Acting
David Ackroyd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1940
- Place of birth
- Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.Read more
Acting credits
MacGyver
Lucien Trumbo
Dallas
Gary Ewing
Great Performances
Reginald Broderick
Murder, She Wrote
Prosecutor Tom Casselli / Nate Parsons / Bert Lown
Knots Landing
Bill Medford
Dynasty
The A-Team
Major Laskov
Xena: Warrior Princess
Anteus
St. Elsewhere
Chuck Cochrane
The Facts of Life
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jess Morell
Hotel
Hunter
Gus Trancus
Highway to Heaven
Commander Matthew Rogers
Cagney & Lacey
Brian Cagney
Lou Grant
Mike Kessler
Trapper John, M.D.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Dr. Marcus
Kojak
Vincent Hackley
Hardcastle and McCormick
Eddie Dawson
Another World
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
The Universe
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Newscaster (voice)
The Paper Chase
Cover Up
AfterMASH
Dr. Boyer
Blacke's Magic
History's Mysteries
Teachers Only
Wildfire
Whiz Kids
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Graham Mattison
The Word
Tom Carey
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Jones
A Peaceable Kingdom
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Nick Constantine
Women in White
Dr. Mike Rayburn
Studio 5-B
The Round Table
The Yeagers
In Search of History
Narrator