Fred Cullen (~1934 – 7 December 1982), credited as Cul Cullen and Fred "Cul" Cullen, was an Australian writer and actor. He won multiple Logie Awards and a Penguin Award. His younger brother Max Cullen (born 1940) is a retired actor.
Cullen's screen writing credits included The Man from Snowy River, Australians at War and Homicide. The latter included the episode "The Friendly Fellow" in which he also starred. Cullen won two Logie Awards, for acting and writing, for this episode. Other acting credits include Over There, The Comedy Game, Snake Gully with Dad and Dave, The Spoiler, Matlock Police, Division 4 Holiday and The Box.
In the mid-1970s he released an album titled Sometimes through Earth featuring songs and monologues.
Cullen's nickname Cul came from newspaper cartoons he wrote, the smaller ones were signed Cul and the larger ones Cullen.
Awards Logie Awards of 1974 Best Script - Homicide, "The Friendly Fellow" Outstanding Single Acting Performance - Homicide, "The Friendly Fellow" Logie Awards of 1975 Best Script - Homicide, "The Fireworks Man" Logie Awards of 1977 Best Documentary Script - Australians At War
1977 Penguin Awards Best Documentary Script – Australians at War
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Biographical cuttings on Cul Cullen, actor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia