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David Ackroyd

Acting · Born May 30, 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.

David Ackroyd movies and shows

  • MacGyver1985
  • Dallas1978
  • Murder, She Wrote1984
  • Great Performances1971
  • Dynasty1981
  • Knots Landing1979
  • The A-Team1983
  • Xena: Warrior Princess1995
  • St. Elsewhere1982
  • Walker, Texas Ranger1993
  • The Facts of Life1979
  • Hunter1984
  • Hotel1982
  • Highway to Heaven1984
  • Cagney & Lacey1982
  • Lou Grant1977
  • Trapper John, M.D.1979
  • Doogie Howser, M.D.1989
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers1990
  • Kojak1973
  • Hardcastle and McCormick1983
  • Another World1964
  • The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest1996
  • The Universe2007