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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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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
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CREDITS
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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
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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
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Theatre Good, 1984
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It Just Catches, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 2003
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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
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Television Appearances
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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
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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
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Movies
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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
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Pilots
- Dr. Nicholas Conrad, Exo-Man, NBC, 1977
- Gabe, Tom and Joann, CBS, 1978
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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
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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.
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
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Personal and Interpersonal Frameworks, Dove Audio, 1998
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Staying Street Smart in the Internet Age by Mark McCormack, New Millennium Audio, 2001
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Library Journal, April 15, 1998, p. 133
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