
David McCullough
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 R...
Known For
Filmography
Burden of Genius
2017
as Self – Author, Historian

California Typewriter
2017
as Self

The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Self - Historian

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
2010
as Self

David McCullough: Painting with Words
2008
as Self

The Colbert Report
2005

Seabiscuit
2003
as Narrator
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
2003
as Self
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
2003
as Self
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003
as Self

Napoleon
2000
as Narrator

Napoleon
2000
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rescue at Sea
1999
as Narrator

New York
1999
as Self - Commentator
America 1900
1998
as Narrator

New York Underground
1997
as Self - Host
Truman
1997
as Self

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996
as Self - Host of The American Experience

The Wright Stuff
1996
as Self - Host

The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Chicago 1968
1995
as Self - Host

FDR
1994
as Narrator

Midnight Ramble
1994
as Introduction

D-Day Remembered
1994
as Self - Narrator

The Hurricane of '38
1993
as Narrator (voice)

Ike
1993
as Narrator (voice)

The Donner Party
1992
as Narrator (voice)

George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
1992
as Host

LBJ
1991
as Narrator

American Experience: LBJ
1991
as Self

The Civil War
1990
as Narrator (voice)

The Congress
1989
as Self - Writer / Narrator
The World That Moses Built
1989
as Narrator

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

American Experience
1988
as Self - Host
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
1986
as Self

The Statue of Liberty
1985
as Self - Historian / Narrator

Huey Long
1985
as Narrator (voice)

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984
as Narrator (voice)
Smithsonian World
1984
as Self - Host

Brooklyn Bridge
1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)

60 Minutes
1968
as Self