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