David McCullough
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Seabiscuit
2003
as Narrator
Brooklyn Bridge
1981
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
FDR
1994
as Narrator
Truman
1997
as Self
David McCullough: Painting with Words
2008
as Self
The Donner Party
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend
2003
as Self
California Typewriter
2017
as Self
The World That Moses Built
1989
as Narrator
The Statue of Liberty
1985
as Self - Historian / Narrator
Burden of Genius
2017
as Self – Author, Historian
The Congress
1989
as Self - Writer / Narrator
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
1984
as Narrator (voice)
'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend
2003
as Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996
as Self - Host of The American Experience
Seabiscuit: Racing Through History
2003
as Self
The Wright Stuff
1996
as Self - Host
Ike
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Chicago 1968
1995
as Self - Host