Edward Herrmann
Known for
Acting
Life
1943 – 2014 (aged 71)
Born in
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
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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
The Wolf of Wall Street
25 Dec 2013
Grey's Anatomy
27 Mar 2005
The Aviator
17 Dec 2004
How I Met Your Mother
19 Sep 2005
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
19 Dec 1994
American Dad!
06 Feb 2005
The Lost Boys
31 Jul 1987
Intolerable Cruelty
10 Oct 2003
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Filmography
2016
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifeas Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)1 episode
- Coach of the Yearas Bill Ford
2015
- Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladiesas Narrator (voice)3 episodes
2014
- The Town that Dreaded Sundownas Reverend Cartwright
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate Historyas Franklin Roosevelt (voice)7 episodes
2013
- The Wolf of Wall Streetas Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
- Are You Hereas Dr. Vincent
2012
- Heaven's Dooras Nate Christensen
- Price Checkas Jack Bennington
- Perceptionas Jack Pierce1 episode
- Christmas Orangesas Mr. Crampton
- Treasure Buddiesas Philip Wellington
2011
- The Christmas Pageantas Garrett Clark
- A Christmas Wishas Les McCallum
- Redemption: For Robbing the Deadas Governor Dawson
- Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Staras Jeremiah Larson
- Son of Morningas Thomas
- Harry's Lawas Lester Babcock3 episodes
2010
- Better With Youas Judge1 episode
2009
- The Good Wifeas Lionel Deerfield6 episodes
- Drop Dead Divaas Reverend Phillips1 episode
- The Six Wives of Henry Lefayas John Goodenough
- The Skepticas Shepard
- Hatching Peteas The Principal
- Morristown: Where America Survivedas Narrator
2007
- Andrew Jacksonas Narrator
- Columbus The Lost Voyageas Narrator
- The Revolution13 episodes
- Titanic's Achilles Heelas Narrator
- Sherman's Marchas Narrator
- The States10 episodes
- Banned from the Bible IIas Narrator
- I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. Landis
2006
- Factory Girlas James Townsend
- 30 Rockas Walter1 episode
- Wedding Dazeas Lyle
- Relative Strangersas Doug Clayton
- The Ten Commandmentsas Narrator2 episodes
- Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koranas Narrator
- Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Piecesas Narrator (voice)
2005
- Ape to Manas Narrator
- Bible Battlesas Narrator (voice)
- The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecyas Narrator
- How I Met Your Motheras Reverend Lowell1 episode
- FDR: A Presidency Revealedas Narrator
- Grey's Anatomyas Norman Shales3 episodes
- American Dad!as Old Man (voice)1 episode
- The Presidentsas Narrator9 episodes
- The French Revolutionas Narrator
- French Revolutionas Narrator2 episodes
2004
- The Aviatoras Joseph Breen
- Tom Goes to the Mayoras Benjamin Kaplan (voice)1 episode
- Bereftas Lloyd
- First Invasion: The War of 1812as Narrator
- Isaac's Stormas Narrator
- Welcome to Mooseportas Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
2003
- Intolerable Crueltyas Rex Rexroth
- Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Narrator
- Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Narrator2 episodes
- Russia, Land of the Tsars4 episodes
- The Louisiana Purchaseas Narrator
- Russia, Land of the Tsarsas Narrator
- Stalin: Man of Steelas Narrator (voice)
2002
- The Emperor's Clubas Headmaster Woodbridge
- Dinosaur Secrets Revealedas Narrator (voice)
- Rise and Fall of the Spartansas Narrator (voice)2 episodes
- Antarctica: A Frozen Historyas Narrator
- The Cat's Meowas W. R. Hearst
2001
- In Search of Christmasas Narrator
- Crossing Jordanas Thomas Malden1 episode
- Downas Milligan
- James Deanas Raymond Massey
- The Impressionists: The Other French Revolutionas Narrator2 episodes
- The Face: Jesus in Artas Narrator (voice)
- Double Takeas Charles Allsworth
2000
- Founding Fathersas Narrator4 episodes
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Mr. Vogel1 episode
- Gilmore Girlsas Richard Gilmore153 episodes
1999
- Walking Across Egyptas Reverend Vernon
- The Korean War: Fire and Iceas Narrator4 episodes
- Vendettaas D.A. Luzenberg
- Atomic Trainas The President2 episodes
- Norman Rockwell: Painting Americaas Narrator
- Niagara: A History of the Fallsas Narrator
- Ultimate autosas host6 episodes
1998
- Saint Maybeas Doug Bedloe
- Better Livingas Jack
1997
- Liberty!as Narrator6 episodes
- Critical Careas Robert Payne
- The Practiceas Anderson Pearson10 episodes
1996
- Pandora's Clockas President2 episodes
- What Love Seesas Morton Treadway
- A Season in Purgatoryas Dr. Shugrue2 episodes
- Soul of the Gameas Branch Rickey
1995
- Nixonas Nelson Rockefeller
- The Face on the Milk Cartonas Frank Jessmon
- Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountainas Thomas Jefferson (voice)2 episodes
- Here Come the Munstersas Herman Munster
1994
- Ri¢hie Ri¢has Mr. Rich
- Don't Drink the Wateras Mr. Kilroy
- Foreign Studentas Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1993
- A Foreign Fieldas Ralph
- My Boyfriend's Backas Mr. Dingle
- Born Yesterdayas Ed Deverey
- Homicide: Life on the Streetas Thomas Pandolfi1 episode
1992
- Heroas Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1991
- Fire in the Darkas Robert
- Sweet Poisonas Henry
- The General Motors Playwrights Theateras Ben Cunningham1 episode
1990
- Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Mosbeck1 episode
- Wingsas Y.M. Burg1 episode
- So Proudly We Hailas James Wagner
1989
- Screen Oneas Ralph1 episode
1988
- Hothouseas Woods1 episode
- Big Businessas Graham Sherbourne
1987
- Overboardas Grant Stayton III
- The Lost Boysas Max
- The Lawrenceville Storiesas Headmaster3 episodes
1986
- Murrowas Fred Friendly
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Dr. Maxwell Stoddard1 episode
- Compromising Positionsas Bob Singer
- The Man with One Red Shoeas Brown
- The Purple Rose of Cairoas Henry
1984
- Mrs. Soffelas Warden Peter Soffel
1983
- Memorial Dayas Ned Larwin
1982
- St. Elsewhereas Father Joseph McCabe4 episodes
- Natureas Narrator (voice)1 episode
- Annieas FDR
- Death Valleyas Paul Stanton
- A Little Sexas Tommy
- The Gift of Lifeas Dr. Quinn
- The Electric Grandmotheras Father
- American Playhouseas Professor1 episode
1981
- Redsas Max Eastman
- Dear Liaras George Bernard Shaw
- The Private History of a Campaign That Failedas The Stranger
- Harry's Waras Harry Johnson
1979
- O Youth and Beauty!as Kip Lawton
- Freedom Roadas Stephen Holmes
- The Sorrows of Ginas Kip Lawton
- Portrait of a Stripperas Frank Andrews
- Take Downas Ed Branish
- The North Avenue Irregularsas Michael Hill
1978
- Brass Targetas Col. Walter Gilchrist
- The Betsyas Dan Weyman
- A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Lou Gehrig
1977
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Franklin D. Roosevelt
1976
- Eleanor and Franklinas Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-502 episodes
1975
- Valley Forgeas Folsom
- Beacon Hillas Richard Palmer11 episodes
- The Great Waldo Pepperas Ezra Stiles
1974
- The Great Gatsbyas Klipspringer
1973
- The Day of the Dolphinas Mike
- The Paper Chaseas Thomas Craig Anderson
1972
- M*A*S*H1 episode
1971
- Lady Libertyas Policeman (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Doug Bedloe1 episode