- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 7, 1933
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- August 7, 2022
David McCullough
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 mini…
Filmography
movieCalifornia Typewriter
2017 · Self
movieThe Words That Built America
2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Burden of Genius
movieBurden of Genius
2017 · Self – Author, Historian
tvThe Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014 · Self - Historian
movieThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
2010 · Self
movieDavid McCullough: Painting with Words
2008 · Self
tvJohn Adams
2008 · Book
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
movieSeabiscuit: Racing Through History
2003 · Self
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
movieWinners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003 · Self
movieSeabiscuit
2003 · Narrator
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
movie'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
2003 · Self
movieNapoleon
2000 · Narrator
tvNapoleon
2000 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvNew York: A Documentary Film
1999 · Self - Commentator
Rescue at Sea
movieRescue at Sea
1999 · Narrator
America 1900
movieAmerica 1900
1998 · Narrator
Truman
movieTruman
1997 · Self
movieNew York Underground
1997 · Self - Host
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieThe Wright Stuff
1996 · Self - Host
movieThe Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996 · Self - Host of The American Experience
Chicago 1968
movieChicago 1968
1995 · Self - Host
movieTruman
1995 · Author
movieMidnight Ramble
1994 · Introduction
movieFDR
1994 · Narrator
movieD-Day Remembered
1994 · Self - Narrator
movieThe Hurricane of '38
1993 · Narrator (voice)
movieIke
1993 · Narrator (voice)
movieGeorge Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
1992 · Host
movieThe Donner Party
1992 · Narrator (voice)
movieLBJ
1991 · Narrator
tvThe Civil War
1990 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Congress
1989 · Self - Writer / Narrator
The World That Moses Built
movieThe World That Moses Built
1989 · Narrator
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Narrator (voice), Self - Host
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
movieThe Wyeths: A Father and His Family
1986 · Self, Writer
movieThe Statue of Liberty
1985 · Self - Historian / Narrator
movieHuey Long
1985 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984 · Narrator (voice)
Smithsonian World
tvSmithsonian World
1984 · Self - Host
movieBrooklyn Bridge
1981 · Self - Narrator (voice), Script Consultant
tv60 Minutes
1968 · Self