Portrait of David Ackroyd

Acting

David Ackroyd

Career

Active from 1969 to 2013, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Universe
The Universe
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Ackroyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Social Commentary
    4.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Erotic Thriller 2
  • Neo-Noir 2
  • Betrayal 2
  • Adultery 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Crime 2
  • Character Driven 2
  • Workplace Dynamics 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 69
The Best Bar in America
The Best Bar in America (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Northway

2000s

5 titles · average score 85
The Universe
The Universe (2007)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators
History's Mysteries: The True Story of Gladiators (2001)

as Narrator

Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Amityville: Horror or Hoax (2000)

as Narrator (Voice)

Amityville: The Haunting
Amityville: The Haunting (2000)

as Narrator (Voice)

Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Circus Freaks and Sideshows (2000)

as Narrator

1990s

21 titles · average score 56
Raven
Raven (1997)
GoodWatch score 34

as Bill Gilley

In Search of History
In Search of History (1996)

TV show · as Narrator

Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Anteus

Dead On
Dead On (1994)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dexter Davenport

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Jess Morell

Love, Cheat & Steal
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

as Tom Kerry

The Round Table
The Round Table (1992)

TV show

The Fear Inside
The Fear Inside (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

as Brandon Cole

Hell Hath No Fury
Hell Hath No Fury (1991)

as Stanley

Stop at Nothing
Stop at Nothing (1991)

as Agent Conroy

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

as Inspector Switzer

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Owner / Bus Driver (voice)

1980s

35 titles · average score 64
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Graham Mattison

The Children of Times Square
The Children of Times Square (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

as Peter Roberts

Wildfire
Wildfire (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lucien Trumbo

Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces (1985)

as Dr. Eric Harding

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Prosecutor Tom Casselli / Nate Parsons

Deadly Lessons
Deadly Lessons (1983)
GoodWatch score 54

as John Ferrar

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Major Laskov

When Your Lover Leaves
When Your Lover Leaves (1983)

as Joe Masterson

A Gun in the House
A Gun in the House (1981)

as Joe Cates

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

The Mountain Men
The Mountain Men (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

as Medicine Wolf

1970s

15 titles · average score 66
Mind Over Murder
Mind Over Murder (1979)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ben Kushing

Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Bill Medford

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Women in White
Women in White (1979)

TV show · as Dr. Mike Rayburn

Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Nick Constantine

And I Alone Survived
And I Alone Survived (1978)

as Jay Fuller

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Gary Ewing

Exo-Man
Exo-Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dr. Nicholas Conrad

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mike Kessler

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Vincent Hackley

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Reginald Broderick

1960s

2 titles · average score 42
Story Theatre
Story Theatre (1969)

as Ensemble Member

Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show