Personal Info
Birthday
May 30, 1940
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (79)
No Backdrop
6.7
The Best Bar in America
Movie2013
8.0
The Universe
TV Series2007
No Backdrop
0.0
Amityville Confidential
Movie2006
No Backdrop
10.0
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Movie2001
No Backdrop
8.0
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Movie2000
6.0
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Movie2000
6.0
Amityville: The Haunting
Movie2000
No Backdrop
0.0
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
Movie1999
0.0
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
Movie1998
6.3
History's Mysteries
TV Series1998
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8.7
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
Movie1998
2.8
No Strings Attached
Movie1997
4.5
Raven
Movie1996
7.2
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV Series1996
7.0
In Search of History
TV Series1996
7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV Series1995
3.8
Dead On
Movie1994
6.1
Against the Wall
Movie1994
4.5
Love, Cheat & Steal
Movie1993
8.0
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
TV Series1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV Series1993
4.5
The Fear Inside
Movie1992
No Backdrop
10.0
Breaking the Silence
Movie1992
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7.7
Stop at Nothing
Movie1991
7.6
Hell Hath No Fury
Movie1991
6.9
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV Series1990
6.0
Dark Angel
Movie1990
No Backdrop
7.0
Wrestling with God
Movie1990
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6.7
A Peaceable Kingdom
TV Series1989
6.6
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV Series1989
5.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
TV Series1989
5.4
Memories of Me
Movie1988
No Backdrop
7.7
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TV Series1987
5.9
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Movie1986
6.8
Wildfire
TV Series1986
No Backdrop
9.0
Stark: Mirror Image
Movie1986
6.3
The Children of Times Square
Movie1986
No Backdrop
7.5
The Nativity
Movie1986
6.8
Blacke's Magic
TV Series1986
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5.0
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie1985
7.7
MacGyver
TV Series1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
6.9
Cover Up
TV Series1984
7.4
Highway to Heaven
TV Series1984
7.1
Hunter
TV Series1984
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4.5
The Sky's No Limit
Movie1984
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7.0
When Your Lover Leaves
Movie1983
6.7
Whiz Kids
TV Series1983
5.5
AfterMASH
TV Series1983
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
TV Series1983
5.8
Deadly Lessons
Movie1983
7.0
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Movie1983
7.5
The A-Team
TV Series1983
No Backdrop
0.0
The Sound of Murder
Movie1982
5.7
St. Elsewhere
TV Series1982
6.8
Hotel
TV Series1982
6.0
Teachers Only
TV Series1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
TV Series1982
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6.8
A Gun in the House
Movie1981
6.5
Dynasty
TV Series1981
5.9
The Mountain Men
Movie1980
7.0
Knots Landing
TV Series1979
5.8
Mind Over Murder
Movie1979
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
TV Series1979
7.1
The Facts of Life
TV Series1979
8.0
Women in White
TV Series1979
6.3
And I Alone Survived
Movie1978
4.8
The Word
TV Series1978
7.6
The Paper Chase
TV Series1978
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8.0
Tom and Joann
Movie1978
6.9
Dallas
TV Series1978
7.8
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
TV Series1978
7.3
Lou Grant
TV Series1977
4.7
Exo-Man
Movie1977
7.2
Kojak
TV Series1973
5.9
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Movie1971
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
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0.0
Story Theatre
Movie1969
5.5
Another World
TV Series1964