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# John Cullum

Actor. Born 2 March 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 March 1930, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2016
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cullum, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1905269, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191633/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53085

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Christine*](https://film.one/film/christine.md) (68)

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## Biography

John Cullum is an American actor and singer. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee and began his career on stage, making his Broadway debut in Camelot (1960).

He won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, for Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), and received further nominations for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1966), Urinetown (2002) and 110 in the Shade (2007).

On screen, Cullum is known for playing Holling Vincoeur in the series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), for which he received an Emmy nomination, and for roles in films including 1776 (1972), All Good Things (2010), Kill Your Darlings (2013), Before We Go (2014) and Christine (2016). He has also appeared in recurring capacities on ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Middle.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Christine* (2016), Fi1m 68, as Bob Andersen — [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Simchas and Sorrows* (2022), as Nate
- *The Acolyte* (2021), as Arch Pontifex
- *John Cullum: An Accidental Star* (2021), Idea
- *Jungleland* (2020), as Yates
- *Prodigal Son* (2019), series, as Logan Zeiger
- *Christine* (2016), as Bob Andersen — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/christine.md)
- *Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt* (2015), series, as Daddy's Daddy — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt.md)
- *The Historian* (2014), as Brigston Hadley
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Senator Beau Carpenter, Seantor Beau Carpenter
- *Before We Go* (2014), as Harry
- *Love Is Strange* (2014), as Father Raymond
- *Adult World* (2014), as Stan
- *Kill Your Darlings* (2013), as Professor Steeves
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Ted King
- *Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center* (2013), as The Starkeeper
- *Kilimanjaro* (2013), as Milton
- *The Conspirator* (2011), as Justice Wylie
- *All Good Things* (2010), as Richard Panatierre
- *The Middle* (2009), series, as Big Mike
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Cardinal James — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Wally
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Ed O'Malley — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, as Lee Garner, Sr. — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Mysterious Man — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2006), as Preacher in Nashville
- *The Night Listener* (2006), as Pap Noone
- *Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons* (2005), as Narrator
- *Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson* (2004), as Other Voices (voice)
- *Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip* (2003), as Other Voices (voice)
- *Ricochet River* (2001), as Link Curren
- *Held Up* (1999), as Jack
- *Roswell* (1999), series, as James Valenti Sr.
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Barry Moredock
- *Inherit the Wind* (1999), as Judge Merle Coffey
- *The Magnificent Seven* (1998), series, as Reverend Owen Mosley
- *The Secret Life of Algernon* (1997), Algernon Pendleton, Writer
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Mark Twain
- *ER* (1994), series, as David Greene — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Harold Dorning, Bernard Powell, Sr.
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, as Holling Vincoeur
- *Money, Power, Murder.* (1989), as Rev. Endicott
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, John O'Malley / Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote, Director
- *Shootdown* (1988), as Robert Allardyce
- *Sweet Country* (1987), as Ben
- *Marie: A True Story* (1985), as Deputy Attorney General
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Acting
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Stuart Cane, Judge Howard Tainey
- *The Act* (1984), as The President
- *The Day After* (1983), as Jim Dahlberg
- *The Prodigal* (1983), as Elton Stuart
- *Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences* (1982), as Carl Sandburg
- *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry* (1978), series, as Mr. Jamison
- *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry* (1978), as Mr. Jamison
- *The Man Without a Country* (1973), as Aaron Burr
- *1776* (1972), as Edward Rutledge (SC)
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Lawyer Royall, Walter
- *The Outcasts* (1968), series, Acting
- *Androcles and the Lion* (1967), as Roman Captain
- *Hawaii* (1966), as Immanuel Quigley
- *Hamlet* (1964), as Laertes
- *All the Way Home* (1963), as Andrew
- *The Edge of Night* (1956), series, Acting

## Gallery

- ![John Cullum](https://film.one/media/person/164581/gallery-b82e3636c7ad.png) John Cullum — Author Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/John-Cullum_Volunteer-Yearbook-1953-p130.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Cullum](https://film.one/media/person/164581/gallery-3ddc143fdf92.jpg) John Cullum — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2002: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1978: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1975: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (won)
- Theatre World Award 1966: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1966: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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