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David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Known For Acting
Birthday May 30, 1940 (85)
Birthplace Orange, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

The Best Bar in America

The Best Bar in America

2013

as Northway

Amityville: The Haunting

Amityville: The Haunting

2000

as Narrator (Voice)

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

2000

as Narrator (Voice)

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

2000

as Narrator

No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

1997

as Dr. Singer

Raven

Raven

1996

as Bill Gilley

Dead On

Dead On

1994

as Dexter Davenport

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

1994

as William Kuntsler

Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993

as Tom Kerry

The Fear Inside

The Fear Inside

1992

as Brandon Cole

Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

1992

as Dr. Irving Berringer

Hell Hath No Fury

Hell Hath No Fury

1991

as Stanley

Stop at Nothing

Stop at Nothing

1991

as Agent Conroy

Wrestling with God

Wrestling with God

1990

as Robert Owen

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

1990

as Inspector Switzer

Memories of Me

Memories of Me

1988

as 1st Assistant Director

The Nativity

The Nativity

1987

as Angel of the Lord (voice)

The Children of Times Square

The Children of Times Square

1986

as Peter Roberts

Stark: Mirror Image

Stark: Mirror Image

1986

as Kenneth Clayton

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986

as Video Director

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

1985

as Dr. Eric Harding

The Sky's No Limit

The Sky's No Limit

1984

as Col. Charlie King

When Your Lover Leaves

When Your Lover Leaves

1983

as Joe Masterson

Deadly Lessons

Deadly Lessons

1983

as John Ferrar

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983

as Bruce Neumann

A Gun in the House

A Gun in the House

1981

as Joe Cates

The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men

1980

as Medicine Wolf

Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder

1979

as Ben Kushing

And I Alone Survived

And I Alone Survived

1978

as Jay Fuller

Tom and Joann

Tom and Joann

1978

as Gabe

Exo-Man

Exo-Man

1977

as Dr. Nicholas Conrad

Story Theatre

Story Theatre

1969

as Ensemble Member

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

AfterMASH

as Dr. Boyer

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Sep 26, 1983

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Graham Mattison

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 30, 1989

The Word

as Tom Carey

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 12, 1978

Cagney & Lacey

as Brian Cagney

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Women in White

as Dr. Mike Rayburn

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 08, 1979

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

as Jones

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 22, 1987

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Ezekiel Rage (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

MacGyver

as Lucien Trumbo

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Dallas

as Gary Ewing

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

as Nick Constantine

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1978

Highway to Heaven

as Commander Matthew Rogers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Prosecutor Tom Casselli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The A-Team

as Major Laskov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Jess Morell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1993

Knots Landing

as Bill Medford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

Kojak

as Vincent Hackley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Anteus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1995

Hunter

as Gus Trancus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Nate Parsons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Bert Lown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Eddie Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1983

Lou Grant

as Mike Kessler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Great Performances

as Reginald Broderick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Another World

Episodes: 1547

First Aired: May 04, 1964

The Universe

Episodes: 88

First Aired: May 29, 2007

Wildfire

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 13, 1986

A Peaceable Kingdom

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 20, 1989

Studio 5-B

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 24, 1989

Roundtable

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 18, 1992

Dynasty

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

The Yeagers

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 01, 1980

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

The Facts of Life

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 24, 1979

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

History's Mysteries

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1998

Cover Up

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1984

Whiz Kids

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1983

The Paper Chase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1978

Blacke's Magic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1986

Teachers Only

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1982

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 11 16 5
2024 7 13 22 5
2024 8 13 28 5
2024 9 7 14 3
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2024 11 5 15 2
2024 12 8 18 4
2025 1 8 14 3
2025 2 5 10 1
2025 3 4 8 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 1 2 0

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