David McCullough
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
American Experience
Self - Host
1988
Series
The Civil War
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
Seabiscuit
Narrator
2003
Series
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Self - Historian
2014
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Series
New York: A Documentary Film
Self - Commentator
1999
Film
California Typewriter
Self
2017
Film
The Donner Party
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
FDR
Narrator
1994
Burden of Genius
Self – Author, Historian
2017
Film
David McCullough: Painting with Words
Self
2008
Film
Napoleon
Narrator
2000
Film
Brooklyn Bridge
Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
Series
Napoleon
Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
Self
2003
Film
The Statue of Liberty
Self - Historian / Narrator
1985
Truman
Self
1997
Film
Huey Long
Narrator (voice)
1985
Film
The Congress
Self - Writer / Narrator
1989
Film
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self - Host of The American Experience
1996
Film
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Narrator (voice)
1984
Film
The Wright Stuff
Self - Host
1996
America 1900
Narrator
1998
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
Self
2003
Film
Ike
Narrator (voice)
1993
Chicago 1968
Self - Host
1995
Film
New York Underground
Self - Host
1997
Smithsonian World
Self - Host
1984
Film
D-Day Remembered
Self - Narrator
1994
Rescue at Sea
Narrator
1999
Film
Midnight Ramble
Introduction
1994
Film
The Hurricane of '38
Narrator (voice)
1993
Film
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Host
1992
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
Self
2003
The World That Moses Built
Narrator
1989
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
Self
1986
Film
LBJ
Narrator
1991
Film
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
Self
2010