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. David Ackroyd(1940년생, Orange, New Jersey, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 Raven, 마운틴 맨, 아버지의 초상이 있으며, 그 외에도 Dallas, A 특공대, 제시카의 추리극장, St. Elsewhere, 맥가이버, Great Performances, Dynasty, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Facts of Life, Knots Landing, Hunter, Highway to Heaven 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2013년 The Best Bar in America에서 Northway 역을 맡았다. 2007년 유니버스에 출연했다. 2006년 Amityville Confidential에 출연했다.