
David Ackroyd
Acting
Born 1940-05-30 · 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

Dark Angel
1990 · Movie

Breaking the Silence
1992 · Movie

Stark: Mirror Image
1986 · Movie

History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001 · Movie

The Mountain Men
1980 · Movie

Raven
1996 · Movie

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998 · Movie

The Nativity
1986 · Movie

Stop at Nothing
1991 · Movie

A Gun in the House
1981 · Movie

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983 · Movie

Hell Hath No Fury
1991 · Movie

Tom and Joann
1978 · Movie

When Your Lover Leaves
1983 · Movie

Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000 · Movie

Against the Wall
1994 · Movie

A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986 · Movie

The Children of Times Square
1986 · Movie

Mind Over Murder
1979 · Movie

Deadly Lessons
1983 · Movie

And I Alone Survived
1978 · Movie

Wrestling with God
1990 · Movie

Memories of Me
1988 · Movie

The Best Bar in America
2013 · Movie

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971 · Movie

Love, Cheat & Steal
1993 · Movie

Exo-Man
1977 · Movie

Amityville: The Haunting
2000 · Movie

Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000 · Movie

Picking Up the Pieces
1985 · Movie

The Fear Inside
1992 · Movie

The Sky's No Limit
1984 · Movie

Dead On
1994 · Movie

No Strings Attached
1997 · Movie

Story Theatre
1969 · Movie

The Sound of Murder
1982 · Movie

History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998 · Movie

Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999 · Movie

Amityville Confidential
2006 · Movie