Ackroyd, David

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd was born on May 30, 1940 to Arthur and Charlotte Ackroyd in Orange, New Jersey, US.

He attended Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA, in 1962, with a BA as an ROTC student. After graduating from Bucknell he did community theatre in Arizona where he was stationed. Ackroyd also graduated from Yale Drama School with an MFA, in 1968.

Ackroyd spent three years with the Yale Repertory Theatre, six seasons with the Williamstown Theatre Festival as well as American Repertory Theatre which toured Taiwan and Moscow.

His experience in Moscow prompted Ackroyd in 1998 to use a William and Eva Fox Foundation Fellowship to study cutting-edge European theatre in Poland, Germany, France, and the Czech Republic. He found that low ticket prices in Europe were bringing in diverse audiences who expected to be challenged by theatre performances.

Ackroyd, and his wife Ruth Liming, are currently living and working in Kalispell, Montana, they have been married since 1963. David is a professor of drama at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell and is one of the founding members of the Alpine Theatre Project which produces plays at the Whitefish Theatre Company, the two other founding members are Luke Walrath and Betsi Morrison.

Film

The Best Bar in America~2014 - Northway
The Best Bar in America~2009 - Northway
Prison Life~2000 (short) - Father Mathew

Ancient Drugs~1998 (V) - Narrator

No Strings Attached~1997-  Dr. Singer

Lost Colony of Roanoke~1997 (V) - Narrator

Lost City of the Incas~1997 (V) - Narrator

Raven~1997-  Bill Gilley

Dead On~1993-  Dexter Davenport

Wrestling with God~1990-  Robert Owen

I Come in Peace~1990-  Switzer

Memories of Me~1988-  1st Assistant Director

Sound of Murder, The~1982-  Peter Marriott

Mountain Men, The~1980-  Medicine Wolf

TV

Vendetta: Johnson County Cattle War~2001 - Narrator

History's Mysteries~2000 - Narrator of:
     Amityville - The Haunting

     Cults

     The Inquisition

     Nazi Ghost Train
Mysteries of Amelia Earhart, The~1998 - (voice)  Narrator

Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The~1996 - (uncredited) voice of Ezekiel Rage and others

Xena: Warrior Princess~1995 - Anteus in  Altared States

Cosby Mysteries, The~1994 - Jeffrey in  Big Brother Is Watching

Against the Wall~1994 - William Kuntsler

Walker, Texas Ranger~1993 -  Jess Morell in  Tiger's Eye

Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Bert Lown in  Portrait of Death

Fortune Hunter~1994 - Paxton Leeds in The Alpha Team

S W A T Kats~1993 - Newscaster in The Razor's Edge 

Love, Cheat & Steal~1993 - Tom Kerry

Round Table, The~1992 - Sen. Reed

Fear Inside, The~1992 - Brandon Cole

Breaking the Silence~1992 - Dr. Berringer

Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Nate Parsons in  The Witch's Curse

Stop at Nothing~1991 - Agent Conroy

Hell Hath No Fury~1991 - Stanley

Captain Planet and the Planeteers~1990 - voice work

Peaceable Kingdom~1989 - Dr. Bart Langley

Studio 5-B~1989 - J.J. McMillan

Windmills of the Gods~1988 - Dr. Ashley

Highway to Heaven~1984 - Captain Matthew Rogers in  Hello and Farewell

MacGyver~1985-  Mr. Knapp in The Negotiator

Hotel~1983-  David Welch in  Till Death Do Us Part

Cagney & Lacey~1982-  Brian Cagney in  Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1

Foofur~1987 - voice characterizations

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder~1987 (mini) - Jones

Power, Passion and Murder~1987  -  Reginal Broderick

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson~1987 - Reginald Broderick

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story~1987 - Graham Mattison

Smoky Mountain Christmas, A~1986 - Video Director

Wildfire~1986 - (voice)  John/Prince Corran of Dar-Shan

Stark: Mirror Image~1986 - Kenneth Clayton

Children of Times Square, The~1986 -  Peter Roberts

A-Team, The~1983 - Laskov in  Trial By Fire

Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Tom Casselli in  Trial by Error

Cagney & Lacey~1982 - Brian Cagney in  Old Ghosts

St. Elsewhere~1982 - Col. Chuck Cochrane in:

     Watch the Skies

     Close Encounters

     Lost and Found in Space 

MacGyver~1985 - Lucien Trumbo in Trumbo's World 

Hardcastle and McCormick~1983-  Eddie Dawson in  Undercover McCormick

Picking Up the Pieces~1985  -  Dr. Eric Harding

After MASH~1983  -  Dr. Boyer (1984)

Sky's No Limit, The~1984  -  Col. Charlie King

Riptide~1984-  James Sutherland in  Catch a Fallen Star 

Hunter~1984-  Gus Trancus in  Hard Contract 

Dynasty~1981-  Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill in  The Note 

When Your Lover Leaves~1983  -  Joe Waterson

Deadly Lessons~1983  -  John Ferrar

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction~1983 - Bruce Neumann

Whiz Kids~1983 - in  Fatal Error

Dynasty~1981 - Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill in  The Bungalow

Dynasty~1981 - Detective Lieutenant Fred Merrill in  The Arrest

Facts of Life, The~1979 - Major Dorsey in  The Big Fight

Facts of Life, The~1979 - Major Dorsey in  The Academy

McClain's Law~1981 -  in  The Last Hero

Trapper John, M.D.~1979 - Dr. Langtry in  Victims

Knots Landing~1979 - Bill Medford in  Mistaken Motives

Gun in the House, A~1981 - Joe Cates

Yeagers, The~1980 

Mind Over Murder~1979 - Ben Kushing

Little Women~1979 - Prof. Freidrich Bhaer

Women in White~1979 (mini) - Dr. Mike Rayburn

Lou Grant~1977 - Mike Kessler in  Sports

Dallas~1978 - Garrison Arthur Gary Ewing

And I Alone Survived~1978 - Jay Fuller

Word, The~1978 (mini) - Tom Carey

Tom and Joann~1978 - Gabe, guest

Dark Secret of Harvest Home, The~1978 (mini) - Nick Constantine

Exo-Man~1977 - Nicholas Conrad

Kojak~1973 - Vincent Hackley in  Close Cover Before Killing

Another World~1974-1977  -  Dr. David 'Dave' Gilchrist

Secret Storm, The~1971-1974  -  Kevin Kincaid #2 

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story~1971 

Theatre

It Just Catches~2003 - Narrator...modeled on Ernest Hemingway (Cherry Lane Theatre , NY and The Montana Repertory Theatre, MT, also in Illinois)

Barrymore~2000 - Barrymore (Montana Repertory Theatre, MT)

Good Doctor, The~ - Narrator/Father (Advent Theatre, North Hollywood, CA)

Six Characters in Search of an Author~1995/6 - Father (American Repertory Theatre, MT & tour in Taiwan and Moscow)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?~1993/4 - (Cambridge Theatre Company, Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, MA )

Theatre Good~1984 -
Children of a Lesser God~1980-82 - James Leads (Longacre Theater, NY, NY)

A Soldier's Play~1982 - Captain Charles Taylor (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA)

Hide and Seek~1980 - Richard Crawford (Belasco Theater, NY, NY)

Isadora Sleeps with the Russian Navy~1977 - Author (American Place theatre, NY, NY)

Hamlet~1975/6 - Rosencrantz (Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York, NY)

Catch-22~1975/6 - (Hartman Theatre Company, Stamford, CT)

Full Circle~1973/4 - Captain Korovkin (also: understudy for Rohde) (ANTA Playhouse - August Wilson Theater, NY, NY)

Unlikely Heroes: Defender of the Faith/Eli the Fanatic~1971 - The Man/Sgt.Nathan Marx (Plymouth Theater, NY, NY)
Play~1971 -  (Yale Repertory Theatre, )

Story Theatre~1968 - in following plays (all at Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT and for NET TV): 

     The Golden Goose

     The Blue Light

     The Clever Gretel 

     The Goose Girl

     The Bremen Town Musicians

You Can't Take It With You~1966 - Tony (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA)

Theatre Director

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change~2004 (Whitefish Theatre Company, Kalispell, MT)

Cabaret~2002 (Flathead Valley Community Theatre, Kalispell, MT)

Theatre Producer

Songs for a New World~2003/4

Art~2003/4

Radio

Star Wars: A New Hope -Radio Drama~1981 - voice of Wedge Antilles and Fixer

Audio Books

Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time~ - reader

How to be More Interesting~2001 - reader

Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship~1996 - reader

Staying Street Smart in the Internet Age~2000 - Narrator

Never Wrestle with a Pig: And Ninety Other Ideas to Build Your Business~2000 - reader

Market-Driven Management: Using the New Marketing Concept to Create a Customer-Oriented Company~1997 - reader

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals~1995 - Narrator

Morning, Noon and Night~1995 - reader

Soaring With the Phoenix: Renewing the Vision, Reviving the Spirit, and Recreating the Success of Your Company~1999 - reader

Abuse of Power~1997 - reader (see Actor Connections - Audio Books)

The Portable MBA in Economics: Insights from the Experts at the Best Business Schools: Shows How to Apply Economics to Business Decision Making~1999 - reader

Personal and Interpersonal Frameworks~ - reader

At Any Cost: Jack Welch, General Electric and the Pursuit of Profit~1998 - reader

The Titanic Disaster Hearings: The Official Transcripts of the 1912 Investigation~1998 - Narrator

Hi Lo to Hollywood: A Max Evans Reader~1999 - reader

More of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time~1997 - reader

Greatest Mysteries of All Time~1997 - reader (see Actor Connections - Audio Books)

New Thinking for the New Millenium~2001 - reader

The Starr Report: Substantial and Credible Information~1998 - reader

Soaring With the Phoenix: Renewing the Vision, Reviving the Spirit, and Re-Creating the Success of Your Company~2003

Deadlines and Datelines~2001 - reader

Die Hard with a Vengance~1995 - reader

Market-Driven Management : Using the New Marketing Concept to Create a Customer-Oriented Company~1997 - reader

Awards, Honors and Nominations

Audie Awards

Rec'd 1999 Best Multi-voiced Presentation for Titanic Disaster (shared)

Miscellany

Founder of the Alpine Theatre Project in Montana

Member, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, and Actors Equity Assn.

1998 Recipient of William & Eva Fox Foundation Fellowship for Advanced Study

Was a charter member of the Yale Repertory Theatre

Spent six years with the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, MA