David Ackroyd

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

St. Elsewhere

Col. Chuck Cochrane

Dynasty

Hotel

Dallas

Gary Ewing

Hardcastle and McCormick

Eddie Dawson

Knots Landing

Bill Medford

Murder, She Wrote

Prosecutor Tom Casselli

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2013	The Best Bar in America	Northway
2000	Amityville: Horror or Hoax	Narrator (Voice)
2000	Amityville: The Haunting	Narrator (Voice)
2000	Circus Freaks and Sideshows	Narrator
1999	Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme	Narrator
1998	History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge	Narrator
1998	In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials	Narrator
1997	No Strings Attached	Dr. Singer
1997	In Search of History - The Knights Templar	Himself - Narrator
1996	Raven	Bill Gilley
1994	Against the Wall	William Kuntsler
1994	Dead On	Dexter Davenport
1993	Love, Cheat & Steal	Tom Kerry
1992	The Fear Inside	Brandon Cole
1992	Breaking the Silence	Dr. Irving Berringer
1991	Stop at Nothing	Agent Conroy
1991	Hell Hath No Fury	Stanley
1990	Dark Angel	Inspector Switzer
1990	Wrestling with God	Robert Owen
1988	Memories of Me	1st Assistant Director
1987	The Nativity	Angel of the Lord (voice)
1986	The Children of Times Square	Peter Roberts
1986	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Video Director
1986	Stark: Mirror Image	Kenneth Clayton
1985	Picking Up the Pieces	Dr. Eric Harding
1984	The Sound of Murder	Peter Marriott
1984	The Sky's No Limit	Col. Charlie King
1983	Deadly Lessons	John Ferrar
1983	When Your Lover Leaves	Joe Masterson
1983	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction	Bruce Neumann
1981	A Gun in the House	Joe Cates
1980	The Mountain Men	Medicine Wolf
1979	Mind Over Murder	Ben Kushing
1978	And I Alone Survived	Jay Fuller
1978	Tom and Joann	Gabe
1977	Exo-Man	Dr. Nicholas Conrad
1971	Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1969	Story Theatre	Ensemble Member

Year	TV Show	Role
2007	The Universe
1998	History's Mysteries
1996	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Ezekiel Rage (voice)
1995	Xena: Warrior Princess	Anteus
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Jess Morell
1992	The Round Table
1989	A Peaceable Kingdom
1989	Studio 5-B
1989	Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story	Graham Mattison
1987	Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder	Jones
1986	Wildfire
1986	Blacke's Magic
1985	MacGyver	Lucien Trumbo
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Prosecutor Tom Casselli
1984	Cover Up
1984	Hunter	Gus Trancus
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Nate Parsons
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Bert Lown
1984	Highway to Heaven	Commander Matthew Rogers
1984	Highway to Heaven	Matthew Rogers
1983	The A-Team	Major Laskov
1983	AfterMASH	Dr. Boyer
1983	Whiz Kids
1983	Hardcastle and McCormick	Eddie Dawson
1982	St. Elsewhere
1982	Hotel
1982	Cagney & Lacey	Brian Cagney
1982	Teachers Only
1982	St. Elsewhere	Col. Chuck Cochrane
1981	Dynasty
1980	The Yeagers
1979	Trapper John, M.D.
1979	The Facts of Life
1979	Knots Landing	Bill Medford
1979	Women in White	Dr. Mike Rayburn
1978	Dallas	Gary Ewing
1978	The Word	Tom Carey
1978	The Paper Chase
1978	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home	Nick Constantine
1977	Lou Grant	Mike Kessler
1973	Kojak	Vincent Hackley
1971	Great Performances	Reginald Broderick
1964	Another World