Interviews &
Clips
News
Awards &
Nominations

John Cullum

:

Overview

Avg.User Rating: 
1 Ratings
Rate this person:
Actor
Born:
March 2, 1930 in Knoxville, TN
Biography:A graduate of the University of Tennessee, American actor John Cullum made his Broadway debut as one of the many singing knights in Camelot in 1960. Four years later, he was reunited with Camelot star "Richard Burton" in "Sir John Gielgud"'s modern-dress Hamlet; despite the formidable talent lineup in that production -- including "Hume Cronyn", "Alfred Drake", "William Redfield", and "Eileen Herlie" -- Cullum earned critical accolades for his portrayal of Laertes. In 1966, he co-starred with "Barbara Harris" in the musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, winning a Theatre World award in the process. The actor's subsequent principal stage activity was in musicals, from old standards such as Man of La Mancha and Carousel to new favorites like Shenandoah (perhaps Cullum's best Broadway assignment) and On the 20th Century. Although more at home on-stage than before the cameras, he began making regular... Full Biography
Photos
Swoosie Kurtz, John Cullum, Christine Ebersole and Judy Kaye
Frances Sternhagen, Christine Ebersole, Judith Ivey and John Cullum
advertisement