John Cullum

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).

Filmography (66 Appearances)

Simchas and Sorrows

2022

The Acolyte

2021

John Cullum: An Accidental Star

2021

Jungleland

2020

Prodigal Son

2019

Christine

2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

The Historian

2014

Madam Secretary

2014

Before We Go

2014

Love Is Strange

2014

Adult World

2014

Kill Your Darlings

2013

The Blacklist

2013

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

2013

Kilimanjaro

2013

The Conspirator

2011

All Good Things

2010

Lafayette: The Lost Hero

2010

The Middle

2009

The Good Wife

2009

Nurse Jackie

2009

Damages

2007

Mad Men

2007

30 Rock

2006

The Notorious Bettie Page

2006

The Night Listener

2006

Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons

2005

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003

Ricochet River

2001

Held Up

1999

Roswell

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Inherit the Wind

1999

The Magnificent Seven

1998

The Secret Life of Algernon

1997

Touched by an Angel

1994

ER

1994

Law & Order

1990

Northern Exposure

1990

Money, Power, Murder.

1989

Quantum Leap

1989

Shootdown

1988

Sweet Country

1987

Marie: A True Story

1985

Spenser: For Hire

1985

The Equalizer

1985

The Act

1984

The Day After

1983

The Prodigal

1983

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

1982

American Playhouse

1982

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

1978

The Man Without a Country

1973

1776

1972

Great Performances

1971

The Outcasts

1968

Androcles and the Lion

1967

Hawaii

1966

The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner

1966

Hamlet

1964

All the Way Home

1963 Debut

The Edge of Night

1956

Tony Awards

1956
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