David Ackroyd
Born: 1940-05-30
Place of Birth: 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
The Children of Times Square
1986★ 6.0
Stop at Nothing
1991★ 7.5
The Sound of Murder
1982★ 0.0
The Fear Inside
1992★ 3.7
Raven
1996★ 4.3
Dark Angel
1990★ 6.0
Exo-Man
1977★ 4.3
The Nativity
1986★ 7.0
The Best Bar in America
2013★ 6.7
When Your Lover Leaves
1983★ 5.0
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998★ 0.0
Hell Hath No Fury
1991★ 7.5
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001★ 0.0
The Mountain Men
1980★ 5.9
A Gun in the House
1981★ 6.3
Memories of Me
1988★ 5.1
Tom and Joann
1978★ 0.0
Against the Wall
1994★ 6.1
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000★ 5.5
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993★ 4.1
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986★ 5.7
And I Alone Survived
1978★ 5.7
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999★ 0.0
Deadly Lessons
1983★ 5.2
No Strings Attached
1997★ 1.0
Breaking the Silence
1992★ 0.0
Mind Over Murder
1979★ 6.0
Wrestling with God
1990★ 0.0
Picking Up the Pieces
1985★ 5.0
Dead On
1994★ 2.9
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983★ 6.6
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971★ 5.9
Stark: Mirror Image
1986★ 0.0
Story Theatre
1969★ 0.0
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000★ 0.0
Amityville: The Haunting
2000★ 5.7
The Sky's No Limit
1984★ 1.0
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998★ 8.7
Amityville Confidential
2006★ 0.0