David Ackroyd
Acting
Born: 1940-05-30 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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
Xena: Warrior Princess
Anteus
The A-Team
Major Laskov
MacGyver
Lucien Trumbo
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jess Morell
Murder, She Wrote
Prosecutor Tom Casselli
Murder, She Wrote
Nate Parsons
Murder, She Wrote
Bert Lown
Dark Angel
Inspector Switzer
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
Dallas
Gary Ewing
Highway to Heaven
Commander Matthew Rogers
The Universe
Kojak
Vincent Hackley
Dynasty
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Dr. Marcus
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Newscaster (voice)
The Facts of Life
Hunter
Gus Trancus
Against the Wall
William Kuntsler
St. Elsewhere
Chuck Cochrane
Cagney & Lacey
Brian Cagney
The Mountain Men
Medicine Wolf
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
Knots Landing
Bill Medford
Hardcastle and McCormick
Eddie Dawson
Lou Grant
Mike Kessler
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Video Director
Hotel
Love, Cheat & Steal
Tom Kerry
Great Performances
Reginald Broderick
Trapper John, M.D.
Wildfire
Memories of Me
1st Assistant Director
Raven
Bill Gilley
The Children of Times Square
Peter Roberts
Another World
Cover Up
Mind Over Murder
Ben Kushing
AfterMASH
Dr. Boyer