David Ackroyd
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
Top 40 Movies
Deadly Lessons
1983
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986
Amityville Confidential
2006
Breaking the Silence
1992
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
Picking Up the Pieces
1985
Dark Angel
1990
Against the Wall
1994
The Mountain Men
1980
Memories of Me
1988
A Gun in the House
1981
Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
Raven
1996
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
The Sound of Murder
1982
No Strings Attached
1997
The Fear Inside
1992
The Children of Times Square
1986
When Your Lover Leaves
1983
And I Alone Survived
1978
Story Theatre
1969
Mind Over Murder
1979
Hell Hath No Fury
1991
The Nativity
1986
Wrestling with God
1990
The Best Bar in America
2013
Stop at Nothing
1991
Tom and Joann
1978
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
Exo-Man
1977
Dead On
1994
The Sky's No Limit
1984
Amityville: The Haunting
2000
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2001
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
1999