David McCullough
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 July 1933
- Died
- 7 August 2022
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
Acting 32
- 2017California Typewriter as Self
- 2017The Words That Built America as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017Burden of Genius as Self – Author, Historian
- 2010The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole as Self
- 2008David McCullough: Painting with Words as Self
- 2003Seabiscuit: Racing Through History as Self
- 2003Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend as Self
- 2003Seabiscuit as Narrator
- 2003'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend as Self
- 2000Napoleon as Narrator
- 1999Rescue at Sea as Narrator
- 1998America 1900 as Narrator
- 1997Truman as Self
- 1997New York Underground as Self - Host
- 1996The Wright Stuff as Self - Host
- 1996The Battle Over Citizen Kane as Self - Host of The American Experience
- 1995Chicago 1968 as Self - Host
- 1994Midnight Ramble as Introduction
- 1994FDR as Narrator
- 1994D-Day Remembered as Self - Narrator
- 1993The Hurricane of '38 as Narrator (voice)
- 1993Ike as Narrator (voice)
- 1992George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King as Host
- 1992The Donner Party as Narrator (voice)
- 1991LBJ as Narrator
- 1989The Congress as Self - Writer / Narrator
- 1989The World That Moses Built as Narrator
- 1986The Wyeths: A Father and His Family as Self
- 1985The Statue of Liberty as Self - Historian / Narrator
- 1985Huey Long as Narrator (voice)
- 1984The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God as Narrator (voice)
- 1981Brooklyn Bridge as Self - Narrator (voice)
Writing 4
- 1995Truman · author
- 1989The Congress · writer
- 1986The Wyeths: A Father and His Family · writer
- 1981Brooklyn Bridge · script consultant