David Ackroyd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 30 May 1940 · 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.
Known for
Acting 40
- 2013The Best Bar in America as Northway
- 2006Amityville Confidential as Self - Narrator
- 2001History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators as Narrator
- 2000Circus Freaks and Sideshows as Narrator
- 2000Amityville: Horror or Hoax as Narrator (Voice)
- 2000Amityville: The Haunting as Narrator (Voice)
- 1999Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme as Narrator
- 1998History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge as Narrator
- 1998In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials as Narrator
- 1997In Search of History - The Knights Templar as Himself - Narrator
- 1997No Strings Attached as Dr. Singer
- 1996Raven as Bill Gilley
- 1994Dead On as Dexter Davenport
- 1994Against the Wall as William Kuntsler
- 1993Love, Cheat & Steal as Tom Kerry
- 1992The Fear Inside as Brandon Cole
- 1992Breaking the Silence as Dr. Irving Berringer
- 1991Stop at Nothing as Agent Conroy
- 1991Hell Hath No Fury as Stanley
- 1990Dark Angel as Inspector Switzer
- 1990Wrestling with God as Robert Owen
- 1988Memories of Me as 1st Assistant Director
- 1986A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Video Director
- 1986Stark: Mirror Image as Kenneth Clayton
- 1986The Children of Times Square as Peter Roberts
- 1986The Nativity as Angel of the Lord (voice)
- 1985Picking Up the Pieces as Dr. Eric Harding
- 1984The Sky's No Limit as Col. Charlie King
- 1983When Your Lover Leaves as Joe Masterson
- 1983Deadly Lessons as John Ferrar
- 1983Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Bruce Neumann
- 1982The Sound of Murder as Peter Marriott
- 1981A Gun in the House as Joe Cates
- 1980The Mountain Men as Medicine Wolf
- 1979Mind Over Murder as Ben Kushing
- 1978And I Alone Survived as Jay Fuller
- 1978Tom and Joann as Gabe
- 1977Exo-Man as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
- 1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
- 1969Story Theatre as Ensemble Member