John Cullum

John Cullum

Acting
Born Mar 02, 1930
From Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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

The Day After
6.8

The Day After

Jim Dahlberg
All Good Things
6.1

All Good Things

Richard Panatierre
The Conspirator
6.6

The Conspirator

Justice Wylie
Before We Go
6.7

Before We Go

Harry
Kill Your Darlings
7.0

Kill Your Darlings

Professor Steeves
Hawaii
6.3

Hawaii

Immanuel Quigley
Adult World
6.1

Adult World

Stan
The Notorious Bettie Page
6.3

The Notorious Bettie Page

Preacher in Nashville
Christine
6.9

Christine

Bob Andersen
Jungleland
6.4

Jungleland

Yates

Filmography — Acting

The Day After
6.8
1983

The Day After

Jim Dahlberg
All Good Things
6.1
2010

All Good Things

Richard Panatierre
The Conspirator
6.6
2011

The Conspirator

Justice Wylie
Before We Go
6.7
2014

Before We Go

Harry
Kill Your Darlings
7.0
2013

Kill Your Darlings

Professor Steeves
Hawaii
6.3
1966

Hawaii

Immanuel Quigley
Adult World
6.1
2014

Adult World

Stan
The Notorious Bettie Page
6.3
2006

The Notorious Bettie Page

Preacher in Nashville
Christine
6.9
2016

Christine

Bob Andersen
Jungleland
6.4
2020

Jungleland

Yates
The Night Listener
5.5
2006

The Night Listener

Pap Noone
1776
6.8
1972

1776

Edward Rutledge (SC)
Love Is Strange
6.3
2014

Love Is Strange

Father Raymond
Held Up
5.8
1999

Held Up

Jack
Marie: A True Story
5.7
1985

Marie: A True Story

Deputy Attorney General
Shootdown
5.4
1988

Shootdown

Robert Allardyce
Sweet Country
4.4
1987

Sweet Country

Ben
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.1
2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)
Inherit the Wind
6.2
1999

Inherit the Wind

Judge Merle Coffey
Kilimanjaro
4.8
2013

Kilimanjaro

Milton
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.4
2003

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Other Voices (voice)
Money, Power, Murder.
3.8
1989

Money, Power, Murder.

Rev. Endicott
Hamlet
6.5
1964

Hamlet

Laertes
The Historian
3.3
2014

The Historian

Brigston Hadley
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
8.0
1978

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mr. Jamison
Urinetown
7.7
2001

Urinetown

Caldwell B. Cladwell
The Man Without a Country
6.5
1973

The Man Without a Country

Aaron Burr
Ricochet River
5.0
2001

Ricochet River

Link Curren
Androcles and the Lion
1967

Androcles and the Lion

Roman Captain
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
10.0
2010

Lafayette: The Lost Hero

Self - Narrator
The Act
2.4
1984

The Act

The President
Simchas and Sorrows
3.0
2022

Simchas and Sorrows

Nate
The Prodigal
8.0
1983

The Prodigal

Elton Stuart
All the Way Home
6.5
1963

All the Way Home

Andrew
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
7.3
2013

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

The Starkeeper
The Secret Life of Algernon
4.0
1997

The Secret Life of Algernon

Algernon Pendleton
John Cullum: An Accidental Star
2021

John Cullum: An Accidental Star

Self
The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
1966

The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner

Self
The Acolyte
2021

The Acolyte

Arch Pontifex
Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences
1982

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

Carl Sandburg
Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons
6.0
2005

Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons

Narrator

Filmography — Crew

The Secret Life of Algernon

The Secret Life of Algernon

Writer