John Cullum

John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. 

Early life
Cullum was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He studied at the University of Tennessee.

Career
Cullum's career began in 1960 in a debut role in the musical Camelot.

He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including On the Twentieth Century (1978) and Shenandoah (1975), winning the Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each."Biography", filmreference.com, retrieved January 24, 2010 

He played Holling Vincoeur on the television drama series Northern Exposure (6 seasons). It earned him an Emmy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. He was featured in fifteen episodes of the NBC television series ER as Mark Greene's father. He was the farmer in the landmark television drama The Day After. 

He has made multiple guest appearances on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as attorney, now judge, Barry Moredock, and appeared as Big Mike in several episodes of The Middle.

Recently, Cullum appeared in Casa Valentina (2014), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) and in Christine (2016).

In 1975, he won a Drama Desk Award.

Personal life
Cullum was married to Emily Frankel from 1959 until her death in 2024. They have one son, JD Cullum (John David Cullum), who is also an actor.

References

Other websites


 John Cullum fansite 
 Star File: John Cullum

Category:Drama Desk Award winners
Category:Tony Award winning actors
Category:1930 births
Category:Living people
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:Actors from Knoxville, Tennessee
Category:Singers from Knoxville, Tennessee