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John Cullum

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 2, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Biography

John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. He is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time winner, both for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (Shenandoah in 1975 and On the Twentieth Century in 1978). On screen, Cullum is best known for his starring role as tavern owner Holling Vincoeur in Northern Exposure (1990 - 1995), which earned him an Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles on ER, Law & Order: SVU, The Middle, and Madam Secretary. His film appearances include Hawaii (1966), 1776 (1972), All Good Things (2010), Kill Your Darlings (2013), Before We Go (2014), and Christine (2016).

Known For

Acting
2022Simchas and SorrowsNate
2021The AcolyteArch Pontifex
2021John Cullum: An Accidental StarSelf
2020JunglelandYates
2019Prodigal SonLogan Zeiger
2016ChristineBob Andersen
2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDaddy's Daddy
2014Adult WorldStan
2014The HistorianBrigston Hadley
2014Before We GoHarry
2014Love Is StrangeFather Raymond
2014Madam SecretarySenator Beau Carpenter
2014Madam SecretarySeantor Beau Carpenter
2013KilimanjaroMilton
2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterThe Starkeeper
2013Kill Your DarlingsProfessor Steeves
2013The BlacklistTed King
2011The ConspiratorJustice Wylie
2010All Good ThingsRichard Panatierre
2010Lafayette: The Lost HeroSelf - Narrator
2009The MiddleBig Mike
2009The Good WifeCardinal James
2007Mad MenLee Garner, Sr.
2007DamagesEd O'Malley
2006The Night ListenerPap Noone
2006The Notorious Bettie PagePreacher in Nashville
200630 RockMysterious Man
2005Secrets of Angels, Demons and MasonsNarrator
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)
2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripOther Voices (voice)
2001Ricochet RiverLink Curren
2001UrinetownCaldwell B. Cladwell
1999Held UpJack
1999Inherit the WindJudge Merle Coffey
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBarry Moredock
1999RoswellJames Valenti Sr.
1998The Magnificent SevenReverend Owen Mosley
1997The Secret Life of AlgernonAlgernon Pendleton
1994ERDavid Greene
1994Touched by an AngelMark Twain
1990Northern ExposureHolling Vincoeur
1990Law & OrderHarold Dorning
1990Law & OrderBernard Powell, Sr.
1989Money, Power, Murder.Rev. Endicott
1989Quantum LeapJohn O'Malley / Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote
1988ShootdownRobert Allardyce
1987Sweet CountryBen
1985Marie: A True StoryDeputy Attorney General
1985Spenser: For Hire
1985The EqualizerStuart Cane
1985The EqualizerJudge Howard Tainey
1984The ActThe President
1983The Day AfterJim Dahlberg
1983The ProdigalElton Stuart
1982Carl Sandburg: Echoes and SilencesCarl Sandburg
1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryMr. Jamison
1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryMr. Jamison
1973The Man Without a CountryAaron Burr
19721776Edward Rutledge (SC)
1971Great PerformancesWalter
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1971Great PerformancesLawyer Royall
1968The Outcasts
1967Androcles and the LionRoman Captain
1966HawaiiImmanuel Quigley
1966The Lyrics of Alan Jay LernerSelf
1964HamletLaertes
1963All the Way HomeAndrew
1956The Edge of Night
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer
Directing
1989Quantum LeapDirector
Writing
2021John Cullum: An Accidental StarIdea
1997The Secret Life of AlgernonWriter