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    David Ackroyd

    1940-05-30 (83 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    The Best Bar in America
    74 %|Feb 21, 2013
    Western, Adventure
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    Circus Freaks and Sideshows
    0 %|Dec 4, 2000
    Documentary
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    Amityville: Horror or Hoax
    55 %|Oct 31, 2000
    Documentary
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    Amityville: The Haunting
    57 %|Oct 30, 2000
    Documentary
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    In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
    100 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Documentary, History
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    No Strings Attached
    10 %|Aug 27, 1997
    Drama, Thriller
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    Raven
    48 %|Dec 11, 1996
    Action, Thriller
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    Dead On
    36 %|Oct 1, 1994
    Thriller
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    Against the Wall
    61 %|Mar 26, 1994
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    Love, Cheat & Steal
    49 %|Dec 5, 1993
    Thriller, TV Movie, Drama
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    The Fear Inside
    35 %|Aug 9, 1992
    TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
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    Breaking the Silence
    0 %|Jan 14, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Stop at Nothing
    75 %|Dec 3, 1991
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Hell Hath No Fury
    87 %|Mar 4, 1991
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Dark Angel
    59.480000000000004 %|Jan 26, 1990
    Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Crime, Horror
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    Wrestling with God
    0 %|Jan 1, 1990
    Drama, History, TV Movie
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    Memories of Me
    52 %|Sep 28, 1988
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Nativity
    75 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Animation, Family
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    A Smoky Mountain Christmas
    59 %|Dec 14, 1986
    Music, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    Stark: Mirror Image
    0 %|May 14, 1986
    TV Movie
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    The Children of Times Square
    60 %|Mar 3, 1986
    TV Movie, Drama, Crime
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    Picking Up the Pieces
    50 %|Oct 22, 1985
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Sound of Murder
    0 %|Sep 18, 1984
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Sky's No Limit
    0 %|Feb 7, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    When Your Lover Leaves
    0 %|Oct 31, 1983
    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Deadly Lessons
    51 %|Mar 7, 1983
    Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
    70 %|Feb 27, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    A Gun in the House
    63 %|Feb 11, 1981
    Crime, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Mountain Men
    58 %|Jun 1, 1980
    Adventure, Western, Drama
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    Mind Over Murder
    67 %|Oct 23, 1979
    Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    And I Alone Survived
    57 %|Nov 27, 1978
    TV Movie, Adventure, Drama
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    Tom and Joann
    0 %|May 8, 1978
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Exo-Man
    44 %|Jun 18, 1977
    Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie, Drama
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    Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
    57 %|Dec 31, 1971
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Story Theatre
    0 %|Nov 28, 1969

    Series

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    The Universe
    78.67 %|May 29, 2007
    Documentary
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    History's Mysteries
    63 %|Jan 4, 1998
    Documentary
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    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
    71 %|Aug 26, 1996
    Action & Adventure, Animation
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    Xena: Warrior Princess
    76 %|Sep 4, 1995
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Walker, Texas Ranger
    69.49 %|Apr 21, 1993
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Crime
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    Roundtable
    0 %|Sep 18, 1992
    Drama
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    A Peaceable Kingdom
    60 %|Sep 20, 1989
    Drama
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    Studio 5-B
    50 %|Jan 24, 1989
    Drama
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    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
    65 %|Mar 22, 1987
    Drama, Mystery
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    Wildfire
    63 %|Sep 13, 1986
    Animation
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    Blacke's Magic
    55 %|Jan 5, 1986
    Crime, Drama
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    MacGyver
    77.32000000000001 %|Sep 29, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Crime, Western
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75.75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75.75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75.75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Cover Up
    63 %|Sep 22, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    Highway to Heaven
    73.28 %|Sep 19, 1984
    Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Hunter
    72.2 %|Sep 18, 1984
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Whiz Kids
    63.129999999999995 %|Oct 5, 1983
    Action & Adventure
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    AfterMASH
    51.11 %|Sep 26, 1983
    Comedy
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    Hardcastle and McCormick
    64 %|Sep 18, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    The A-Team
    74.66 %|Jan 23, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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    St. Elsewhere
    52.629999999999995 %|Oct 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Hotel
    66 %|Aug 21, 1982
    Drama
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    Teachers Only
    50 %|Apr 14, 1982
    Comedy
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    Cagney & Lacey
    69.06 %|Mar 25, 1982
    Crime, Drama
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    Dynasty
    63.37 %|Jan 12, 1981
    Soap, Drama
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    The Yeagers
    0 %|Jun 1, 1980
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    Knots Landing
    68.33 %|Dec 27, 1979
    Drama, Soap
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    Trapper John, M.D.
    65 %|Sep 23, 1979
    Drama
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    The Facts of Life
    70.8 %|Aug 24, 1979
    Drama, Comedy
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    Women in White
    0 %|Feb 8, 1979
    Drama
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    The Word
    50 %|Nov 12, 1978
    Drama
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    The Paper Chase
    77 %|Sep 9, 1978
    Drama
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    Dallas
    66.34 %|Apr 2, 1978
    Soap, Drama, Family
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    The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
    74 %|Jan 23, 1978
    Mystery, Drama
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    Lou Grant
    72 %|Sep 20, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Kojak
    68.94999999999999 %|Oct 24, 1973
    Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    Great Performances
    51 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    Another World
    50 %|May 4, 1964
    Soap