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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 an ROTC student. Following his graduation he appeared in community theater productions while serving in Arizona with the military... See full bio »

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2009 The Best Bar in America
Northway
 
2000 History's Mysteries (TV series)
Narrator
– Nazi Ghost Train (2000) … Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Prison Life
Father Mathew
 
1997 No Strings Attached
Dr. Singer
 
1996 Raven (video)
Bill Gilley
 
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)
Ezekiel Rage
– Future Rage (1996) … Ezekiel Rage (voice)
– Rage's Burning Wheel (1996) … Ezekiel Rage (voice)
 
1994-1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Bus Driver / Owner
– 101 Mutations (1996) … Owner/Bus Driver (voice)
– A River Ran Through It (1994) (voice)
 
1996 Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series)
Anteus
– Altared States (1996) … Anteus
 
1995 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Desmond Pierce
– Big Brother Is Watching (1995) … Desmond Pierce
 
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Jess Morell
– Tiger's Eye (1994) … Jess Morell
 
1994 Dead On
Dexter Davenport
 
1994 Against the Wall (TV movie)
William Kuntsler
 
1986-1994 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Bert Lown / Nate Parsons / Prosecutor Tom Casselli
– Portrait of Death (1994) … Bert Lown
– The Witch's Curse (1992) … Nate Parsons
– Trial by Error (1986) … Prosecutor Tom Casselli
 
1994 Fortune Hunter (TV series)
Paxton Leeds
– The Alpha Team (1994) … Paxton Leeds
 
1993 Love, Cheat & Steal
Tom Kerry
 
1992 The Round Table (TV series)
Sen. Jack Reed
– Yesterday We Were Playing Football (1992) … Sen. Jack Reed
 
1992 The Fear Inside (TV movie)
Brandon Cole
 
1992 Swamp Thing (TV series)
Ian James
– Poisonous (1992) … Ian James
 
1992 Breaking the Silence (TV movie)
Dr. Berringer
 
1991 Stop at Nothing (TV movie)
Agent Conroy
 
1991 Hell Hath No Fury (TV movie)
Stanley
 
1991 The Miracles of Jesus (video short)
Jesus (voice)
 
1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV series)
Doctor Marcus
– And the Winner Is... (1990) … Doctor Marcus
 
1990 Dark Angel
Inspector Switzer
 
1990 Wrestling with God
Robert Owen
 
1989 A Peaceable Kingdom (TV series)
Dr. Bart Langley / Dr. Bartholomew Langley
– Jaguar (1989) … Dr. Bart Langley
– Moonstruck (1989) … Dr. Bart Langley
– Symphony (1989) … Dr. Bart Langley
– Elephant (1989) … Dr. Bart Langley
– Reunion (1989) … Dr. Bart Langley
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1989 Studio 5-B (TV series)
J.J. McMillan
 
1988 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Commander Matthew Rogers
– Hello and Farewell: Part 1 (1988) … Commander Matthew Rogers
– Hello and Farewell: Part 2 (1988) … Commander Matthew Rogers
 
1988 Memories of Me
1st Assistant Director
 
1988 Sonny Spoon (TV series)
Callaghan
– Semper Fi (1988) … Callaghan
 
1985-1988 MacGyver (TV series)
Lucien Trumbo / Mr. Knapp
– The Negotiator (1988) … Mr. Knapp
– Trumbo's World (1985) … Lucien Trumbo
 
1988 Windmills of the Gods (TV movie)
Dr. Edward Ashley
 
1988 Hotel (TV series)
David Welch
– Till Death Do Us Part (1988) … David Welch
 
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (TV movie)
Graham Mattison
 
1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Reginald Broderick
– Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) … Reginald Broderick (as Davis Ackroyd)
 
1985-1987 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Brian Cagney
– Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1 (1987) … Brian Cagney
– Extradition (1986) … Brian Cagney
– Old Ghosts (1985) … Brian Cagney
 
1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (TV mini-series)
Jones
 
1987 The Nativity (video short) (voice)
 
1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas (TV movie)
Video Director
 
1986 Wildfire (TV series)
John Cavanaugh / Prince Corran of Dar-Shan
– Where the Dreams Come From (1986) … John Cavanaugh (voice) / Prince Corran of Dar-Shan (voice)
– A Meeting in Time (1986) … John Cavanaugh (voice)
– The Ogre's Bride (1986) … John Cavanaugh (voice)
– A Visit to Wonderland (1986) … John Cavanaugh (voice)
 
1986 The A-Team (TV series)
Major Laskov
– Trial by Fire (1986) … Major Laskov
 
1986 Stark: Mirror Image (TV movie)
Kenneth Clayton
 
1986 The Children of Times Square (TV movie)
Peter Roberts
 
1985 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Col. Chuck Cochrane
– Watch the Skies (1985) … Col. Chuck Cochrane
– Close Encounters (1985) … Col. Chuck Cochrane
– Lost and Found in Space (1985) … Col. Chuck Cochrane
 
1985 Picking Up the Pieces (TV movie)
Dr. Eric Harding
 
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Eddie Dawson
– Undercover McCormick (1985) … Eddie Dawson
 
1984 Riptide (TV series)
James Sutherland
– Catch a Fallen Star (1984) … James Sutherland
 
1984 After MASH (TV series)
Dr. Boyer
– Ward Is Hell (1984) … Dr. Boyer
– The Recovery Room (1984) … Dr. Boyer
– Madness to His Method (1984) … Dr. Boyer
– Trials (1984) … Dr. Boyer
– Strangers and Other Lovers (1984) … Dr. Boyer
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1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Prescott
– Murder in Malibu (1984) … Prescott
 
1984 Hunter (TV series)
Gus Trancus
– Hard Contract (1984) … Gus Trancus
 
1984 The Sky's No Limit (TV movie)
Col. Charlie King
 
1983 When Your Lover Leaves (TV movie)
Joe Masterson
 
1983 Whiz Kids (TV series)
– Fatal Error (1983)
 
1983 Dynasty (TV series)
Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill
– The Note (1983) … Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill
– The Bungalow (1983) … Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill
– The Arrest (1983) … Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill
 
1983 Teachers Only (TV series)
Jack
– Leather and Lace (1983) … Jack
 
1983 Deadly Lessons (TV movie)
John Ferrar
 
1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (TV movie)
Bruce Neumann
 
1982 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Major Dorsey
– The Big Fight (1982) … Major Dorsey
– The Academy (1982) … Major Dorsey
 
1982 McClain's Law (TV series)
– The Last Hero (1982)
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Dr. Frank Langtry
– Victims (1982) … Dr. Frank Langtry
 
1982 Knots Landing (TV series)
Bill Medford
– Mistaken Motives (1982) … Bill Medford
 
1982 The Sound of Murder
Peter Marriott
 
1981 A Gun in the House (TV movie)
Joe Cates
 
1980 The Mountain Men
Medicine Wolf
 
1980 The Yeagers (TV series)
John David Yeager
– Only the Strong Survive (1980) … John David Yeager
 
1979 Mind Over Murder (TV movie)
Ben Kushing
 
1979 Women in White (TV movie)
Dr. Mike Rayburn
 
1978 And I Alone Survived (TV movie)
Jay Fuller
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
Tom Carey
 
1978 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Eric Ryerson
– Voices of Silence (1978) … Eric Ryerson
 
1978 Little Women (TV series)
Prof. Freidrich Bhaer
 
1978 Dallas (TV series)
Gary Ewing
– Reunion: Part 2 (1978) … Gary Ewing
– Reunion: Part 1 (1978) … Gary Ewing
 
1978 Tom and Joann (TV movie)
Gabe, guest
 
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (TV mini-series)
Nick Constantine
 
1978 Lou Grant (TV series)
Mike Kessler
– Sports (1978) … Mike Kessler
 
1977 Exo-Man (TV movie)
Dr. Nicholas Conrad
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Vincent Hackley
– Close Cover Before Killing (1975) … Vincent Hackley
 
1974-1977 Another World (TV series)
Dr. David 'Dave' Gilchrist
 
1973 CBS Daytime 90 (TV series)
Peter Stone
– Tiger on a Chain (1973) … Peter Stone
 
1971-1974 The Secret Storm (TV series)
Kevin Kincaid #2
 
1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (TV short)
 
1969 NET Playhouse (TV series)
– Story Theatre (1969)
 
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2006 History's Mysteries (TV series) (narrator - 2 episodes)
– The Roman Emperors (2006) (narrator)
– The Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick (narrator)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2007 The Universe (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Beyond the Big Bang (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 UFO Files: Alien Engineering (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1999-2006 History's Mysteries (TV series)
Narrator / Himself - Narrator
– The Knights of Camelot (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The True Story of Rasputin (2006) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– The Strange Case of Lizzie Borden (2005) … Narrator
– Drake's Secret Voyage (2001) … Narrator
– Alaska's Bermuda Triangle (2001) … Himself - Narrator
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2005 Meteors: Fire in the Sky (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 America's Stonehenge (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2001 Wartime Deception (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 The Holy Grail
Himself - Narrator
 
1998 In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials (TV documentary)
 
1998 In Search of History: The First Americans (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 In Search of History: The Heretic King (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 The Mysteries of Amelia Earhart (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
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2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 

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Alternate Names:

Davis Ackroyd

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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