Edward Herrmann
July 21, 1943 (81 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Credits
- 2016 ·Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifeas Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2014 ·The Roosevelts: An Intimate Historyas Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
- 2013 ·The Wolf of Wall Streetas Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
- 2013 ·Are You Hereas Dr. Vincent
- 2012 ·Heaven's Dooras Nate Christensen
- 2012 ·Price Checkas Jack Bennington
- 2012 ·Perceptionas Jack Pierce
- 2011 ·The Christmas Pageantas Garrett Clark
- 2011 ·A Christmas Wishas Les McCallum
- 2011 ·Son of Morningas Thomas
- 2009 ·The Good Wifeas Lionel Deerfield
- 2009 ·Drop Dead Divaas Reverend Phillips
- 2007 ·The Revolutionas
- 2007 ·The Statesas
- 2006 ·Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayfloweras Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·30 Rockas Walter
- 2006 ·Wedding Dazeas Lyle
- 2005 ·How I Met Your Motheras Reverend Lowell
- 2005 ·Grey's Anatomyas Norman Shales
- 2005 ·American Dad!as Councilman (voice)
- 2005 ·American Dad!as Old Man (voice)
- 2005 ·The Presidentsas Narrator
- 2005 ·French Revolutionas Narrator
- 2005 ·The French Revolutionas Narrator
- 2004 ·The Aviatoras Joseph Breen
- 2004 ·Tom Goes to the Mayoras Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
- 2003 ·Intolerable Crueltyas Rex Rexroth
- 2001 ·Crossing Jordanas Thomas Malden
- 2000 ·Founding Fathersas Narrator
- 2000 ·CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Mr. Vogel
- 2000 ·Gilmore Girlsas Richard Gilmore
- 1999 ·Vendettaas D.A. Luzenberg
- 1999 ·Walking Across Egyptas Reverend Vernon
- 1998 ·Saint Maybeas Doug Bedloe
- 1998 ·Better Livingas Jack
- 1997 ·Liberty!as Narrator
- 1997 ·The Practiceas Anderson Pearson
- 1996 ·A Season in Purgatoryas Dr. Shugrue
- 1996 ·Soul of the Gameas Branch Rickey
- 1995 ·The Face on the Milk Cartonas Frank Jessmon
- 1995 ·Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountainas Thomas Jefferson (voice)
- 1995 ·Here Come the Munstersas Herman Munster
- 1994 ·Ri¢hie Ri¢has Richard Rich
- 1994 ·Foreign Studentas Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
- 1993 ·A Foreign Fieldas Ralph
- 1993 ·My Boyfriend's Backas Mr. Dingle
- 1993 ·Homicide: Life on the Streetas
- 1992 ·Heroas Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
- 1991 ·Fire in the Darkas Robert
- 1991 ·Sweet Poisonas Henry
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Frederic Matson
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Drew Seeley
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Mosbeck
- 1990 ·Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
- 1990 ·Wingsas Y.M. Burg
- 1990 ·So Proudly We Hailas James Wagner
- 1989 ·Screen Oneas Ralph
- 1988 ·Big Businessas Graham Sherbourne
- 1987 ·Overboardas Grant Stayton III
- 1987 ·The Lost Boysas Max
- 1985 ·The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
- 1985 ·Compromising Positionsas Bob Singer
- 1983 ·Memorial Dayas Ned Larwin
- 1982 ·St. Elsewhereas
- 1982 ·Natureas Narrator (voice)
- 1982 ·Annieas FDR
- 1982 ·Death Valleyas Paul Stanton
- 1982 ·A Little Sexas Tommy
- 1979 ·O Youth and Beauty!as Kip Lawton
- 1979 ·Freedom Roadas Stephen Holmes
- 1979 ·The Sorrows of Ginas Kip Lawton
- 1979 ·The North Avenue Irregularsas Michael Hill
- 1979 ·Take Downas Ed Branish
- 1978 ·A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Lou Gehrig
- 1975 ·Valley Forgeas
- 1974 ·The Great Gatsbyas Klipspringer
- 1973 ·The Day of the Dolphinas Mike
- 1972 ·M*A*S*Has
- 1971 ·Lady Libertyas Policeman (uncredited)
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- Future ·Wonder Womanas Senator Warren
- 2014 ·The Town that Dreaded Sundownas Reverend Cartwright
- 2012 ·Christmas Orangesas Mr. Crampton
- 2012 ·Treasure Buddiesas Philip Wellington
- 2011 ·Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Staras Jeremiah Larson
- 2010 ·Better With Youas Judge
- 2009 ·The Six Wives of Henry Lefayas John Goodenough
- 2009 ·The Skepticas Shepard
- 2009 ·Hatching Peteas The Principal
- 2007 ·I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. Landis
- 2006 ·Factory Girlas James Townsend
- 2006 ·Relative Strangersas Doug Clayton
- 2006 ·The Ten Commandmentsas Narrator
- 2004 ·Welcome to Mooseportas Debate Moderator
- 2003 ·Russia, Land of the Tsarsas
- 2002 ·The Emperor's Clubas Headmaster Woodbridge
- 2002 ·Rise and Fall of the Spartansas Narrator (voice)
- 2001 ·The Cat's Meowas W. R. Hearst
- 2001 ·Downas Milligan
- 2001 ·James Deanas Raymond Massey
- 2001 ·Double Takeas Charles Allsworth
- 1999 ·Atomic Trainas The President
- 1998 ·Frank Lloyd Wrightas Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1997 ·Critical Careas Robert Payne
- 1996 ·Pandora's Clockas President
- 1995 ·Nixonas Nelson Rockefeller
- 1994 ·Don't Drink the Wateras Mr. Kilroy
- 1993 ·Born Yesterdayas Ed Deverey
- 1987 ·The Lawrenceville Storiesas Head Master
- 1985 ·The Man with One Red Shoeas Brown
- 1985 ·The Purple Rose of Cairoas Henry
- 1984 ·Mrs. Soffelas Warden Peter Soffel
- 1981 ·Redsas Max Eastman
- 1978 ·Brass Targetas Col. Walter Gilchrist
- 1978 ·The Betsyas Dan Weyman
- 1976 ·Eleanor and Franklinas Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
- 1975 ·Beacon Hillas Richard Palmer
- 1975 ·The Great Waldo Pepperas Ezra Stiles
- 1973 ·The Paper Chaseas Thomas Craig Anderson
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Folsom
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas Doug Bedloe
- Future ·History's Lost & Foundas
- 2016 ·Coach of the Yearas Bill Ford
- 2011 ·Redemption: For Robbing the Deadas Governor Dawson
- 2009 ·Ring Christmas Bellsas Self
- 2009 ·Morristown: Where America Survivedas Narrator
- 2007 ·Andrew Jacksonas Narrator
- 2007 ·Columbus The Lost Voyageas Narrator
- 2007 ·Titanic's Achilles Heelas Narrator
- 2007 ·Sherman's Marchas Narrator
- 2007 ·Banned from the Bible IIas Narrator
- 2006 ·Witness to 'Reds'as Self
- 2006 ·Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koranas Narrator
- 2006 ·Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Piecesas Narrator (voice)
- 2005 ·Ape to Manas Narrator
- 2005 ·Bible Battlesas Narrator (voice)
- 2005 ·The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecyas Narrator
- 2005 ·FDR: A Presidency Revealedas Narrator
- 2004 ·Bereftas Lloyd
- 2004 ·First Invasion: The War of 1812as Narrator
- 2004 ·Isaac's Stormas Narrator
- 2003 ·Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Narrator
- 2003 ·The Louisiana Purchaseas Narrator
- 2003 ·Russia, Land of the Tsarsas Narrator
- 2003 ·Stalin: Man of Steelas Narrator (voice)
- 2003 ·The Samuraias self (voice)
- 2002 ·Dinosaur Secrets Revealedas Narrator (voice)
- 2002 ·The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Iconas Narrator
- 2002 ·It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')as Self
- 2002 ·Antarctica: A Frozen Historyas Narrator
- 2001 ·In Search of Christmasas Narrator
- 2001 ·The Face: Jesus in Artas Narrator (voice)
- 1999 ·Norman Rockwell: Painting Americaas Narrator
- 1999 ·Niagara: A History of the Fallsas Narrator
- 1996 ·What Love Seesas Morton Treadway
- 1986 ·Murrowas Fred Friendly
- 1982 ·The Gift of Lifeas Dr. Quinn
- 1982 ·The Electric Grandmotheras Father
- 1981 ·The Private History of a Campaign That Failedas The Stranger
- 1981 ·Harry's Waras Harry Johnson
- 1979 ·Portrait of a Stripperas Frank Andrews
- 1977 ·Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Franklin D. Roosevelt