David Ackroyd
ActingMay 30, 1940 (85 years old)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.
Movies
8.7
Movie
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
7.5
Movie
Stop at Nothing
1991
7.5
Movie
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
7.0
Movie
The Nativity
1986
6.7
Movie
The Best Bar in America
2013
6.6
Movie
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
6.3
Movie
A Gun in the House
1981
6.1
Movie
Against the Wall
1994
6.0
Movie
The Children of Times Square
1986
6.0
Movie
Mind Over Murder
1979
6.0
Movie
Dark Angel
1990
5.9
Movie
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
TV Shows
8.0
TV
In Search of History
1996
7.9
TV
The Universe
2007
7.7
TV
MacGyver
1985
7.6
TV
The Paper Chase
1978
7.6
TV
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
7.5
TV
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984
7.5
TV
The A-Team
1983
7.4
TV
Highway to Heaven
1984
7.3
TV
Lou Grant
1977
7.2
TV
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
7.1
TV
Hunter
1984