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

Xena: Warrior Princess

as Anteus

The A-Team

as Major Laskov

MacGyver

as Lucien Trumbo

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Jess Morell

Murder, She Wrote

as Prosecutor Tom Casselli

Murder, She Wrote

as Nate Parsons

Murder, She Wrote

as Bert Lown

Dark Angel

as Inspector Switzer

Dallas

as Gary Ewing

Highway to Heaven

as Commander Matthew Rogers