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)
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
(2012)
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
(2011)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
(2011)
Son of Morning
as Thomas
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
(2011)
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
(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
(2009)
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
(2007)
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
(2007)
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
(2007)
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
(2007)
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
(2007)
Sherman's March
as Narrator
(2007)
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
(2006)
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
(2006)
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
(2006)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
(2006)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2006)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
(2006)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
(2005)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator
(2005)
The French Revolution
as Narrator
(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)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
(2002)
(2002)
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
(2001)
Down
as Milligan
(2001)
James Dean
as Raymond Massey
(2001)
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth
(2001)
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
(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)
Frank Lloyd Wright
as Narrator (voice)
(1998)
Better Living
as Jack
(1997)
Critical Care
as Robert Payne
(1996)
Soul of the Game
as Branch Rickey
(1996)
A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. Shugrue
(1996)
What Love Sees
as Morton Treadway
(1995)
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
(1995)
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster
(1995)
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon
(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)
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
(1993)
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey
(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)
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
(1982)
A Little Sex
as Tommy
(1982)
The Electric Grandmother
as Father
(1982)
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn
(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)
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill
(1979)
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes
(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)
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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