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John Cullum
- Born
- (age 96)
- Birthplace
- Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Credits
- 66 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
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7.6
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The Blacklist
6.7
Movie
Before We Go
8.1
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Mad Men
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Movie
Kill Your Darlings
6.1
Movie
All Good Things
7.8
TV
ER
7.5
TV
30 Rock
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Quantum Leap
7.6
TV
The Middle
7.3
TV
Law & Order
7.6
TV
The Good Wife
7.1
TV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
6.6
Movie
The Conspirator
7.7
TV
Roswell
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Prodigal Son
6.8
Movie
The Day After
6.9
Movie
Christine
Acting credits 66
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Simchas and Sorrows Film | Nate |
| 2021 | The Acolyte Film | Arch Pontifex |
| 2021 | John Cullum: An Accidental Star Film | Self |
| 2020 | Jungleland Film | Yates |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son TV | Logan Zeiger (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Christine Film | Bob Andersen |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV | Daddy's Daddy (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Historian Film | Brigston Hadley |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary TV | Senator Beau Carpenter, Seantor Beau Carpenter (3 ep) |
| 2014 | Before We Go Film | Harry |
| 2014 | Love Is Strange Film | Father Raymond |
| 2014 | Adult World Film | Stan |
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings Film | Professor Steeves |
| 2013 | The Blacklist TV | Ted King (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center Film | The Starkeeper |
| 2013 | Kilimanjaro Film | Milton |
| 2011 | The Conspirator Film | Justice Wylie |
| 2010 | All Good Things Film | Richard Panatierre |
| 2010 | Lafayette: The Lost Hero Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2009 | The Middle TV | Big Mike (9 ep) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife TV | Cardinal James (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie TV | Wally (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Damages TV | Ed O'Malley (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Mad Men TV | Lee Garner, Sr. (2 ep) |
| 2006 | 30 Rock TV | Mysterious Man (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Notorious Bettie Page Film | Preacher in Nashville |
| 2006 | The Night Listener Film | Pap Noone |
| 2005 | Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons Film | Narrator |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Film | Other Voices (voice) |
| 2003 | Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Film | Other Voices (voice) |
| 2001 | Ricochet River Film | Link Curren |
| 1999 | Held Up Film | Jack |
| 1999 | Roswell TV | James Valenti Sr. (2 ep) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV | Barry Moredock (11 ep) |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind Film | Judge Merle Coffey |
| 1998 | The Magnificent Seven TV | Reverend Owen Mosley (1 ep) |
| 1997 | The Secret Life of Algernon Film | Algernon Pendleton |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel TV | Mark Twain (1 ep) |
| 1994 | ER TV | David Greene (15 ep) |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Harold Dorning, Bernard Powell, Sr. (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure TV | Holling Vincoeur (110 ep) |
| 1989 | Money, Power, Murder. Film | Rev. Endicott |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap TV | John O'Malley / Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Shootdown Film | Robert Allardyce |
| 1987 | Sweet Country Film | Ben |
| 1985 | Marie: A True Story Film | Deputy Attorney General |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire TV | (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Equalizer TV | Stuart Cane, Judge Howard Tainey (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The Act Film | The President |
| 1983 | The Day After Film | Jim Dahlberg |
| 1983 | The Prodigal Film | Elton Stuart |
| 1982 | Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences Film | Carl Sandburg |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Self / Carl Sandburg (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Film | Mr. Jamison |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry TV | Mr. Jamison (3 ep) |
| 1973 | The Man Without a Country Film | Aaron Burr |
| 1972 | 1776 Film | Edward Rutledge (SC) |
| 1971 | Great Performances TV | Walter, Self, Lawyer Royall (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Outcasts TV | (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Androcles and the Lion Film | Roman Captain |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | John Cullum: An Accidental Star Film | Idea |
| 1997 | The Secret Life of Algernon Film | Writer |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap TV | Director (1 ep) |