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David McCullough

David McCullough

Actor · 1933–2022

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Biography

David Gaub McCullough (July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood (1968), and he wrote nine more on such topics as Harry S. Truman, John Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Panama Canal, and the Wright brothers. McCullough also narrated numerous documentaries, such as The Civil War by Ken Burns, as well as the 2003 film Seabiscuit, and he hosted the PBS television documentary series American Experience for twelve years. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize–winning books—Truman and John Adams.—were adapted by HBO into a TV film and a miniseries, respectively.

Acted in 2

1990s

  1. 1994

    Midnight Ramble

    Introduction

Wrote 4

2000s

  1. 2008

    John Adams

    Book

    82

1990s

  1. 1995

    Truman

    Author

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Congress

    Writer

  2. 1981

    Brooklyn Bridge

    Script Consultant

Appearances31

2010s

  1. 2017

    California Typewriter

    Self

    79

  2. The Words That Built America

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    59
  3. 2014

    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    Self - Historian · 7 episodes

  4. 2010

    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole

    Self

2000s

  1. 2008

    David McCullough: Painting with Words

    Self

  2. 2003

    Seabiscuit

    Narrator

    73
  3. 2001

    Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

    Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes

  4. 2000

    Napoleon

    Narrator

  5. Napoleon

    Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes

1990s

  1. 1999

    New York

    Self - Commentator · 3 episodes

  2. Rescue at Sea

    Narrator

  3. 1997

    New York Underground

    Self - Host

  4. 1996

    The Daily Show

    Self · 1 episode

    78

  5. The Wright Stuff

    Self - Host

  6. The Battle Over Citizen Kane

    Self - Host of The American Experience

  7. 1994

    FDR

    Narrator · 2 episodes

  8. D-Day Remembered

    Self - Narrator

  9. 1993

    The Hurricane of '38

    Narrator (voice)

  10. Ike

    Narrator (voice)

  11. 1992

    George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

    Host

  12. The Donner Party

    Narrator (voice)

  13. 1991

    LBJ

    Narrator

  14. American Experience: LBJ

    Self · 4 episodes

  15. 1990

    The Civil War

    Narrator (voice) · 9 episodes

    87

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Congress

    Self - Writer / Narrator

  2. 1988

    American Experience

    Narrator (voice), Self - Host · 14 episodes

    80
  3. 1985

    The Statue of Liberty

    Self - Historian / Narrator

    72

  4. Huey Long

    Narrator (voice)

  5. 1984

    The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

    Narrator (voice)

  6. 1981

    Brooklyn Bridge

    Self - Narrator (voice)