David Ackroyd
Acting
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.
Born: May 30, 1940
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women were accused of being witches. After the infamous Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged for their alleged crimes, and one person was pressed to death under heavy stones. This History Channel documentary travels back to one of America's darkest times and reveals startling facts about who the real accusers were and what the community did to make restitution to the loved ones of the dead.
In Search of History
In Search of History was a series that aired on the History channel in the late 1990's. These television programs featured topics on history, historical settings, historical dramas, historical subjects and historical individuals.
The Universe
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
The Paper Chase
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
A New York commercial artist and his wife and daughter move to a quiet, rustic New England village they visited during their travels, only to find themselves mixed up in ritualistic lifestyle full of foreboding secrets.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.
Stop at Nothing
An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter but the evidence was dismissed. Who's lying?
Hell Hath No Fury
A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Filmography
as Northway
as Self - Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator (Voice)
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as Dr. Singer
as Bill Gilley
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
as Narrator
as Anteus
as Dexter Davenport
as William Kuntsler
as Tom Kerry
as Jess Morell
as Brandon Cole
as Dr. Irving Berringer
as Agent Conroy
as Stanley
as Inspector Switzer
as Robert Owen
as Graham Mattison
as 1st Assistant Director
as Video Director
as Kenneth Clayton
as Peter Roberts
as Angel of the Lord (voice)
as Dr. Eric Harding
as Lucien Trumbo
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
as Nate Parsons
as Bert Lown
as Commander Matthew Rogers
as Gus Trancus
as Col. Charlie King
as Joe Masterson
as Dr. Boyer
as Eddie Dawson
as John Ferrar
as Bruce Neumann
as Major Laskov
as Peter Marriott
as Chuck Cochrane
as Brian Cagney
as Joe Cates
as Medicine Wolf
as Bill Medford
as Ben Kushing
as Dr. Mike Rayburn
as Jay Fuller
as Tom Carey
as Gabe
as Gary Ewing
as Nick Constantine
as Mike Kessler
as Dr. Nicholas Conrad
as Vincent Hackley
as Reginald Broderick
as Ensemble Member