Person
David McCullough
Acting · 1933–2022
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.
Known for
The Daily Show
Self
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
The Colbert Report
2005
60 Minutes
Self
New York: A Documentary Film
Self - Commentator
John Adams
Book
The Civil War
Narrator (voice)
Seabiscuit
Narrator
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Self - Historian
Brooklyn Bridge
Self - Narrator (voice)
Filmography
- 2017California TypewriterSelf
- 2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2017Burden of GeniusSelf – Author, Historian
- 2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistorySelf - Historian
- 2010The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie ColeSelf
- 2008David McCullough: Painting with WordsSelf
- 2008John AdamsBook
- 2005The Colbert Report
- 2003Seabiscuit: Racing Through HistorySelf
- 2003Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the LegendSelf
- 2003SeabiscuitNarrator
- 2003'Seabiscuit': The Making of a LegendSelf
- 2000NapoleonNarrator
- 2000NapoleonSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1999New York: A Documentary FilmSelf - Commentator
- 1999Rescue at SeaNarrator
- 1998America 1900Narrator
- 1997TrumanSelf
- 1997New York UndergroundSelf - Host
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1996The Wright StuffSelf - Host
- 1996The Battle Over Citizen KaneSelf - Host of The American Experience
- 1995Chicago 1968Self - Host
- 1995TrumanAuthor
- 1994Midnight RambleIntroduction
- 1994FDRNarrator
- 1994D-Day RememberedSelf - Narrator
- 1993The Hurricane of '38Narrator (voice)
- 1993IkeNarrator (voice)
- 1992George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be KingHost
- 1992The Donner PartyNarrator (voice)
- 1991LBJNarrator
- 1990The Civil WarNarrator (voice)
- 1989The CongressSelf - Writer / Narrator
- 1989The World That Moses BuiltNarrator
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
- 1986The Wyeths: A Father and His FamilySelf
- 1985The Statue of LibertySelf - Historian / Narrator
- 1985Huey LongNarrator (voice)
- 1984The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to GodNarrator (voice)
- 1984Smithsonian WorldSelf - Host
- 1981Brooklyn BridgeSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 196860 MinutesSelf
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