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.
Filmography33 titles
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron
The Universe
MacGyver
Xena: Warrior Princess
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
Highway to Heaven
Kojak
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Hunter
The Facts of Life
Walker, Texas Ranger
Wrestling with God
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Cagney & Lacey
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Knots Landing
A Gun in the House
Dallas
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Hardcastle and McCormick
Dynasty
The Children of Times Square
Mind Over Murder
History's Mysteries
Against the Wall
Great Performances
Dark Angel
The Mountain Men
St. Elsewhere
Memories of Me
Raven
Love, Cheat & Steal