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John Cullum

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John Cullum

Born March 2, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA33 films

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).

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Kill Your Darlings posterFirst watchKill Your Darlings20137.0as Professor SteevesA murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.View film

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Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 2022Simchas and SorrowsNate
  2. 2021The AcolyteArch Pontifex
  3. 2020JunglelandYates
  4. 2016ChristineBob Andersen
  5. 2014The HistorianBrigston Hadley
  6. 2014Before We GoHarry
  7. 2014Love Is StrangeFather Raymond
  8. 2014Adult WorldStan
  9. 2013Kill Your DarlingsProfessor Steeves
  10. 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterThe Starkeeper
  11. 2013KilimanjaroMilton
  12. 2011The ConspiratorJustice Wylie
  13. 2010All Good ThingsRichard Panatierre
  14. 2006The Notorious Bettie PagePreacher in Nashville
  15. 2006The Night ListenerPap Noone
  16. 2001Ricochet RiverLink Curren
  17. 1999Held UpJack
  18. 1999Inherit the WindJudge Merle Coffey
  19. 1997The Secret Life of AlgernonAlgernon Pendleton
  20. 1989Money, Power, Murder.Rev. Endicott
  21. 1988ShootdownRobert Allardyce
  22. 1987Sweet CountryBen
  23. 1985Marie: A True StoryDeputy Attorney General
  24. 1984The ActThe President
  25. 1983The Day AfterJim Dahlberg
  26. 1983The ProdigalElton Stuart
  27. 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryMr. Jamison
  28. 1973The Man Without a CountryAaron Burr
  29. 19721776Edward Rutledge (SC)
  30. 1967Androcles and the LionRoman Captain
  31. 1966HawaiiImmanuel Quigley
  32. 1964HamletLaertes
  33. 1963All the Way HomeAndrew