John Cullum

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-03-02 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

John Cullum

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).

Acting

1983

The Day After

as Jim Dahlberg

2006

The Night Listener

as Pap Noone

2021

The Acolyte

as Arch Pontifex

1966

Hawaii

as Immanuel Quigley

2010

All Good Things

as Richard Panatierre

1999

Held Up

as Jack

1963

1989

Money, Power, Murder.

as Rev. Endicott

2001

Ricochet River

as Link Curren

2013

Kilimanjaro

as Milton

1988

Shootdown

as Robert Allardyce

1983

The Prodigal

as Elton Stuart

2014

2014

The Historian

as Brigston Hadley

1984

The Act

as The President

1972

1776

as Edward Rutledge (SC)

2014

Before We Go

as Harry

2016

Christine

as Bob Andersen

2001

Urinetown

as Caldwell B. Cladwell

1985

Marie: A True Story

as Deputy Attorney General

2005

The Notorious Bettie Page

as Preacher in Nashville

1999

Inherit the Wind

as Judge Merle Coffey

2013

Kill Your Darlings

as Professor Steeves

1987

1997

The Secret Life of Algernon

as Algernon Pendleton

2014

Love Is Strange

as Father Raymond

1973

2020

Jungleland

as Yates

1967

Androcles and the Lion

as Roman Captain

2011

The Conspirator

as Justice Wylie

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