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 miniseries, respectively.
Acting
Movie
Seabiscuit
as Narrator
2003
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
TV
The Civil War
as Narrator (voice)
1990
TV
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
TV
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
TV
American Experience
as Self - Host
1988
TV
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Self - Historian
2014
Movie
California Typewriter
as Self
2017
Movie
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self - Host of The American Experience
1996
Movie
Brooklyn Bridge
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981
Movie
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Historian / Narrator
1985
Movie
The Words That Built America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Movie
The Donner Party
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Movie
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
as Narrator (voice)
1984
Movie
Huey Long
as Narrator (voice)
1985
Movie
FDR
as Narrator
1994
Movie
The Congress
as Self - Writer / Narrator
1989
Movie
Napoleon
as Narrator
2000
Movie
Midnight Ramble
as Introduction
1994
Movie
David McCullough: Painting with Words
as Self
2008
Movie
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
as Host
1992
TV
New York: A Documentary Film
as Self - Commentator
1999
Movie
The Wright Stuff
as Self - Host
1996
