David Ackroyd
Acting
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.
Shows
Knots Landing
Murder, She Wrote
MacGyver
The A-Team
Dallas
Dynasty
Xena: Warrior Princess
St. Elsewhere
Hunter
Walker, Texas Ranger
Highway to Heaven
The Facts of Life
Hotel
Kojak
Cagney & Lacey
Lou Grant
Trapper John, M.D.
Hardcastle and McCormick
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Cover Up
The Paper Chase
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Another World
Blacke's Magic
The Word
Teachers Only
AfterMASH
Whiz Kids
Wildfire
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Women in White
A Peaceable Kingdom