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David Ackroyd

Biography

David Ackroyd

Actor Producer

Born
May 30, 1940
Age
86 years old
Place of birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Years active
1964 – present
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70

Credits

34

Movies

35

TV series

50

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of David Ackroyd

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Career timeline

  1. 1940 · Born

    Born in Orange, New Jersey, USA

  2. 1964 · Screen debut

    Another World (TV)

  3. 1978 · Breakthrough

    Dallas (TV)

  4. 1998 · First production

    History's Mysteries (TV)

  5. 2013 · Latest release

    The Best Bar in America (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama44
  • Tv Movie21
  • Thriller11
  • Action & Adventure8
  • Crime8
  • Documentary7
Highest-rated title The Universe 2007 8.0 Most popular title MacGyver 1985 7.7

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside David Ackroyd in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2013 The Best Bar in America as Northway Movie
  2. 2007 The Universe TV
  3. 2001 History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators as Narrator Movie
  4. 2000 Circus Freaks and Sideshows as Narrator Movie
  5. 2000 Amityville: Horror or Hoax as Narrator (Voice) Movie
  6. 2000 Amityville: The Haunting as Narrator (Voice) Movie
  7. 1998 History's Mysteries TV
  8. 1997 Raven as Bill Gilley Movie
  9. 1997 No Strings Attached as Dr. Singer Movie
  10. 1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Ezekiel Rage (voice) TV
  11. 1996 In Search of History as Narrator TV
  12. 1995 Xena: Warrior Princess as Anteus TV
  13. 1994 Dead On as Dexter Davenport Movie
  14. 1994 Against the Wall as William Kuntsler Movie
  15. 1993 Love, Cheat & Steal as Tom Kerry Movie
  16. 1993 SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron as Newscaster (voice) TV
  17. 1992 The Round Table TV
  18. 1992 The Fear Inside as Brandon Cole Movie
  19. 1992 Breaking the Silence as Dr. Irving Berringer Movie
  20. 1991 Stop at Nothing as Agent Conroy Movie
  21. 1991 Hell Hath No Fury as Stanley Movie
  22. 1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Owner / Bus Driver (voice) TV
  23. 1990 Dark Angel as Inspector Switzer Movie
  24. 1989 A Peaceable Kingdom TV
  25. 1989 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Graham Mattison TV
  26. 1989 Studio 5-B TV
  27. 1988 Memories of Me as 1st Assistant Director Movie
  28. 1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder as Jones TV
  29. 1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Video Director Movie
  30. 1986 Wildfire TV
  31. 1986 Stark: Mirror Image as Kenneth Clayton Movie
  32. 1986 The Children of Times Square as Peter Roberts Movie
  33. 1986 The Nativity as Angel of the Lord (voice) Movie
  34. 1986 Blacke's Magic TV
  35. 1985 Picking Up the Pieces as Dr. Eric Harding Movie
  36. 1985 MacGyver as Lucien Trumbo TV
  37. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Prosecutor Tom Casselli TV
  38. 1984 Highway to Heaven as Commander Matthew Rogers TV
  39. 1984 Hunter as Gus Trancus TV
  40. 1984 The Sky's No Limit as Col. Charlie King Movie
  41. 1983 When Your Lover Leaves as Joe Masterson Movie
  42. 1983 Whiz Kids TV
  43. 1983 AfterMASH as Dr. Boyer TV
  44. 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick as Eddie Dawson TV
  45. 1983 Deadly Lessons as John Ferrar Movie
  46. 1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Bruce Neumann Movie
  47. 1982 The Sound of Murder as Peter Marriott Movie
  48. 1982 St. Elsewhere as Chuck Cochrane TV
  49. 1982 Hotel TV
  50. 1981 A Gun in the House as Joe Cates Movie
  51. 1981 Dynasty TV
  52. 1980 The Mountain Men as Medicine Wolf Movie
  53. 1980 The Yeagers TV
  54. 1979 Knots Landing as Bill Medford TV
  55. 1979 Mind Over Murder as Ben Kushing Movie
  56. 1979 Trapper John, M.D. TV
  57. 1979 The Facts of Life TV
  58. 1979 Women in White as Dr. Mike Rayburn TV
  59. 1978 And I Alone Survived as Jay Fuller Movie
  60. 1978 The Word as Tom Carey TV
  61. 1978 The Paper Chase TV
  62. 1978 Tom and Joann as Gabe Movie
  63. 1978 Dallas as Gary Ewing TV
  64. 1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home as Nick Constantine TV
  65. 1977 Exo-Man as Dr. Nicholas Conrad Movie
  66. 1973 Kojak as Vincent Hackley TV
  67. 1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story Movie
  68. 1969 Story Theatre as Ensemble Member Movie
  69. 1964 Another World TV
  1. 1998 History's Mysteries TV

Quick facts

How old is David Ackroyd?

David Ackroyd is 86 years old, born on May 30, 1940.

Where was David Ackroyd born?

David Ackroyd was born in Orange, New Jersey, USA.

What was David Ackroyd’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring David Ackroyd is Another World (1964).

How many movies and series has David Ackroyd made?

Our catalogue lists 69 titles for David Ackroyd: 34 movies and 35 TV series.

What is David Ackroyd’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Universe has the highest audience rating, with 8.0/10 on TMDB.

Also born on May 30

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