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David Ackroyd

Actor

David Ackroyd

Born May 30, 1940 in Orange, New Jersey, USA31 films

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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Against the Wall posterFirst watchAgainst the Wall19946.2as William KuntslerIn 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.View film

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Dark Angel poster6.2Dark Angel1990The Mountain Men poster5.9The Mountain Men1980

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. 2013The Best Bar in AmericaNorthway
  2. 1997RavenBill Gilley
  3. 1997No Strings AttachedDr. Singer
  4. 1994Dead OnDexter Davenport
  5. 1994Against the WallWilliam Kuntsler
  6. 1993Love, Cheat & StealTom Kerry
  7. 1992The Fear InsideBrandon Cole
  8. 1992Breaking the SilenceDr. Irving Berringer
  9. 1991Stop at NothingAgent Conroy
  10. 1991Hell Hath No FuryStanley
  11. 1990Dark AngelInspector Switzer
  12. 1990Wrestling with GodRobert Owen
  13. 1988Memories of Me1st Assistant Director
  14. 1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasVideo Director
  15. 1986Stark: Mirror ImageKenneth Clayton
  16. 1986The Children of Times SquarePeter Roberts
  17. 1986The NativityAngel of the Lord (voice)
  18. 1985Picking Up the PiecesDr. Eric Harding
  19. 1984The Sky's No LimitCol. Charlie King
  20. 1983When Your Lover LeavesJoe Masterson
  21. 1983Deadly LessonsJohn Ferrar
  22. 1983Cocaine: One Man's SeductionBruce Neumann
  23. 1982The Sound of MurderPeter Marriott
  24. 1981A Gun in the HouseJoe Cates
  25. 1980The Mountain MenMedicine Wolf
  26. 1979Mind Over MurderBen Kushing
  27. 1978And I Alone SurvivedJay Fuller
  28. 1978Tom and JoannGabe
  29. 1977Exo-ManDr. Nicholas Conrad
  30. 1971Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
  31. 1969Story TheatreEnsemble Member