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.

David Ackroyd

Acting Born 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.

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Dallas

Gary Ewing

MacGyver

Lucien Trumbo

Murder, She Wrote

Prosecutor Tom Casselli

Murder, She Wrote

Nate Parsons

Murder, She Wrote

Bert Lown

Great Performances

Reginald Broderick

Knots Landing

Bill Medford

Dynasty

Xena: Warrior Princess

Anteus

The A-Team

Major Laskov

St. Elsewhere

Chuck Cochrane

Highway to Heaven

Commander Matthew Rogers