David Ackroyd

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.

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Known For

Dallas

1978 • as Gary Ewing

The Facts of Life

1979

Xena: Warrior Princess

1995 • as Anteus

MacGyver

1985 • as Lucien Trumbo

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Prosecutor Tom Casselli

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Nate Parsons

Filmography

2013

The Best Bar in America

as Northway

Movie - Released: 2/21/2013

2007

The Universe

TV - Released: 5/29/2007

2000

Amityville: Horror or Hoax

as Narrator (Voice)

Movie - Released: 10/31/2000

Amityville: The Haunting

as Narrator (Voice)

Movie - Released: 10/30/2000

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 12/4/2000

1999

Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 6/1/1998

In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

History's Mysteries

TV - Released: 1/4/1998

1997

No Strings Attached

as Dr. Singer

Movie - Released: 8/27/1997

Movie

In Search of History - The Knights Templar

as Himself - Narrator

Movie - Released: 11/12/1997

1996

Raven

as Bill Gilley

Movie - Released: 12/11/1996

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

as Ezekiel Rage (voice)

TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1995

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Anteus

TV - Released: 9/4/1995

1994

Against the Wall

as William Kuntsler

Movie - Released: 3/26/1994

Dead On

as Dexter Davenport

Movie - Released: 10/1/1994

1993

Love, Cheat & Steal

as Tom Kerry

Movie - Released: 12/5/1993

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Jess Morell

TV - Released: 4/21/1993

1992

The Fear Inside

as Brandon Cole

Movie - Released: 8/9/1992

Breaking the Silence

as Dr. Irving Berringer

Movie - Released: 1/14/1992

The Round Table

TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1991

Stop at Nothing

as Agent Conroy

Movie - Released: 12/3/1991

Hell Hath No Fury

as Stanley

Movie - Released: 3/4/1991

1990

Dark Angel

as Inspector Switzer

Movie - Released: 1/26/1990

Wrestling with God

as Robert Owen

Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

A Peaceable Kingdom

TV - Released: 9/20/1989

Studio 5-B

TV - Released: 1/24/1989

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Graham Mattison

TV - Released: 4/30/1989

1988

Memories of Me

as 1st Assistant Director

Movie - Released: 9/28/1988

1987

The Nativity

as Angel of the Lord (voice)

Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

as Jones

TV - Released: 3/22/1987

1986

The Children of Times Square

as Peter Roberts

Movie - Released: 3/3/1986

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

as Video Director

Movie - Released: 12/14/1986

Stark: Mirror Image

as Kenneth Clayton

Movie - Released: 5/14/1986

Wildfire

TV - Released: 9/13/1986

Blacke's Magic

TV - Released: 1/5/1986

1985

Picking Up the Pieces

as Dr. Eric Harding

Movie - Released: 10/22/1985

MacGyver

as Lucien Trumbo

TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

Movie

The Sound of Murder

as Peter Marriott

Movie - Released: 9/18/1984

The Sky's No Limit

as Col. Charlie King

Movie - Released: 2/7/1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Prosecutor Tom Casselli

TV - Released: 9/30/1984

Cover Up

TV - Released: 9/22/1984

Hunter

as Gus Trancus

TV - Released: 9/18/1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Nate Parsons

TV - Released: 9/30/1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Bert Lown

TV - Released: 9/30/1984

Highway to Heaven

as Commander Matthew Rogers

TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

Deadly Lessons

as John Ferrar

Movie - Released: 3/7/1983

When Your Lover Leaves

as Joe Masterson

Movie - Released: 10/31/1983

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

as Bruce Neumann

Movie - Released: 2/27/1983

The A-Team

as Major Laskov

TV - Released: 1/23/1983

AfterMASH

as Dr. Boyer

TV - Released: 9/26/1983

Whiz Kids

TV - Released: 10/5/1983

Hardcastle and McCormick

as Eddie Dawson

TV - Released: 9/18/1983

1982

St. Elsewhere

TV - Released: 10/26/1982

Hotel

TV - Released: 8/21/1982

Cagney & Lacey

as Brian Cagney

TV - Released: 3/25/1982

Teachers Only

TV - Released: 4/14/1982

St. Elsewhere

as Col. Chuck Cochrane

TV - Released: 10/26/1982

1981

A Gun in the House

as Joe Cates

Movie - Released: 2/11/1981

Dynasty

TV - Released: 1/12/1981

1980

The Mountain Men

as Medicine Wolf

Movie - Released: 6/1/1980

The Yeagers

TV - Released: 6/1/1980

1979

Mind Over Murder

as Ben Kushing

Movie - Released: 10/23/1979

Trapper John, M.D.

TV - Released: 9/23/1979

The Facts of Life

TV - Released: 8/24/1979

Knots Landing

as Bill Medford

TV - Released: 12/27/1979

Women in White

as Dr. Mike Rayburn

TV - Released: 2/8/1979

1978

And I Alone Survived

as Jay Fuller

Movie - Released: 11/27/1978

Tom and Joann

as Gabe

Movie - Released: 5/8/1978

Dallas

as Gary Ewing

TV - Released: 4/2/1978

The Word

as Tom Carey

TV - Released: 11/12/1978

The Paper Chase

TV - Released: 9/9/1978

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

as Nick Constantine

TV - Released: 1/23/1978

1977

Exo-Man

as Dr. Nicholas Conrad

Movie - Released: 6/18/1977

Lou Grant

as Mike Kessler

TV - Released: 9/20/1977

1973

Kojak

as Vincent Hackley

TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1971

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Movie - Released: 12/31/1971

Great Performances

as Reginald Broderick

TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1969

Story Theatre

as Ensemble Member

Movie - Released: 11/28/1969

1964

Another World

TV - Released: 5/4/1964