David Ackroyd

Born: 1940-05-30, 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.

Filmography

• Dallas (1978)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Dynasty (1981)
• MacGyver (1985)
• Hunter (1984)
• Great Performances (1971)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
• Knots Landing (1979)
• The Facts of Life (1979)
• Lou Grant (1977)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982)
• St. Elsewhere (1982)
• Dark Angel (1990)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
• Hotel (1982)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
• Kojak (1973)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
• The Universe (2007)
• Cover Up (1984)
• In Search of History (1996)
• AfterMASH (1983)
• History's Mysteries (1998)
• Teachers Only (1982)
• Blacke's Magic (1986)
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
• Exo-Man (1977)