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