David Ackroyd
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-05-30 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
Most Known For
Murder, She Wrote
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli
Murder, She Wrote
as Nate Parsons
Murder, She Wrote
as Bert Lown
Great Performances
as Reginald Broderick
The A-Team
as Major Laskov
MacGyver
as Lucien Trumbo
Dallas
as Gary Ewing
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Anteus
Dynasty
Knots Landing
as Bill Medford
St. Elsewhere
as Chuck Cochrane
The Facts of Life
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jess Morell
Highway to Heaven
as Commander Matthew Rogers
Hotel
Hunter
as Gus Trancus
Kojak
as Vincent Hackley
Cagney & Lacey
as Brian Cagney
Lou Grant
as Mike Kessler
