David McCullough

Known For

Acting

Born

Jul 07, 1933

Died

Aug 07, 2022

Credits

43 titles

David McCullough

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

Filmography

2017

California Typewriter

Self

Movie
2017

The Words That Built America

Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017

Burden of Genius

Self – Author, Historian

Movie
2014

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Self - Historian

Tv
2010

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole

Self

Movie
2008

David McCullough: Painting with Words

Self

Movie
2008

John Adams

Book

Tv
2005

The Colbert Report

Tv
2003

Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

Self

Movie
2003

Seabiscuit: Racing Through History

Self

Movie
2003

Seabiscuit

Narrator

Movie
2003

'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

Self

Movie
2000

Napoleon

Narrator

Movie
2000

Napoleon

Self - Narrator (voice)

Tv
1999

New York: A Documentary Film

Self - Commentator

Tv
1999

Rescue at Sea

Narrator

Movie
1998

America 1900

Narrator

Movie
1997

Truman

Self

Movie
1997

New York Underground

Self - Host

Movie
1996

The Daily Show

Self

Tv
1996

The Wright Stuff

Self - Host

Movie
1996

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Self - Host of The American Experience

Movie
1995

Chicago 1968

Self - Host

Movie
1995

Truman

Author

Movie
1994

Midnight Ramble

Introduction

Movie
1994

FDR

Narrator

Movie
1994

D-Day Remembered

Self - Narrator

Movie
1993

The Hurricane of '38

Narrator (voice)

Movie
1993

Ike

Narrator (voice)

Movie
1992

George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

Host

Movie
1992

The Donner Party

Narrator (voice)

Movie
1991

LBJ

Narrator

Movie
1990

The Civil War

Narrator (voice)

Tv
1989

The Congress

Self - Writer / Narrator

Movie
1989

The World That Moses Built

Narrator

Movie
1988

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

Tv
1986

The Wyeths: A Father and His Family

Self

Movie
1985

The Statue of Liberty

Self - Historian / Narrator

Movie
1985

Huey Long

Narrator (voice)

Movie
1984

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Narrator (voice)

Movie
1984

Smithsonian World

Self - Host

Tv
1981

Brooklyn Bridge

Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
1968

60 Minutes

Self

Tv