Acting · Born July 7, 1933
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.
MovieCalifornia Typewriter
2017
as Self
MovieThe Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Burden of Genius
2017
as Self – Author, Historian
TVThe Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Self - Historian
MovieThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole
2010
as Self
MovieDavid McCullough: Painting with Words
2008
as Self
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
2003
as Self
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003
as Self
MovieSeabiscuit
2003
as Narrator
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
2003
as Self
MovieNapoleon
2000
as Narrator
TVNapoleon
2000
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVNew York: A Documentary Film
1999
as Self - Commentator
Rescue at Sea
1999
as Narrator
America 1900
1998
as Narrator
Truman
1997
as Self
MovieNew York Underground
1997
as Self - Host
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieThe Wright Stuff
1996
as Self - Host
MovieThe Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996
as Self - Host of The American Experience
Chicago 1968
1995
as Self - Host
MovieMidnight Ramble
1994
as Introduction
MovieFDR
1994
as Narrator
MovieD-Day Remembered
1994
as Self - Narrator
MovieThe Hurricane of '38
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIke
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MovieGeorge Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
1992
as Host
MovieThe Donner Party
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLBJ
1991
as Narrator
TVThe Civil War
1990
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Congress
1989
as Self - Writer / Narrator
The World That Moses Built
1989
as Narrator
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
The Wyeths: A Father and His Family
1986
as Self
MovieThe Statue of Liberty
1985
as Self - Historian / Narrator
MovieHuey Long
1985
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984
as Narrator (voice)
Smithsonian World
1984
as Self - Host
MovieBrooklyn Bridge
1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV60 Minutes
1968
as Self
