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.
40 movies · 43 shows
The Best Bar in America
2013·6.7
Amityville Confidential
2006·0.0
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001·10.0
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000·8.0
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000·6.0
Amityville: The Haunting
2000·6.0
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999·0.0
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998·0.0
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998·8.7
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997·0.0
No Strings Attached
1997·2.8
Raven
1996·4.5
Dead On
1994·3.8
Against the Wall
1994·6.1
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993·4.5
The Fear Inside
1992·4.5
Breaking the Silence
1992·10.0
Stop at Nothing
1991·7.7
Hell Hath No Fury
1991·7.6
Dark Angel
1990·6.0
Wrestling with God
1990·7.0
Memories of Me
1988·5.4
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986·5.9
Stark: Mirror Image
1986·9.0
The Children of Times Square
1986·6.3
The Nativity
1986·7.5
Picking Up the Pieces
1985·5.0
The Sky's No Limit
1984·4.5
When Your Lover Leaves
1983·7.0
Deadly Lessons
1983·5.8
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983·7.0
The Sound of Murder
1982·0.0
A Gun in the House
1981·6.8
The Mountain Men
1980·5.9
Mind Over Murder
1979·5.8
And I Alone Survived
1978·6.3
Tom and Joann
1978·8.0
Exo-Man
1977·4.7
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971·6.0
Story Theatre
1969·0.0