John Cullum

John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. 
Early life.
Cullum was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He studied at the University of Tennessee.
Career.
Cullum's career began in 1960 in a debut role in the musical "Camelot".
He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including "On the Twentieth Century" (1978) and "Shenandoah" (1975), winning the Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each. 
He played Holling Vincoeur on the television drama series "Northern Exposure" (6 seasons). It earned him an Emmy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. He was featured in fifteen episodes of the NBC television series "ER" as Mark Greene's father. He was the farmer in the landmark television drama "The Day After". 
He has made multiple guest appearances on "Law &amp; Order and " as attorney, now judge, Barry Moredock, and appeared as Big Mike in several episodes of "The Middle".
Recently, Cullum appeared in "Casa Valentina" (2014), "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2015) and in "Christine" (2016).
In 1975, he won a Drama Desk Award.
Personal life.
Cullum has been married to Emily Frankel since 1959. They have one son, JD Cullum (John David Cullum), who is also an actor.