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.
Movie Appearances
Dark Angel
as Inspector Switzer
1990
The Sound of Murder
as Peter Marriott
1982
Wrestling with God
as Robert Owen
1990
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Tom Kerry
1993
The Mountain Men
as Medicine Wolf
1980
Deadly Lessons
as John Ferrar
1983
Stop at Nothing
as Agent Conroy
1991
The Nativity
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
1986
And I Alone Survived
as Jay Fuller
1978
The Children of Times Square
as Peter Roberts
1986
A Gun in the House
as Joe Cates
1981
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
as Narrator
1998
The Fear Inside
as Brandon Cole
1992
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Singer
1997
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
Breaking the Silence
as Dr. Irving Berringer
1992
Exo-Man
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
1977
Memories of Me
as 1st Assistant Director
1988
Mind Over Murder
as Ben Kushing
1979
Picking Up the Pieces
as Dr. Eric Harding
1985
TV Appearances
St. Elsewhere
as Chuck Cochrane
1982
Murder, She Wrote
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
1984
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
1996
The A-Team
as Major Laskov
1983
The Facts of Life
1979
Dynasty
1981
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jess Morell
1993
Hotel
1982
MacGyver
as Lucien Trumbo
1985
History's Mysteries
1998
Knots Landing
as Bill Medford
1979