Acting
David Ackroyd
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

The Mountain Men

Against the Wall

Love, Cheat & Steal

Raven

Memories of Me

The Children of Times Square

The Fear Inside

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Exo-Man

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

A Gun in the House

The Nativity

The Best Bar in America

Breaking the Silence

Hell Hath No Fury

History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge

When Your Lover Leaves

Stop at Nothing

Dead On

Wrestling with God

And I Alone Survived

Mind Over Murder

Amityville: The Haunting

No Strings Attached

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Story Theatre

Tom and Joann

Deadly Lessons

The Sky's No Limit

Stark: Mirror Image
