Actor

David Ackroyd

May 30, 1940 · Orange, New Jersey, USA

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.

Notable work

7.6
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
as Anteus
7.5
The A-Team (1983)
as Major Laskov
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Lucien Trumbo
7
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
as Jess Morell
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Prosecutor Tom Casselli and as Nate Parsons and as Bert Lown
6.1
Dark Angel (1990)
as Inspector Switzer

Often works with

William Lucking
2 titles together
The A-Team, The Mountain Men
James Hong
2 titles together
MacGyver, Doogie Howser, M.D.
Sheree J. Wilson
2 titles together
Walker, Texas Ranger, Dallas
Noble Willingham
2 titles together
Walker, Texas Ranger, Highway to Heaven
Frank Welker
2 titles together
Captain Planet and the Planeteers, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Ken Kercheval
2 titles together
Dallas, Kojak

Full filmography · 79

The Universe
cast
20078
History's Mysteries
cast
1998
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Ezekiel Rage (voice)
19967.2
In Search of History
as Narrator
1996
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Anteus
19957.6
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
as Newscaster (voice)
19938
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jess Morell
19937
The Round Table
cast
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
19906.9
A Peaceable Kingdom
cast
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Dr. Marcus
19896.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as Graham Mattison
1989