David McCullough
Actor
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.
Filmography
California Typewriter
as Self 2017
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience 1996
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice) 1981
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Historian / Narrator 1985
The Words That Built America
as Self - Narrator (voice) 2017
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice) 1992
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
as Narrator (voice) 1984
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice) 1985
FDR
as Narrator 1994
The Congress
as Self - Writer / Narrator 1989
David McCullough: Painting with Words
as Self 2008
Napoleon
as Narrator 2000
Midnight Ramble
as Introduction 1994
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
as Host 1992
LBJ
as Narrator 1991
The Hurricane of '38
as Narrator (voice) 1993