David McCullough

Acting·Jul 7, 1933

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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.

Film	Credit
California Typewriter2017 · Self	Self
The Words That Built America2017 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
BBurden of Genius2017 · Self – Author, Historian	Self – Author, Historian
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Featuring Natalie Cole2010 · Self	Self
David McCullough: Painting with Words2008 · Self	Self
SSeabiscuit: Racing Through History2003 · Self	Self
WWinners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend2003 · Self	Self
Seabiscuit2003 · Narrator	Narrator
''Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend2003 · Self	Self
Napoleon2000 · Narrator	Narrator
RRescue at Sea1999 · Narrator	Narrator
AAmerica 19001998 · Narrator	Narrator
TTruman1997 · Self	Self
New York Underground1997 · Self - Host	Self - Host
The Wright Stuff1996 · Self - Host	Self - Host
The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996 · Self - Host of The American Experience	Self - Host of The American Experience
CChicago 19681995 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Midnight Ramble1994 · Introduction	Introduction
FDR1994 · Narrator	Narrator
D-Day Remembered1994 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
The Hurricane of '381993 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Ike1993 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King1992 · Host	Host
The Donner Party1992 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
LBJ1991 · Narrator	Narrator
The Congress1989 · Self - Writer / Narrator, Writer	Self - Writer / Narrator, Writer
TThe World That Moses Built1989 · Narrator	Narrator
TThe Wyeths: A Father and His Family1986 · Self, Writer	Self, Writer
The Statue of Liberty1985 · Self - Historian / Narrator	Self - Historian / Narrator
Huey Long1985 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God1984 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Brooklyn Bridge1981 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)