David Ackroyd
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8863 |
| Birthday | 1940-05-30 |
| Place of Birth | Orange, New Jersey, USA |
| Also Known As |
1990
Dark Angel
6.171/400
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Vict...
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Dark Angel
1982
The Sound of Murder
0/0
The wife of a cynical children's author and her navy man lover decide to murder him because he won't give her a divorce. Their plan is so diabolically...
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The Sound of Murder
1990
Wrestling with God
7/1
Wrestling with God is the true story of Alexander Campbell, a man whose conscience came into conflict with the accepted religious precepts of his time...
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Wrestling with God
1993
Love, Cheat & Steal
4.5/24
Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her for...
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Love, Cheat & Steal
1980
The Mountain Men
5.9/66
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Runn...
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The Mountain Men
1983
Deadly Lessons
5.778/9
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
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Deadly Lessons
1991
Stop at Nothing
7.667/3
An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter b...
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Stop at Nothing
1986
The Nativity
7.5/4
The Nativity is seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century who are transported back through time to the Holy City
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The Nativity
1978
And I Alone Survived
6.25/4
Based on a true story, this tells the story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and her struggl...
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And I Alone Survived
1986
The Children of Times Square
6.3/15
An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug deale...
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The Children of Times Square
1981
A Gun in the House
6.8/4
A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is doggedly prosecuted by the district attorney, bent...
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A Gun in the House
1998
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
0/0
For 5,000 years the sacred site of Stonehenge has stood on the plain of Salisbury, a silent witness to the world's history. Though the elements have t...
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History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1992
The Fear Inside
4.5/8
An agoraphobic children's book illustrator is trapped inside her home by two young psychos-in-love, who terrorize her. It is only when her young son i...
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The Fear Inside
1997
No Strings Attached
2.8/4
A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved with a mysterious woman. In an attempt to clear hi...
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No Strings Attached
1971
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
5.983/30
Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president. This short was produced as a...
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Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1992
Breaking the Silence
10/1
Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his o...
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Breaking the Silence
1977
Exo-Man
4.714/7
A professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hitmen, builds a suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.
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Exo-Man
1988
Memories of Me
5.4/21
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king...
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Memories of Me
1979
Mind Over Murder
5.8/10
A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she previously had used her psychic powers to identify to...
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Mind Over Murder
1985
Picking Up the Pieces
5/1
A sheltered wife of a surgeon suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of a messy divorce.
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Picking Up the Pieces
1994
Against the Wall
6.172/99
In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.
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Against the Wall
1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
5.9/26
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.
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A Smoky Mountain Christmas
2013
The Best Bar in America
6.714/7
A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West. Riding a 1960...
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The Best Bar in America
1983
When Your Lover Leaves
7/2
Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work out,...
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When Your Lover Leaves
1994
Dead On
3.75/8
In an erotic update of "Strangers on a Train", airline pilot Ted Beaumont and his lover, Erin Davenport, scheme to rid themselves of their respective...
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Dead On
2000
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
6/3
Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most famous house.
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Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000
Amityville: The Haunting
6/4
A two-part documentary of the infamous haunted house on Long Island that inspired the motion picture "The Amityville Horror."
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Amityville: The Haunting
1996
Raven
4.4/20
Martin Grant has been hiding for years to escape his past as a ruthless mercenary in the elite force Raven Team. He's recently been engaged and are tr...
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Raven
1998
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
8.7/3
In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women were accused of being witches. After the infamous Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged for their a...
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In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1997
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
0/0
The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon grew quickly into a powerful religious order - only to stand accused of devil worship. Were the K...
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In Search of History - The Knights Templar
2000
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
8/1
A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly Ame...
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Circus Freaks and Sideshows
1969
Story Theatre
0/0
Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm come to vivid life in this innovative production. Taking classic narrative stories — such as "The Golden Goose," "Th...
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Story Theatre
1991
Hell Hath No Fury
7.6/5
A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.
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Hell Hath No Fury
1983
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
6.857/7
A 47-year-old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.
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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1978
Tom and Joann
8/1
The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their sixteen...
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Tom and Joann
1984
The Sky's No Limit
4.5/2
Story of the lives, loves and personal problems of three women astronaut candidates planning to be the first women in space.
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The Sky's No Limit
1986
Stark: Mirror Image
9/1
Sequel to the original movie about a hard-boiled Kansas City cop finds him tracking a colleague's killer to Las Vegas.
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Stark: Mirror Image
1999
Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
0/0
Who was Charles Ponzi?... a scoundrel, a petty criminal, a misunderstood financial genius, a criminal mastermind, or perhaps simply a salesman extraor...
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Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme
2001
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
10/1
Though their ranks largely included slaves and prisoners of war, the gladiators of ancient Rome enthralled the masses, and the most successful fighter...
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History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
2006
Amityville Confidential
0/0
A documentary about the Amityville haunting.
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