
John Cullum
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1930-03-02 (age 96)
- 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
TV Shows (25)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Barry Moredock

Law & Order
1990
as Harold Dorning / Bernard Powell, Sr.

The Blacklist
2013
as Ted King

The Good Wife
2009
as Cardinal James

ER
1994
as David Greene

Mad Men
2007
as Lee Garner, Sr.

The Middle
2009
as Big Mike

30 Rock
2006
as Mysterious Man

Quantum Leap
1989
as John O'Malley / Miguel de Cervantes / Don Quixote

Great Performances
1971
as Lawyer Royall / Walter / Self

Madam Secretary
2014
as Senator Beau Carpenter / Seantor Beau Carpenter

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Mark Twain

The Equalizer
1985
as Stuart Cane / Judge Howard Tainey

Damages
2007
as Ed O'Malley

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Nominee / Performer

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Daddy's Daddy

Northern Exposure
1990
as Holling Vincoeur

Roswell
1999
as James Valenti Sr.

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Wally

Prodigal Son
2019
as Logan Zeiger

Spenser: For Hire
1985

The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Reverend Owen Mosley

The Outcasts
1968

The Edge of Night
1956

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Mr. Jamison
Movies (40)

All Good Things
2010
as Richard Panatierre

Christine
2016
as Bob Andersen

Before We Go
2014
as Harry

The Conspirator
2011
as Justice Wylie

The Day After
1983
as Jim Dahlberg

The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Preacher in Nashville

Adult World
2014
as Stan

Kill Your Darlings
2013
as Professor Steeves

The Act
1984
as The President

1776
1972
as Edward Rutledge (SC)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Other Voices (voice)

Jungleland
2020
as Yates

Held Up
1999
as Jack

The Night Listener
2006
as Pap Noone

Hawaii
1966
as Immanuel Quigley

Love Is Strange
2014
as Father Raymond

Inherit the Wind
1999
as Judge Merle Coffey

All the Way Home
1963
as Andrew

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003
as Other Voices (voice)

Hamlet
1964
as Laertes

Marie: A True Story
1985
as Deputy Attorney General

Kilimanjaro
2013
as Milton

Ricochet River
2001
as Link Curren

Shootdown
1988
as Robert Allardyce

Sweet Country
1987
as Ben

The Prodigal
1983
as Elton Stuart

Money, Power, Murder.
1989
as Rev. Endicott

The Man Without a Country
1973
as Aaron Burr

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Mr. Jamison

The Historian
2014
as Brigston Hadley

The Secret Life of Algernon
1997
as Algernon Pendleton

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as The Starkeeper

Simchas and Sorrows
2022
as Nate

Lafayette: The Lost Hero
2010
as Self - Narrator

Androcles and the Lion
1967
as Roman Captain

The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner
1966
as Self

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences
1982
as Carl Sandburg

John Cullum: An Accidental Star
2021
as Self

The Acolyte
2021
as Arch Pontifex

Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons
2005
as Narrator
About John Cullum
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)… With 65 credits spanning from 1956 to 2022, John Cullum has appeared in 40 films and 25 TV shows.
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- All Good Things (2010) — as Richard Panatierre
- Christine (2016) — as Bob Andersen
- Before We Go (2014) — as Harry
- The Conspirator (2011) — as Justice Wylie
- The Day After (1983) — as Jim Dahlberg
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