David Ackroyd Biography (1940-)

Born May 30, 1940, in East Orange, NJ; son of Arthur Oldfield (an insurance adjuster) and Charlotte Beatrice (maiden name, Henderson) Ackroyd; married Ruth Gail Liming (a college admissions officer), March 30, 1963; children: Jessica Lyn, Abigail Ruth. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 ElCamino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
May 30, 1940
East Orange, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Tony, You Can't Take It with You, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1966
  • Sergeant Nathan Marx, "Defender of the Faith," and The Man, "Eli, the Fanatic," Unlikely Heroes, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Captain Korovkin, Full Circle, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre (ANTA), New York City, 1973-74
  • Rosencrantz, Hamlet, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, NewYork City, 1975-76
  • Catch-22, Hartman Theatre Company, Stamford, CT, 1975-76
  • Author, Isadora Duncan Sleeps with the Russian Navy, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1977
  • Richard Crawford, Hide and Seek, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1980
  • James Leeds, Children of a Lesser God, Longacre Theatre, New YorkCity, 1980-81
  • Captain Charles Taylor, A Soldier's Play, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1982
  • Theatre Good, 1984
  • It Just Catches, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 2003
  • Film Appearances
  • Medicine Wolf, The Mountain Men, Columbia, 1979
  • First assistant director, Memories of Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
  • Richard, Second Son, 1989
  • Robert Owen, Wrestling with God, Journey Productions, 1990
  • Switzer, I Come in Peace (also known as Dark Angel), Triumph Releasing, 1990
  • Dexter Davenport, Relentless II: Dead On, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1991
  • Dexter Davenport, Dead On, Orion, 1993
  • Dr. Singer, No Strings Attached, 1997
  • Father Matthew, Prison Life, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Kevin Kincaid, The Secret Storm, CBS, 1971-74
  • Dr. David Gilchrist, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1974-77
  • Garrison Arthur "Gary" Ewing, Dallas, CBS, 1979-80
  • Professor Friedrich Bhaer, Little Women, NBC, 1979
  • John David Yeager, The Yeagers, ABC, 1980
  • Dr. Boyer, After M*A*S*H (also known as After MASH), CBS, 1984
  • Voice of John/Prince Corran of Dar-Shan, Wildfire, CBS, 1986
  • J. J. McMillan, Studio 5B, ABC, 1989
  • Dr. Bartholomew Langley, Peaceable Kingdom, CBS, 1989
  • Additional voices, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (animated), 1990
  • Senator Jack Reed, The Round Table, NBC, 1992
  • Voice of Rage and additional voices, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures), 1996
  • Narrator, In Search of History, 1997
  • Miniseries
  • Nick Constantine, Dark Secrets of Harvest Home, 1978
  • Tom Carey, The Word, CBS, 1978
  • Dr. Mike Rayburn, Women in White, NBC, 1979
  • Ernest W. Jones, Nutcracker: Money, Madness, and Murder, NBC, 1987
  • Graham Mattison, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story,NBC, 1987
  • Dr. Edward Ashley, Sidney Sheldon's Windmills of the Gods (also known as Windmills of the Gods), CBS, 1988
  • Movies
  • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story, 1971
  • Nicholas Conrad, Exo-Man, 1977
  • Jay Fuller, And I Alone Survived, 1978
  • Ben, Mind Over Murder (also known as Deadly Vision), 1979
  • Joe Cates, A Gun in the House, 1981
  • Peter Marriott, The Sound of Murder, 1982
  • Joe Waterson, When Your Lover Leaves, 1983
  • John Ferrar, Deadly Lessons, 1983
  • Bruce Neumann, Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, 1983
  • Colonel Charlie King, The Sky's No Limit (also known as The Sky's the Limit), 1984
  • Dr. Eric Harding, Picking Up the Pieces, 1985
  • Kenneth Clayton, Stark: Mirror Image (also known as Stark II), 1986
  • Video director, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, 1986
  • Peter Roberts, The Children of Times Square (also known as Street Wise), 1986
  • Stanley Ferguson, Hell Hath No Fury, NBC, 1991
  • Agent Conroy, Stop at Nothing, Lifetime, 1991
  • Brandon Cole, The Fear Inside, Showtime, 1992
  • Dr. Berringer, Breaking the Silence (also known as Some Kind ofLove), CBS, 1992
  • Tom Kerry, Love, Cheat, and Steal, Showtime, 1993
  • William Kuntsler, Against the Wall (also known as Attica! Attica! and Attica: Line of Fire), HBO, 1994
  • Bill Gilley, The Raven, The Movie Channel, 1996
  • Pilots
  • Dr. Nicholas Conrad, Exo-Man, NBC, 1977
  • Gabe, Tom and Joann, CBS, 1978
  • Specials
  • Reginald Broderick, "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson" (also known as "Tales from the Hollywood Hills" and "Power, Passion, and Murder"), Great Performances, PBS, 1987
  • Narrator, The Mysteries of Amelia Earhart (documentary), 1998
  • Narrator, Bounty Hunters: Relentless Pursuers (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Buried Secrets: Digging for DNA (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Devil's Triangle (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Dr. Guillotine and His Execution Machine (documentary),History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Exodus: Desperate Voyage (documentary), History Channel,1999
  • Narrator, Exorcising the Devil (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Family Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys (documentary),History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, First Americans (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Ishi: The Last of His Kind (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Miracles (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Mysteries of Easter Island (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Potions or Poisons (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Bloody Tower of London (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The End of the World (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The First Detective (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Gold of El Dorado (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, History's Mysteries: The Inquisition (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Plot to Overthrow FDR (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden (documentary), HistoryChannel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Strange Disappearance of the Anasazi (documentary),History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The True Story of the Untouchables, History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Truth About Science Fiction (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Vanished! (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Vigilantes (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Spies of the Revolutionary War (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Silent Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Murder (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Roswell: Secrets Unveiled (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Killer Submarine (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Getting High (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, First Americans (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, The Evil Eye (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Doomed Sister of the Titanic (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Bloody Tower of London (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Amazon Women (documentary), History Channel, 1999
  • Narrator, Where Is Jimmy Hoffa? (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Vikings: Fury from the North (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, History's Mysteries: Amityville-The Haunting (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, History's Mysteries: Cults (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The True Story of the Fighting Sullivans (documentary),History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The True Story of Robin Hood (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The True Story of Marco Polo (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The True Story of Braveheart (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Superstitions (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Spanish Armada (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Sodom and Gomorrah (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Small Pox: Deadly Again? (documentary), History Channel,2000
  • Narrator, The Shroud of Turin (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Ship of Gold (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Secret Plunder: GI Looters (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Search for Life on Mars (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Raise the Hunley (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Nazi Ghost Train (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Mind Control (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Legacy of Al Capone (documentary), History Channel,2000
  • Narrator, Japan's Mysterious Pyramids (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Italian-American Internment: A Secret Story (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Hunt for Jack the Ripper (documentary), History Channel,2000
  • Narrator, Human Bondage (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Hitler's Perfect Children (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, History of Prostitution: Sex in the City (documentary),History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Ghost Ships (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Ghost Plane of the Desert: "Lady Be Good" (documentary),History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The FBI's Ten Most Wanted (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The FBI Celebrity Files (documentary), History Channel,2000
  • Narrator, Failed Assassinations (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Discharged Without Honor: The Brownsville Raid (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Death of Marilyn Monroe (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Contaminated: The Karen Silkwood Story (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Circus Freaks and Sideshows (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, The Children's Crusade (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Chain Gangs: The Untold Story (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Carlos the Jackal (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Body Snatchers (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, Area 51: Beyond Top Secret (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, America's Psychic Past (documentary), History Channel, 2000
  • Narrator, War Illusionist (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The True Story of Rob Roy (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The True Story of Mutiny on the Bounty (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The True Story of Gladiators (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Secret Societies (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The Secret of U-110 (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The Search for Noah's Ark (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Jack Ruby on Trial (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, The Hidden Tomb of Antiochus (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Fatima: Secrets Unveiled (documentary), History Channel,2001
  • Narrator, Drake's Secret Voyage (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Crypts, Coffins, and Corpses (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Crop Circle of Controversy (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Cliff Mummies of the Andes (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Buried Treasure (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Bigfoot and Other Monsters (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Ancient City: Found and Lost (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, America's Stonehenge (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, America's Most Secret Agency (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Alaska's Bermuda Triangle (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Alamo Scouts (documentary), History Channel, 2001
  • Narrator, Sutton vs. Taylor (documentary), History Channel, 2002
  • Narrator, Johnson County Cattle Wars (documentary), History Channel, 2002
  • Narrator, Clay County War (documentary), History Channel, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Vincent Hackley, "Close Cover Before Killing," Kojak, 1975
  • Mike Kessler, "Sports," Lou Grant, CBS, 1978
  • Eric Ryerson, "Voices of Silence," The Paper Chase, 1978
  • Bill Medford, "Mistaken Motives," Knots Landing, CBS, 1982
  • Major Tim Dorsey, "The Academy," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1982
  • Major Tim Dorsey, "The Academy II," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1982
  • Dr. Langtry, "Victims," Trapper John, M.D., 1982
  • "The Last Hero," McClain's Law, 1982
  • David Kerris, "Fatal Error," Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983
  • Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill, "The Arrest," Dynasty, ABC, 1983
  • Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill, "The Bungalow," Dynasty, ABC, 1983
  • Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill, "The Note," Dynasty, ABC, 1983
  • Gus Trancus, "Hard Contract," Hunter, 1984
  • James Sutherland, "Catch a Fallen Star," Riptide, 1984
  • Eddie Dawson, "Undercover McCormick," Hardcastle and McCormick, 1985
  • Lucien Trumbo, "Trumbo's World," MacGyver, ABC, 1985
  • Colonel Chuck Cochrane, "Lost and Found in Space," St. Elsewhere,NBC, 1985
  • Colonel Chuck Cochrane, "Close Encounters," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1985
  • Colonel Chuck Cochrane, "Watch the Skies," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1985
  • Brian Cagney, "Old Ghosts," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1985
  • Tom Casselli, "Trial by Error," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
  • Laskov, "Trial by Fire," The A-Team, 1986
  • Brian Cagney, "Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1," Cagney & Lacey, CBS,1987
  • Mr. Knapp, "The Negotiator," MacGyver, ABC, 1988
  • Captain Matthew Rogers, "Hello and Farewell," Highway to Heaven, 1988
  • David Welch, "Till Death Do Us Part," Hotel, 1988
  • Nate Parsons, "The Witch's Curse," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
  • Bert Lown, "Portrait of Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
  • Jessup Morell, "Tiger's Eye," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994
  • Desmond Pierce, The Cosby Mysteries, CBS, 1994
  • Paxton Leeds, "The Alpha Team," Fortune Hunter, Fox, 1994
  • Jeffrey, "Big Brother Is Watching," The Cosby Mysteries, 1995
  • Anteus, "Altered States," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1996
  • Also appeared in "Story Theatre," Theatre in America, PBS and Two Marriages, ABC.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Taped Readings
  • Personal and Interpersonal Frameworks, Dove Audio, 1998
  • Staying Street Smart in the Internet Age by Mark McCormack, New Millennium Audio, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Library Journal, April 15, 1998, p. 133