Cast & creator
David Ackroyd
Best known for MacGyver, Dallas, Great Performances
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.
40
film credits
46
television credits
85
1964–2013 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (86)
Showing 86 of 86 credits
MacGyver
Lucien Trumbo
1985
Dallas
Gary Ewing
1978
Great Performances
Reginald Broderick
1971
Knots Landing
Bill Medford
1979
Murder, She Wrote
Prosecutor Tom Casselli
1984Murder, She Wrote
Nate Parsons
1984Murder, She Wrote
Bert Lown
1984
Dynasty
1981
St. Elsewhere
Chuck Cochrane
1982
Xena: Warrior Princess
Anteus
1995
The A-Team
Major Laskov
1983
Hotel
1982
The Facts of Life
1979
Highway to Heaven
Commander Matthew Rogers
1984
Lou Grant
Mike Kessler
1977
Walker, Texas Ranger
Jess Morell
1993
Cagney & Lacey
Brian Cagney
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Dr. Marcus
1989
Hunter
Gus Trancus
1984
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Owner / Bus Driver (voice)
1990
Kojak
Vincent Hackley
1973
Hardcastle and McCormick
Eddie Dawson
1983
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Ezekiel Rage (voice)
1996
Another World
1964
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
Newscaster (voice)
1993
The Universe
2007
Teachers Only
1982
Cover Up
1984
The Paper Chase
1978
AfterMASH
Dr. Boyer
1983
Blacke's Magic
1986
Dark Angel
Inspector Switzer
1990
History's Mysteries
1998History's Mysteries
Producer
1998
In Search of History
Narrator
1996
Raven
Bill Gilley
1997
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Graham Mattison
1989
Whiz Kids
1983
The Word
Tom Carey
1978
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Jones
1987
Wildfire
1986
The Mountain Men
Medicine Wolf
1980
Against the Wall
William Kuntsler
1994Studio 5-B
1989
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Nick Constantine
1978
Women in White
Dr. Mike Rayburn
1979
A Peaceable Kingdom
1989
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Video Director
1986
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Bruce Neumann
1983The Round Table
1992The Yeagers
1980
Hell Hath No Fury
Stanley
1991
Memories of Me
1st Assistant Director
1988
Love, Cheat & Steal
Tom Kerry
1993
The Children of Times Square
Peter Roberts
1986
And I Alone Survived
Jay Fuller
1978
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971
A Gun in the House
Joe Cates
1981
No Strings Attached
Dr. Singer
1997
The Sound of Murder
Peter Marriott
1982
When Your Lover Leaves
Joe Masterson
1983
The Sky's No Limit
Col. Charlie King
1984
Mind Over Murder
Ben Kushing
1979
Deadly Lessons
John Ferrar
1983
The Nativity
Angel of the Lord (voice)
1986
Picking Up the Pieces
Dr. Eric Harding
1985
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Narrator (Voice)
2000
Tom and Joann
Gabe
1978
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
Narrator
1998
Dead On
Dexter Davenport
1994
Exo-Man
Dr. Nicholas Conrad
1977
Stark: Mirror Image
Kenneth Clayton
1986
The Fear Inside
Brandon Cole
1992
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Narrator
2000
Amityville: The Haunting
Narrator (Voice)
2000
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
Narrator
2001
Breaking the Silence
Dr. Irving Berringer
1992
Stop at Nothing
Agent Conroy
1991
The Best Bar in America
Northway
2013
Story Theatre
Ensemble Member
1969
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
Narrator
1999In Search of History - The Knights Templar
Himself - Narrator
1997
Wrestling with God
Robert Owen
1990
Amityville Confidential
Self - Narrator
2006
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
Narrator
1998