David Ackroyd
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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
Credits
Dark Angel (1990)
as Inspector Switzer
The Mountain Men (1980)
as Medicine Wolf
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
as Tom Kerry
Against the Wall (1994)
as William Kuntsler
Memories of Me (1988)
as 1st Assistant Director
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
as Video Director
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
as Bruce Neumann
Raven (1996)
as Bill Gilley
When Your Lover Leaves (1983)
as Joe Masterson
And I Alone Survived (1978)
as Jay Fuller
Amityville: Horror or Hoax (2000)
as Narrator (Voice)
Exo-Man (1977)
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
Amityville: The Haunting (2000)
as Narrator (Voice)
Deadly Lessons (1983)
as John Ferrar
Hell Hath No Fury (1991)
as Stanley
Mind Over Murder (1979)
as Ben Kushing
Breaking the Silence (1992)
as Dr. Irving Berringer
The Fear Inside (1992)
as Brandon Cole
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971)
Actor
Picking Up the Pieces (1985)
as Dr. Eric Harding
A Gun in the House (1981)
as Joe Cates
The Children of Times Square (1986)
as Peter Roberts
The Nativity (1986)
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
Tom and Joann (1978)
as Gabe
In Search of History - The Knights Templar (1997)
as Himself - Narrator
No Strings Attached (1997)
as Dr. Singer
The Best Bar in America (2013)
as Northway
Dead On (1994)
as Dexter Davenport
Stop at Nothing (1991)
as Agent Conroy
The Sky's No Limit (1984)
as Col. Charlie King
Stark: Mirror Image (1986)
as Kenneth Clayton
Circus Freaks and Sideshows (2000)
as Narrator
The Sound of Murder (1982)
as Peter Marriott
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators (2001)
as Narrator
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme (1999)
as Narrator
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge (1998)
as Narrator
Story Theatre (1969)
as Ensemble Member
Wrestling with God (1990)
as Robert Owen
Amityville Confidential (2006)
as Self - Narrator
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials (1998)
as Narrator