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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Judy Cornwell to Howard Da Silva
John Cullum Biography (1930-)
Born March 2, 1930, in Knoxville, TN; father, a banker; married Emily Frankel(a dancer, choreographer, playwright, and novelist), 1959; children: John David (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Jeff Berger, Writers and Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024-6095.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, singer
- Birth Details
- March 2, 1930
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Pa Thatcher, The Doctors, NBC, 1963
- David Gideon, The Edge of Night, 1966-1967
- Artie Duncan, One Life to Live, 1969
- Henry Carliner, Buck James (also known as Heart of Texas),ABC, 1987
- Holling Gustaf Vincoeur, Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990
- Judge Barnes, All My Children, ABC, 1997
- Robert McGrail, To Have and to Hold, CBS, 1998
- David Greene, ER, NBC, 1999-2000
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Movies
- Aaron Burr, The Man without a Country, ABC, 1973
- Jamison, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, ABC, 1978
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Summer, 1980
- Jim Dahlberg, The Day After, ABC, 1984
- Robert Allardyce, Shootdown, NBC, 1988
- Reverend Eugene Endicott, Money, Power, Murder (also known as Dead Air), CBS, 1989
- Fred Mitchell, With a Vengeance, CBS, 1992
- Judge Merle Coffey, Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1999
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Episodic
- "The Merry-Go-Round Murder," The Defenders, 1965
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You Are There, CBS, 1972
- "The Making of a Rebel," Decades of Decision, syndicated, 1976
- Stuart Cane, "Unpunished Crimes," The Equalizer, 1986
- Frank Bennett, "Rockabye Baby," Spenser: For Hire, 1986
- Judge Howard Tainey, "Carnal Persuasion," The Equalizer, 1987
- John O'Malley, "Catch a Falling Star--May 21, 1979," Quantum Leap,NBC, 1989
- Harold Dorning, "Menace," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
- Joe, "Mixed Blessings," Nothing Sacred, ABC, 1997
- Mark Twain, "It Came upon a Midnight Clear," Touched by an Angel,CBS, 1997
- Reverend Owen Mosley, "Manhunt," The Magnificent Seven, CBS, 1998
- AAG Redfield, Judging Amy, 1999
- James Valenti, Sr., "Into the Woods," Roswell, The WB, 2000
- James Valenti, Sr., "The Convention," Roswell, The WB, 2000
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Specials
- Roman captain, Androcles and the Lion, NBC, 1976
- Title role and himself, Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences, 1981
- "An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner," Great Performances, PBS, 1989
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Other
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Looking Back, 1981
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Television Work
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Episodic
- Director, "All American," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990
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Film Appearances
- Andrew, All the Way Home, Paramount, 1963
- Laertes, Hamlet, 1964
- Reverend Immanuel Quigley, Hawaii, United Artists, 1966
- Edward Rutledge, 1776, Columbia, 1972
- The president, The Act, 1982
- Elton Stuart, The Prodigal, 1983
- Deputy attorney general, Marie: A True Story (also known as Marie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
- Ben Willing, Sweet Country (also known as Glykeia patrida),Cinema Group, 1986
- Algernon Pendleton, The Secret Life of Algernon, Marano Productions/Phare-Est Productions, 1997
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Ricochet River, Dee Gee Entertainment, 1998
- Jack, Held Up, Trimark Pictures, 2000
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Stage Appearances
- Multiple roles, Saint Joan, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1956 then Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1956-1957
- Citizen, cobbler, and servant, Julius Caesar, Shakespearewrights Theatre, New York City, 1957
- Grimaldi, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Players Theatre, New York City,1959
- Stage manager, King Lear, Players Theatre, 1959
- Mastax, general manager, and judges, The Jackass, Barbizon-Plaza Theatre, New York City, 1960
- Duke of Orleans, King Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Belvedere Lake Theatre, New York City, 1960
- First gentleman, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Belvedere Lake Theatre, 1960
- Lord, The Taming of the Shrew, New York Shakespeare Festival, Belvedere Lake Theatre, 1960
- Sir Dinadan, Camelot, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1960
- Johnny Sykes, We Take the Town, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1962
- Cassius, Infidel Caesar, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1962
- King of France, King Lear, New York Shakespeare Festival, New YorkCity, 1963
- Cyril Bellamy, The Saving Grace, Writer's Stage, New York City, 1963
- Timothy, Thistle in My Bed, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City,1963
- Count, The Rehearsal, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1963
- Exasper T. S. Deeter, Come to the Palace of Sin, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1963
- Laertes, Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Title role, Hamlet, Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1964
- Dr. Mark Bruckner, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1965
- Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Father Jerome Fogarty, "The Frying Pan," Tom Dorgan, "Eternal Triangle,"and Denis Sullivan, "The Bridal Night," Three Hand Reel (triple-bill),Renata Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Edward Rutledge, 1776, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1969
- Lord Bothwell, Vivat! Vivat Regina!, Broadhurst Theatre, New YorkCity, 1972
- The king, The King and I, Jones Beach Theatre, Long Island, NY, 1972
- Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1973
- Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Jones Beach Theatre, 1973
- Don Medigua, El Capitan, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1973
- Charlie Anderson, Shenandoah, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Bobby Horvath, The Trip Back Down, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1977
- Sigmund, The Archbishop's Ceiling, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1977
- Oscar Jaffe, On the Twentieth Century, St. James Theatre, New YorkCity, 1978
- Sidney Bruhl, Death Trap, Music Box Theatre, 1980
- Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Ford's Theatre, 1980
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Hey, Look Me over, Theatre at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 1981
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Whistler (solo show), Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1981-1982
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The Magistrate, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1982
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The Portage of San Cristobal of A. H., Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983
- Victor Prynne, Private Lives, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1983
- Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, thenwith Alliance Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, both 1984
- Guy, Doubles, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1985
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The Yearling, Alliance Theatre, 1985
- Tom Sawyer (some sources cite Thomas Gray), The Boys in Autumn, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1986
- Waiter, You Can Never Tell, Circle in the Square, 1986-1987
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Heathen Valley, Philadelphia Festival Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1987
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Woman in Mind, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1988
- W. O. Gant, Look Homeward, Asia, Syracuse Stage, 1988-1989
- Charlie Anderson, Shenandoah, Broadway production, 1990
- Sir George Dillingham, Aspects of Love, Broadway production, 1996
- Joe Keller, All My Sons, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1997
- Cap'n Andy, Show Boat, Broadway production, 1997
- Tobias Vivian Pfeiffer III/Schuyler Lynch, Old Money, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Caldwell B. Cladwell, Urinetown, American Theatre of Actors, New York City, 2001
- Also appeared in The Elizabethans,
In the Voodoo Parlor of Marie Lebeau, and Kings.
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Major Tours
- Mr. Peters, Mr. Peter's Connections, British cities, 2000
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Stage Director
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The Red Blue Grass Western Flyer Show, Goodspeed Opera House, EastHaddam, CT, 1977
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Zinnia, Colonnades Theatre, New York City, 1977
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People in Show Business Make Long Goodbyes, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1979
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With John Gray and Charles Jarrott) The Secret Life of Algernon (based on a novel by Russell H. Grennan), Marano Productions/Phare-Est Productions, 1997
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