Acting
David Ackroyd
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.
Titles
Dallas
1978
The A-Team
1983
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Great Performances
1971
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
MacGyver
1985
Dynasty
1981
Knots Landing
1979
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
1984
The Facts of Life
1979
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Hotel
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
Lou Grant
1977
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Kojak
1973
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996
Raven
1996
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
1993
The Universe
2007
The Paper Chase
1978
Cover Up
1984
History's Mysteries
1998
AfterMASH
1983
In Search of History
1996
Dark Angel
1990
Another World
1964
Teachers Only
1982
Whiz Kids
1983
Blacke's Magic
1986
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989