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John Cullum is an American actor and singer.

He was born on March 2, 1930 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended University of Tennessee, Knoxville and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He made his Broadway debut as Sir Lionel in Camelot in 1960, and he also stood by for Richard Burton and later assumed the role of Mordred when Roddy McDowall left the show. He is perhaps most famous for premiering the role of Charlie Anderson in the musical Shenandoah, which began at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut and won Cullum three major theater awards (see below) when the show moved to New York.

In addition to enjoying a long theatrical career, he is well known to television audiences for his regular role on the quirky CBS series Northern Exposure and his extended appearances on the NBC medical drama ER (as Mark Greene's father) and on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as defense attorney Barry Moredock.

He has been married to Emily Frankel since 1959. They have one son, John David Cullum (often billed as JD Cullum), who is also an actor.

Broadway credits

• 1960 Camelot
• 1962 Infidel Caesar
• 1963 The Rehearsal
• 1963 Hamlet
• 1965 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
• 1967 Man of La Mancha
• 1969 1776
• 1972 Vivat! Vivat Regina!
• 1975 Shenandoah
• 1977 The Trip Back Down
• 1978 On the Twentieth Century
• 1979 Deathtrap
• 1983 Private Lives
• 1985 Doubles
• 1986 The Boys in Autumn
• 1986 You Never Can Tell
• 1989 Shenandoah (revival)
• 1990 Aspects of Love
• 1994 Show Boat
• 2001 Urinetown
• 2006 Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Filmography

• 1963 All the Way Home
• 1964 Hamlet
• 1966 Hawaii
• 1972 1776
• 1983 The Prodigal
• 1985 Marie
• 1986 Sweet Country
• 1997 The Secret Life of Algernon
• 1998 Ricochet River
• 1999 Held Up

Major television credits

• The Edge of Night (1966-67)
• One Life to Live (1969)
• The Day After (1983)
• Northern Exposure (1990-95)
• ER (1999-2000)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003-)

Awards and nominations

John Cullum Awards

• 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) (nominee)
• 2004 first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Clarence Brown Theatre Company, University of Tennessee*(winner)
• 2002 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for Urinetown (nominee)
• 2002 Outer Critics Circle Award Best Actor in a Musical for Urinetown (nominee)
• 1998 Founders Day Medal, University of Tennessee (winner)
• 1993 Emmy Award Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Northern Exposure (nominee)
• 1982 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience for the one-man show Whistler (winner)
• 1978 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for On the Twentieth Century (winner)
• 1975 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for Shenandoah (winner)
• 1975 Drama Desk Award for Shenandoah (winner)
• 1975 Outer Critics Circle Award for Shenandoah (winner)
• 1966 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (nominee)
• 1966 Theatre World Award for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (winner)

External links

• About John Cullum
• John Cullum and Rosemary Harris Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing

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