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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

The A-Team

Xena: Warrior Princess

Dallas

MacGyver

Knots Landing

All Movies (40)

• The Best Bar in America2013 · as Northway
• Amityville Confidential2006 · as Self - Narrator
• History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators2001 · as Narrator
• Circus Freaks and Sideshows2000 · as Narrator
• Amityville: Horror or Hoax2000 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Amityville: The Haunting2000 · as Narrator (Voice)
• Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme1999 · as Narrator
• History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge1998 · as Narrator
• In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials1998 · as Narrator
• In Search of History - The Knights Templar1997 · as Himself - Narrator
• No Strings Attached1997 · as Dr. Singer
• Raven1996 · as Bill Gilley
• Dead On1994 · as Dexter Davenport
• Against the Wall1994 · as William Kuntsler
• Love, Cheat & Steal1993 · as Tom Kerry
• The Fear Inside1992 · as Brandon Cole
• Breaking the Silence1992 · as Dr. Irving Berringer
• Stop at Nothing1991 · as Agent Conroy
• Hell Hath No Fury1991 · as Stanley
• Dark Angel1990 · as Inspector Switzer
• Wrestling with God1990 · as Robert Owen
• Memories of Me1988 · as 1st Assistant Director
• A Smoky Mountain Christmas1986 · as Video Director
• Stark: Mirror Image1986 · as Kenneth Clayton
• The Children of Times Square1986 · as Peter Roberts
• The Nativity1986 · as Angel of the Lord (voice)
• Picking Up the Pieces1985 · as Dr. Eric Harding
• The Sky's No Limit1984 · as Col. Charlie King
• When Your Lover Leaves1983 · as Joe Masterson
• Deadly Lessons1983 · as John Ferrar
• Cocaine: One Man's Seduction1983 · as Bruce Neumann
• The Sound of Murder1982 · as Peter Marriott
• A Gun in the House1981 · as Joe Cates
• The Mountain Men1980 · as Medicine Wolf
• Mind Over Murder1979 · as Ben Kushing
• And I Alone Survived1978 · as Jay Fuller
• Tom and Joann1978 · as Gabe
• Exo-Man1977 · as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
• Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story1971
• Story Theatre1969 · as Ensemble Member

All TV Shows (45)

• The Universe2007
• History's Mysteries1998
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996 · as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
• In Search of History1996 · as Narrator
• Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · as Anteus
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron1993 · as Newscaster (voice)
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Jess Morell
• The Round Table1992
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers1990 · as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
• A Peaceable Kingdom1989
• Doogie Howser, M.D.1989 · as Dr. Marcus
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story1989 · as Graham Mattison
• Studio 5-B1989
• Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder1987 · as Jones
• Wildfire1986
• Blacke's Magic1986
• MacGyver1985 · as Lucien Trumbo
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Nate Parsons
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Bert Lown
• Cover Up1984
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Commander Matthew Rogers
• Hunter1984 · as Gus Trancus
• Whiz Kids1983
• AfterMASH1983 · as Dr. Boyer
• Hardcastle and McCormick1983 · as Eddie Dawson
• The A-Team1983 · as Major Laskov
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Chuck Cochrane
• Hotel1982
• Teachers Only1982
• Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Brian Cagney
• Dynasty1981
• The Yeagers1980
• Knots Landing1979 · as Bill Medford
• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• The Facts of Life1979
• Women in White1979 · as Dr. Mike Rayburn
• The Word1978 · as Tom Carey
• The Paper Chase1978
• Dallas1978 · as Gary Ewing
• The Dark Secret of Harvest Home1978 · as Nick Constantine
• Lou Grant1977 · as Mike Kessler
• Kojak1973 · as Vincent Hackley
• Great Performances1971 · as Reginald Broderick
• Another World1964