John Cullum

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 TV appearances in the late '80s, most conspicuously in the controversial nuclear-doomsdayA 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 TV appearances in the late '80s, most conspicuously in the controversial nuclear-doomsday special The Day After (1983). He also appeared as a regular on the long-running daytime serial One Life to Live and the nighttime series Buck James (1987). But Cullum became best known as Holling Vincouer, the young-at-heart bar owner and former mayor of Cicely, AK, on the popular CBS comedy drama Northern Exposure, which ran from 1990-1995. Additional appearances on such popular evening dramas as Touched by an Angel, Roswell, and ER found Cullum earning the status of go-to guy for reliable television performers in the 1990s, and though he would continue to appear onstage in such productions as The Dresser and Neil Simon's Rose's Dilemma, it was big screen roles in such efforts as The Notorious Betty Page, The Night Listener, and Charlotte's Web that kept the actor in the public eye during the millennial crossover. Expand

John Cullum's Scores

Average career score: 73
Highest Metascore: 86 The Good Wife: Season 4
Lowest Metascore: 53 The Equalizer: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd ER: Season 4 Oct 7, 1998 David Greene / David Greene 8.8
tbd Touched by an Angel: Season 4 Sep 21, 1997 Mark Twain tbd
tbd Law & Order: Season 7 Sep 18, 1996 Harold Dorning 9.4
tbd Northern Exposure: Season 6 Sep 19, 1994 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Holling Vincoeur 7.2
tbd Northern Exposure: Season 5 Sep 20, 1993 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Holling Vincoeur 7.8
tbd Northern Exposure: Season 4 Sep 28, 1992 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Holling Vincoeur 7.8
tbd Northern Exposure: Season 3 Sep 23, 1991 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Holling Vincoeur 7.8
83 Northern Exposure: Season 2 Apr 8, 1991 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Holling Vincoeur 7.4
80 Northern Exposure: Season 1 Jul 12, 1990 Holling Gustav Vincoeur / Actor / Holling Vincoeur 7.2
tbd Quantum Leap: Season 2 Sep 20, 1989 Director / Actor 8.3
tbd The Equalizer: Season 2 Oct 8, 1986 Actor / John Cullum tbd
tbd Spenser: For Hire: Season 2 Sep 27, 1986 Actor tbd
53 The Equalizer: Season 1 Sep 18, 1985 Executive / John Cullum tbd