David Ackroyd

Acting

David Ackroyd

Overview

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Birthday
May 30, 1940 (85 years old)

David Ackroyd

Known For

The Universe
92 Episodes
DOLBY
TV Show 2007

The Universe

From the planets to the stars and out to the...

Circus Freaks and Sideshows
50min
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed...

Amityville: Horror or Hoax
42min
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most...

Amityville: The Haunting
42min
DOLBY
Movie 2000

Amityville: The Haunting

A two-part documentary of the infamous haunted house on Long...

Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
43min
DOLBY
Movie 1999

Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme

Who was Charles Ponzi?... a scoundrel, a petty criminal, a...

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
DOLBY
Movie 1998

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women...

No Strings Attached
1h 31m
DOLBY
Movie 1997

No Strings Attached

A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of...

Raven
1h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 1996

Raven

Martin Grant has been hiding for years to escape his...

Dead On
1h 27m
DOLBY
Movie 1994

Dead On

In an erotic update of "Strangers on a Train", airline...

Against the Wall
1h 51m
DOLBY
Movie 1994

Against the Wall

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up...

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.