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David Ackroyd
Acting
Born: May 30, 1940
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
Known For

Dark Angel
as Inspector Switzer

The Mountain Men
as Medicine Wolf

Love, Cheat & Steal
as Tom Kerry

Raven
as Bill Gilley

Against the Wall
as William Kuntsler

Mind Over Murder
as Ben Kushing

Memories of Me
as 1st Assistant Director

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
as Bruce Neumann

A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Video Director

Dead On
as Dexter Davenport