Edward Herrmann
Acting
Born: July 21, 1943 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died: December 31, 2014 (aged 71)
Highest Rated
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
2013
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Aviator
2004
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
American Dad!
2005
The Lost Boys
1987
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Gilmore Girls
2000
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
Overboard
1987
Photos (3)
Movies (103)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
The Lost Boys
Max
Annie
FDR
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Mr. Rich
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
Down
Milligan
Wedding Daze
Lyle
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
Factory Girl
James Townsend
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
James Dean
Raymond Massey
Fire in the Dark
Robert
Reds
Max Eastman
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
Hatching Pete
The Principal
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
Critical Care
Robert Payne
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
A Little Sex
Tommy
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
Valley Forge
Folsom
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
The Skeptic
Shepard
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
Son of Morning
Thomas
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
Bereft
Lloyd
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
Price Check
Jack Bennington
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
Sweet Poison
Henry
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
Ape to Man
Narrator
Better Living
Jack
A Foreign Field
Ralph
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
The French Revolution
Narrator
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
Murrow
Fred Friendly
The Electric Grandmother
Father
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
Take Down
Ed Branish
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
Sherman's March
Narrator
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
In Search of Christmas
Narrator
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
TV Shows (54)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel · 1 eps
Law & Order
Frederic Matson · 1 eps
Law & Order
Drew Seeley · 1 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Mosbeck · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales · 3 eps
American Dad!
Councilman (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Old Man (voice) · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield · 6 eps
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore · 153 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell · 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Pandolfi · 1 eps
M*A*S*H
1 eps
American Playhouse
Alger Hiss · 4 eps
American Playhouse
The Headmaster · 3 eps
American Playhouse
Professor · 1 eps
Wings
Y.M. Burg · 1 eps
30 Rock
Walter · 1 eps
The Practice
Anderson Pearson · 10 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Father Joseph McCabe · 4 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton · 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips · 1 eps
Perception
Jack Pierce · 1 eps
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock · 3 eps
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice) · 1 eps
Screen One
Ralph · 1 eps
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer · 11 eps
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Better With You
Judge · 1 eps
The Ten Commandments
Narrator · 2 eps
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps
Atomic Train
The President · 2 eps
Liberty!
Narrator · 6 eps
Hothouse
Woods · 1 eps
The Presidents
Narrator · 9 eps
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue · 2 eps
Pandora's Clock
President · 2 eps
French Revolution
Narrator · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Folsom · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doug Bedloe · 1 eps
The Lawrenceville Stories
Headmaster · 3 eps
Founding Fathers
Narrator · 4 eps
The Revolution
13 eps
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50 · 2 eps
The States
10 eps
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Russia, Land of the Tsars
4 eps
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator · 2 eps
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 eps
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator · 4 eps
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Narrator · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
