
Edward Herrmann
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1943
- Died
- December 31, 2014 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
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Filmography
History's Lost & Found
TV · 8 eps

Wonder Woman
TV · as Senator Warren · 1 ep

Coach of the Year
Movie · as Bill Ford

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV · as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1 ep

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 3 eps

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Movie · as Reverend Cartwright

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
TV · as Franklin Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps

Are You Here
Movie · as Dr. Vincent

The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

Treasure Buddies
Movie · as Philip Wellington

Christmas Oranges
Movie · as Mr. Crampton

Price Check
Movie · as Jack Bennington

Heaven's Door
Movie · as Nate Christensen

Perception
TV · as Jack Pierce · 1 ep

A Christmas Wish
Movie · as Les McCallum

The Christmas Pageant
Movie · as Garrett Clark

Son of Morning
Movie · as Thomas

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Movie · as Jeremiah Larson

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Movie · as Governor Dawson

Harry's Law
TV · as Lester Babcock · 3 eps

Better With You
TV · as Judge · 1 ep

The Skeptic
Movie · as Shepard

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
Movie · as John Goodenough

Ring Christmas Bells
Movie · as Self

Morristown: Where America Survived
Movie · as Narrator

Hatching Pete
Movie · as The Principal

The Good Wife
TV · as Lionel Deerfield · 6 eps

Drop Dead Diva
TV · as Reverend Phillips · 1 ep

I Think I Love My Wife
Movie · as Mr. Landis

Banned from the Bible II
Movie · as Narrator

Columbus The Lost Voyage
Movie · as Narrator

Sherman's March
Movie · as Narrator

Andrew Jackson
Movie · as Narrator

Titanic's Achilles Heel
Movie · as Narrator

The States
TV · 10 eps

The Revolution
TV · 13 eps

Wedding Daze
Movie · as Lyle

Factory Girl
Movie · as James Townsend

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Movie · as Narrator

Relative Strangers
Movie · as Doug Clayton

Witness to 'Reds'
Movie · as Self

30 Rock
TV · as Walter · 1 ep

The Ten Commandments
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

Ape to Man
Movie · as Narrator

The French Revolution
Movie · as Narrator

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Movie · as Narrator

Bible Battles
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Movie · as Narrator

How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Reverend Lowell · 1 ep

French Revolution
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

The Presidents
TV · as Narrator · 9 eps

American Dad!
TV · as Councilman (voice), Old Man (voice) · 1 ep

Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Norman Shales · 3 eps

Bereft
Movie · as Lloyd

Isaac's Storm
Movie · as Narrator

The Aviator
Movie · as Joseph Breen

Welcome to Mooseport
Movie · as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

First Invasion: The War of 1812
Movie · as Narrator

Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV · as Benjamin Kaplan (voice) · 1 ep

The History Channel Presents: The War of 1812
TV · as Narrator · 5 eps

Intolerable Cruelty
Movie · as Rex Rexroth

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Movie · as Narrator

Russia, Land of the Tsars
Movie · as Narrator

Stalin: Man of Steel
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
Movie · as self (voice)

The Louisiana Purchase
Movie · as Narrator

Russia, Land of the Tsars
TV · 4 eps

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

The Cat's Meow
Movie · as W. R. Hearst

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Movie · as Self

The Emperor's Club
Movie · as Headmaster Woodbridge

Antarctica: A Frozen History
Movie · as Narrator

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

Rise and Fall of the Spartans
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

James Dean
Movie · as Raymond Massey

Down
Movie · as Milligan
The Face: Jesus in Art
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

In Search of Christmas
Movie · as Narrator

Double Take
Movie · as Charles Allsworth

Crossing Jordan
TV · as Thomas Malden · 1 ep

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

Gilmore Girls
TV · as Richard Gilmore · 153 eps

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Mr. Vogel · 1 ep

Founding Fathers
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps

Niagara: A History of the Falls
Movie · as Narrator

Vendetta
Movie · as D.A. Luzenberg

Walking Across Egypt
Movie · as Reverend Vernon

Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Movie · as Narrator

The Korean War: Fire and Ice
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
Ultimate autos
TV · as host · 6 eps

Atomic Train
TV · as The President · 2 eps

Saint Maybe
Movie · as Doug Bedloe

Better Living
Movie · as Jack

Frank Lloyd Wright
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps

Critical Care
Movie · as Robert Payne

The Practice
TV · as Anderson Pearson · 10 eps

Liberty!
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

Soul of the Game
Movie · as Branch Rickey

What Love Sees
Movie · as Morton Treadway

Pandora's Clock
TV · as President · 2 eps

A Season in Purgatory
TV · as Dr. Shugrue · 2 eps

The Face on the Milk Carton
Movie · as Frank Jessmon

Here Come the Munsters
Movie · as Herman Munster

Nixon
Movie · as Nelson Rockefeller

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
TV · as Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 eps

Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Mr. Kilroy

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Movie · as Mr. Rich

Foreign Student
Movie · as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

My Boyfriend's Back
Movie · as Mr. Dingle

A Foreign Field
Movie · as Ralph

Born Yesterday
Movie · as Ed Deverey

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Thomas Pandolfi · 1 ep

Hero
Movie · as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

Fire in the Dark
Movie · as Robert

Sweet Poison
Movie · as Henry
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
TV · as Ben Cunningham · 1 ep

Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self

So Proudly We Hail
Movie · as James Wagner

Wings
TV · as Y.M. Burg · 1 ep

Law & Order
TV · as Frederic Matson, Drew Seeley, Defense Attorney Mosbeck · 1 ep

Screen One
TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

Big Business
Movie · as Graham Sherbourne

Hothouse
TV · as Woods · 1 ep

The Lost Boys
Movie · as Max

Overboard
Movie · as Grant Stayton III

The Lawrenceville Stories
TV · as Headmaster · 3 eps

Murrow
Movie · as Fred Friendly

The Man with One Red Shoe
Movie · as Brown

Compromising Positions
Movie · as Bob Singer

The Purple Rose of Cairo
Movie · as Henry

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton · 1 ep

Mrs. Soffel
Movie · as Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
Movie · as Ned Larwin

Annie
Movie · as FDR

Death Valley
Movie · as Paul Stanton

The Electric Grandmother
Movie · as Father

The Gift of Life
Movie · as Dr. Quinn

A Little Sex
Movie · as Tommy

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Father Joseph McCabe · 4 eps

Nature
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

American Playhouse
TV · as Alger Hiss, The Headmaster, Professor · 4 eps

Reds
Movie · as Max Eastman

Harry's War
Movie · as Harry Johnson

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
Movie · as The Stranger
Dear Liar
Movie · as George Bernard Shaw

The North Avenue Irregulars
Movie · as Michael Hill

Portrait of a Stripper
Movie · as Frank Andrews

Take Down
Movie · as Ed Branish

The Sorrows of Gin
Movie · as Kip Lawton

O Youth and Beauty!
Movie · as Kip Lawton

Freedom Road
Movie · as Stephen Holmes

Brass Target
Movie · as Col. Walter Gilchrist

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Movie · as Lou Gehrig

The Betsy
Movie · as Dan Weyman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Movie · as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eleanor and Franklin
TV · as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50 · 2 eps

The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie · as Ezra Stiles

Valley Forge
Movie · as Folsom

Beacon Hill
TV · as Richard Palmer · 11 eps

The Great Gatsby
Movie · as Klipspringer

The Paper Chase
Movie · as Thomas Craig Anderson

The Day of the Dolphin
Movie · as Mike

M*A*S*H
TV · 1 ep

Lady Liberty
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Folsom, Doug Bedloe · 1 ep


