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.
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Birthday: May 30, 1940
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Dark Angel
1990-01-26
Dark Angel
Overview: Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-26
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The Sound of Murder
1984-09-18
The Sound of Murder
Overview: The wife of a cynical children's author and her navy man lover decide to murder him because he won't give her a divorce. Their plan is so diabolically complicated it just might work, but the wife has second thoughts.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-18
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Wrestling with God
1990-01-01
Wrestling with God
Overview: Wrestling with God is the true story of Alexander Campbell, a man whose conscience came into conflict with the accepted religious precepts of his time, and the struggle and resentment he endured as a result.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Love, Cheat & Steal
1993-12-05
Love, Cheat & Steal
Overview: Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her former boyfriend to jail by setting him up. Reno Adams has lost seven years of his life in Jail and wants revenge. After escaping, he tracks Lauren down and intends to make her and her husband's life a living hell.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-05
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The Mountain Men
1980-06-01
The Mountain Men
Overview: The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.
Genres: Adventure Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-01
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Deadly Lessons
1983-03-07
Deadly Lessons
Overview: A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-07
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Stop at Nothing
1991-12-03
Stop at Nothing
Overview: An ex-prosecutor takes a bodyguard job protecting a girl from a mother who has lost custody. The father was accused of sexually abusing the daughter but the evidence was dismissed. Who's lying?
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-03
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The Nativity
1987-01-01
The Nativity
Overview: The Nativity is seen through the eyes of three young visitors from the 20th century who are transported back through time to the Holy City
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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And I Alone Survived
1978-11-27
And I Alone Survived
Overview: Based on a true story, this tells the story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and her struggle to get to safety despite her injuries, below-freezing temperatures and rough, and at times impassable, terrain.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-27
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The Children of Times Square
1986-03-03
The Children of Times Square
Overview: An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-03
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A Gun in the House
1981-02-11
A Gun in the House
Overview: A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is doggedly prosecuted by the district attorney, bent on making an example of her case.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-11
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History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
1998-06-01
History's Mysteries: The Enduring Mysteries of Stonehenge
Overview: For 5,000 years the sacred site of Stonehenge has stood on the plain of Salisbury, a silent witness to the world's history. Though the elements have taken their toll on the giant stones that comprise the prehistoric circle, a myriad of mysteries remain. Who built Stonehenge? Was it the Druids or Merlin the Magician? Why was it built? Was it a landing pad for UFO's? An altar for human sacrifices? An astronomical computer? Modern Technology, combined with the sciences of anthropology, archaeology astronomy have provided us with a glimpse of the life...and death of the Stonehenge people. Via interviews with world-famous archaeologist and Stonehenge experts we will explore many of the lingering mysteries that have enchanted and enthralled us for 5 millennia.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-01
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The Fear Inside
1992-08-09
The Fear Inside
Overview: An agoraphobic children's book illustrator is trapped inside her home by two young psychos-in-love, who terrorize her. It is only when her young son is threatened that she manages to overcome her paralyzing fears and attempt to leave her home to save him...
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-09
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No Strings Attached
1997-08-27
No Strings Attached
Overview: A renowned journalist becomes a suspect in a series of murders after he becomes intimately involved with a mysterious woman. In an attempt to clear his name, he tries to find a connection between his lover and the increasing number of dead bodies.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-27
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Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
1971-12-31
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Overview: Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-31
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Breaking the Silence
1992-01-14
Breaking the Silence
Overview: Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his own mother.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-14
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Exo-Man
1977-06-18
Exo-Man
Overview: A professor, who has been paralyzed in an attack by mob hitmen, builds a suit that enables him to walk and fight crime.
Genres: Action Science Fiction TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-18
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Memories of Me
1988-09-28
Memories of Me
Overview: After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-28
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Mind Over Murder
1979-10-23
Mind Over Murder
Overview: A young woman with precognition realizes she is being stalked by a killer -- a mass murderer she previously had used her psychic powers to identify to the skeptical police.
Genres: Thriller Horror Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-23
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Picking Up the Pieces
1985-10-22
Picking Up the Pieces
Overview: A sheltered wife of a surgeon suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of a messy divorce.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-22
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Against the Wall
1994-03-26
Against the Wall
Overview: In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-26
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A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986-12-14
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Overview: A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.
Genres: Music Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-14
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The Best Bar in America
2013-02-21
The Best Bar in America
Overview: A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West. Riding a 1960 BMW R60/2, the journey leads Sanders from the red rock deserts of Arizona and Utah north to the mountains of Montana. With help of fellow traveler and sage, Northway and a variety of other colorful characters along the way, Sanders gets learns the way of the road and the zen of the bar.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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When Your Lover Leaves
1983-10-31
When Your Lover Leaves
Overview: Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work out, she decides she must first do something to please herself.
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-31
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Dead On
1994-10-01
Dead On
Overview: In an erotic update of "Strangers on a Train", airline pilot Ted Beaumont and his lover, Erin Davenport, scheme to rid themselves of their respective spouses. Ted's wife disappears mysteriously and thinking that all is proceeding well, he plans an elaborate scheme to kill Erin's husband. However all is not as it seems.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-01
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Amityville: The Haunting
2000-10-30
Amityville: The Haunting
Overview: A two-part documentary of the infamous haunted house on Long Island that inspired the motion picture "The Amityville Horror."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-30
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Amityville: Horror or Hoax
2000-10-31
Amityville: Horror or Hoax
Overview: Explores the controversy surrounding the supposed haunting of Amityville's most famous house.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-31
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Raven
1996-12-11
Raven
Overview: Martin Grant has been hiding for years to escape his past as a ruthless mercenary in the elite force Raven Team. He's recently been engaged and are trying to forget the nightmares of murder and betrayal. Martin was convinced, that he could escape... But no one escapes from the Raven Teams ruthless leader Raven. At least not alive. Raven is back with a new team to hunt down and eliminate Grant...
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-11
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In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
1998-01-01
In Search of History: Salem Witch Trials
Overview: In the late 1600s, more than 150 men and women were accused of being witches. After the infamous Salem Witch Trials, 19 people were hanged for their alleged crimes, and one person was pressed to death under heavy stones. This History Channel documentary travels back to one of America's darkest times and reveals startling facts about who the real accusers were and what the community did to make restitution to the loved ones of the dead.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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In Search of History - The Knights Templar
1997-11-12
In Search of History - The Knights Templar
Overview: The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon grew quickly into a powerful religious order - only to stand accused of devil worship. Were the Knights Templar betrayed by the Pope or their own greed?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-12
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Circus Freaks and Sideshows
2000-12-04
Circus Freaks and Sideshows
Overview: A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-04
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Story Theatre
1969-11-28
Story Theatre
Overview: Brothers Grimm tales like "The Golden Goose," "The Bremen Town Musicians" and "The Blue Light" come to life in this stripped-down stage production, which forgoes elaborate sets and costumes in favor of creative acting techniques and storytelling.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-28
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Hell Hath No Fury
1991-03-04
Hell Hath No Fury
Overview: A woman is simultaneously framed for the murder of her husband and terrorized by the deranged woman who actually killed him.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-04
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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983-02-27
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
Overview: A 47 year old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-27
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Tom and Joann
1978-05-08
Tom and Joann
Overview: The story of Tom and Joann Hammil, a divorced couple who explore new relationships while maintaining their mutual affection a year after their sixteen-year marriage has ended. A sequel to Breaking Up (1978).
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-08
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The Sky's No Limit
1984-02-07
The Sky's No Limit
Overview: Story of the lives, loves and personal problems of three women astronaut candidates planning to be the first women in space.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-07
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Stark: Mirror Image
1986-05-14
Stark: Mirror Image
Overview: Sequel to the original movie about a hard-boiled Kansas City cop finds him tracking a colleague's killer to Las Vegas.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-14
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