David Ackroyd

Actor

Born: May 30, 1940 (85 years old)

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.

Filmography (41)

• Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996, ★ 7.2)
• The A-Team (1983, ★ 7.5)
• The Facts of Life (1979, ★ 7.1)
• MacGyver (1985, ★ 7.7)
• The Universe (2007, ★ 7.9)
• Kojak (1973, ★ 7.1)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995, ★ 7.5)
• Hunter (1984, ★ 7.1)
• The Paper Chase (1978, ★ 7.6)
• The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978, ★ 7.6)
• Highway to Heaven (1984, ★ 7.4)
• Lou Grant (1977, ★ 7.3)
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993, ★ 8)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993, ★ 7)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982, ★ 7)
• Dark Angel (1990, ★ 6)
• The Mountain Men (1980, ★ 5.8)
• The Children of Times Square (1986, ★ 6)
• The Best Bar in America (2013, ★ 6.7)
• Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983, ★ 6.6)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979, ★ 6.5)
• Hardcastle and McCormick (1983, ★ 6.5)
• Love, Cheat & Steal (1993, ★ 4.3)
• Deadly Lessons (1983, ★ 5.2)
• Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971, ★ 5.9)
• History's Mysteries (1998, ★ 6.3)
• Cover Up (1984, ★ 6.8)
• Wildfire (1986, ★ 6.7)
• Whiz Kids (1983, ★ 6.4)