David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Birthday: 1940-05-30

Place of birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0010097

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.

Played in movies:

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

Score: 8.7

Hell Hath No Fury

Score: 7.5

The Nativity

Score: 7.5

Stop at Nothing

Score: 7.5

The Best Bar in America

Score: 7.4

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Score: 6.6

A Gun in the House

Score: 6.3

Against the Wall

Score: 6.1

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Score: 6.1

Mind Over Murder

Score: 6.0

The Children of Times Square

Score: 6.0

Dark Angel

Score: 6.0

The Mountain Men

Score: 5.9

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Score: 5.8

Amityville: The Haunting

Score: 5.7

And I Alone Survived

Score: 5.7

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Score: 5.5

Memories of Me

Score: 5.2

Deadly Lessons

Score: 5.2

When Your Lover Leaves

Score: 5.0

Picking Up the Pieces

Score: 5.0

Raven

Score: 4.5

Exo-Man

Score: 4.3

Love, Cheat & Steal

Score: 4.2

The Fear Inside

Score: 3.8

Dead On

Score: 3.2

The Sky's No Limit

Score: 1.0

No Strings Attached

Score: 1.0

Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme

Score: 0.0

Stark: Mirror Image

Score: 0.0

Tom and Joann

Score: 0.0

Story Theatre

Score: 0.0

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Score: 0.0

In Search of History - The Knights Templar

Score: 0.0

Breaking the Silence

Score: 0.0

History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge

Score: 0.0

Wrestling with God

Score: 0.0

The Sound of Murder

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Universe

Score: 7.9

MacGyver

Score: 7.7

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

Score: 7.6

The Paper Chase

Score: 7.6

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Xena: Warrior Princess

Score: 7.5

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Highway to Heaven

Score: 7.4

Highway to Heaven

Score: 7.4

Lou Grant

Score: 7.3

Hunter

Score: 7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Score: 7.2

Kojak

Score: 7.0

The Facts of Life

Score: 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

Score: 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

Score: 7.0

Dallas

Score: 6.8

Hotel

Score: 6.8

Knots Landing

Score: 6.7

Cover Up

Score: 6.6

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Score: 6.5

Dynasty

Score: 6.5

Trapper John, M.D.

Score: 6.5

Hardcastle and McCormick

Score: 6.4

Wildfire

Score: 6.4

Whiz Kids

Score: 6.3

History's Mysteries

Score: 6.3

Blacke's Magic

Score: 6.0

The Round Table

Score: 6.0

A Peaceable Kingdom

Score: 6.0

Another World

Score: 5.6

St. Elsewhere

Score: 5.6

St. Elsewhere

Score: 5.6

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

AfterMASH

Score: 5.1

Teachers Only

Score: 5.0

Studio 5-B

Score: 5.0

The Word

Score: 5.0

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

Score: 4.5

Women in White

Score: 0.0

The Yeagers

Score: 0.0