Edward Herrmann
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-07-21
Day of Death
2014-12-31 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Edward Herrmann
Biography
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) in Washington, D.C., was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.
Acting
(2016)
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford
(2014)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
(2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
(2013)
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent
(2012)
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
(2012)
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
(2012)
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
(2012)
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
(2011)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
(2011)
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
(2011)
Son of Morning
as Thomas
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
(2009)
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
(2009)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
(2009)
The Skeptic
as Shepard
(2009)
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
(2009)
Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator
(2007)
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
(2007)
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
(2007)
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
(2007)
Sherman's March
as Narrator
(2007)
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
(2007)
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
(2006)
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
(2006)
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
(2006)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2006)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
(2006)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(2006)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
The French Revolution
as Narrator
(2005)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator
(2005)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
(2005)
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Ape to Man
as Narrator
(2004)
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
(2004)
Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
(2004)
Bereft
as Lloyd
(2004)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator
(2004)
Isaac's Storm
as Narrator
(2003)
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
(2003)
Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)
(2003)
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as Narrator
(2003)
The Samurai
as self (voice)
(2003)
Russia, Land of the Tsars
as Narrator
(2003)
The Louisiana Purchase
as Narrator
(2002)
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
(2002)
(2002)
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
(2002)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
(2001)
Down
as Milligan
(2001)
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth
(2001)
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
(2001)
James Dean
as Raymond Massey
(2001)
The Face: Jesus in Art
as Narrator (voice)
(2001)
In Search of Christmas
as Narrator
(1999)
Vendetta
as D.A. Luzenberg
(1999)
Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend Vernon
(1999)
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
as Narrator
(1999)
Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Narrator
(1998)
Saint Maybe
as Doug Bedloe
(1998)
Better Living
as Jack
(1998)
Frank Lloyd Wright
as Narrator (voice)
(1997)
Critical Care
as Robert Payne
(1996)
A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. Shugrue
(1996)
What Love Sees
as Morton Treadway
(1996)
Soul of the Game
as Branch Rickey
(1995)
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
(1995)
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon
(1995)
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster
(1994)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
(1994)
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy
(1994)
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
(1993)
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey
(1993)
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
(1993)
A Foreign Field
as Ralph
(1992)
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
(1991)
Sweet Poison
as Henry
(1991)
Fire in the Dark
as Robert
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1990)
So Proudly We Hail
as James Wagner
(1988)
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
(1987)
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
(1987)
The Lost Boys
as Max
(1986)
Murrow
as Fred Friendly
(1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry
(1985)
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown
(1985)
Compromising Positions
as Bob Singer
(1984)
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel
(1983)
Memorial Day
as Ned Larwin
(1982)
Annie
as FDR
(1982)
A Little Sex
as Tommy
(1982)
The Electric Grandmother
as Father
(1982)
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn
(1982)
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
(1981)
Reds
as Max Eastman
(1981)
Harry's War
as Harry Johnson
(1981)
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
as The Stranger
(1979)
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes
(1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill
(1979)
O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip Lawton
(1979)
Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank Andrews
(1979)
The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip Lawton
(1979)
Take Down
as Ed Branish
(1978)
Brass Target
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
(1978)
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman
(1978)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Lou Gehrig
(1977)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
(1975)
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra Stiles
(1975)
(1974)
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
(1973)
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson
(1973)
The Day of the Dolphin
as Mike
(1971)
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
(1999)
Niagara: A History of the Falls
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