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.
Known For
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)
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
(2012)
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
(2012)
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
(2012)
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
(2011)
Son of Morning
as Thomas
(2011)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
(2011)
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
(2009)
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
(2009)
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
(2009)
The Skeptic
as Shepard
(2009)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
(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)
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
(2007)
Sherman's March
as Narrator
(2007)
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
(2007)
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
(2006)
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
(2006)
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
(2006)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(2006)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
(2006)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(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)
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Ape to Man
as Narrator
(2005)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
(2004)
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
(2004)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator
(2004)
Bereft
as Lloyd
(2004)
Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
(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)
The Louisiana Purchase
as Narrator
(2003)
Russia, Land of the Tsars
as Narrator
(2002)
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
(2002)
(2002)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
(2002)
(2001)
Down
as Milligan
(2001)
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
(2001)
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth
(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)
Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Narrator
(1999)
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
as Narrator
(1998)
Saint Maybe
as Doug Bedloe
(1998)
Better Living
as Jack
(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)
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster
(1995)
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
(1995)
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon
(1994)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
(1994)
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
(1994)
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy
(1993)
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey
(1993)
A Foreign Field
as Ralph
(1993)
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
(1992)
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
(1991)
Fire in the Dark
as Robert
(1991)
Sweet Poison
as Henry
(1990)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
(1990)
So Proudly We Hail
as James Wagner
(1988)
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
(1987)
The Lost Boys
as Max
(1987)
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
(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)
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
(1982)
Annie
as FDR
(1982)
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn
(1982)
The Electric Grandmother
as Father
(1982)
A Little Sex
as Tommy
(1981)
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
as The Stranger
(1981)
Reds
as Max Eastman
(1981)
Harry's War
as Harry Johnson
(1981)
Dear Liar
as George Bernard Shaw
(1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill
(1979)
O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip Lawton
(1979)
The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip Lawton
(1979)
Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank Andrews
(1979)
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes
(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 Day of the Dolphin
as Mike
(1973)
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson
(1971)
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
(1999)
Niagara: A History of the Falls
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