Portrait of David Ackroyd

Acting

David Ackroyd

Titles
37movies42TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Universe
The Universe
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
David Ackroyd Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.7, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.9
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
TypeAllTV shows41Movies36
RoleAnyActing77Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1960s21970s151980s351990s202000s42010s1
GenreAnyDrama50TV Movie21Thriller11Crime11Comedy10Action & Adventure10Documentary8Animation5Family5Soap5Sci-Fi & Fantasy4Kids4Mystery4History4
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DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

2 titles
GoodWatch82
Poster for SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron

TV show · as Newscaster (voice)

Good

Score 70 to 79

19 titles
GoodWatch78
Poster for MacGyver

TV show · as Lucien Trumbo

GoodWatch77
Poster for Knots Landing

TV show · as Bill Medford

GoodWatch76
Poster for St. Elsewhere

TV show · as Chuck Cochrane

GoodWatch76
Poster for Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Nate Parsons / Prosecutor Tom Casselli

GoodWatch74
Poster for The A-Team

TV show · as Major Laskov

GoodWatch74
Poster for The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

TV show · as Nick Constantine

GoodWatch73
Poster for Highway to Heaven

TV show · as Commander Matthew Rogers

GoodWatch73
Poster for Dallas

TV show · as Gary Ewing

GoodWatch70
Poster for Hunter

TV show · as Gus Trancus

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Decent

Score 60 to 69

13 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for Memories of Me

as 1st Assistant Director

GoodWatch69
Poster for Cagney & Lacey

TV show · as Brian Cagney

GoodWatch67
Poster for Against the Wall

as William Kuntsler

GoodWatch65
Poster for Hardcastle and McCormick

TV show · as Eddie Dawson

GoodWatch61
Poster for AfterMASH

TV show · as Dr. Boyer

GoodWatch61
Poster for Dark Angel

as Inspector Switzer

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Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

13 titles
GoodWatch53
Poster for Walker, Texas Ranger

TV show · as Jess Morell

GoodWatch47
Poster for Exo-Man

as Dr. Nicholas Conrad

GoodWatch43
Poster for Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV show · as Dr. Marcus

GoodWatch37
Poster for Dead On

as Dexter Davenport

GoodWatch34
Poster for Raven

as Bill Gilley

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Not rated yet

30 titles
Poster for Picking Up the Pieces

as Dr. Eric Harding

Poster for Stop at Nothing

as Agent Conroy

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