTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Teachers Only
1982Teachers OnlyTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Brian CagneyTV
A Gun in the House
1981A Gun in the Houseas Joe CatesMovie
Dynasty
1981DynastyTV
The Mountain Men
1980The Mountain Menas Medicine WolfMovie
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1980The YeagersTV
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Bill MedfordTV
Mind Over Murder
1979Mind Over Murderas Ben KushingMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
The Facts of Life
1979The Facts of LifeTV
Women in White
1979Women in Whiteas Dr. Mike RayburnTV
And I Alone Survived
1978And I Alone Survivedas Jay FullerMovie
The Word
1978The Wordas Tom CareyTV
The Paper Chase
1978The Paper ChaseTV
Tom and Joann
1978Tom and Joannas GabeMovie
Dallas
1978Dallasas Gary EwingTV
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978The Dark Secret of Harvest Homeas Nick ConstantineTV
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grantas Mike KesslerTV
Exo-Man
1977Exo-Manas Dr. Nicholas ConradMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Vincent HackleyTV
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger StoryMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Reginald BroderickTV
Story Theatre
1969Story Theatreas Ensemble MemberMovie
Another World
1964Another WorldTV