Edward Herrmann

Acting

Edward Herrmann

Born July 21, 1943Washington, District of Columbia, USA166 credits

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

Filmography

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)TV
Coach of the Year
2016Coach of the Year
as Bill FordMovie
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend CartwrightMovie
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)TV
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)Movie
Are You Here
2013Are You Here
as Dr. VincentMovie
Heaven's Door
2012Heaven's Door
as Nate ChristensenMovie
Price Check
2012Price Check
as Jack BenningtonMovie
Perception
2012Perception
as Jack PierceTV
Christmas Oranges
2012Christmas Oranges
as Mr. CramptonMovie
Treasure Buddies
2012Treasure Buddies
as Philip WellingtonMovie
The Christmas Pageant
2011The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett ClarkMovie
A Christmas Wish
2011A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallumMovie
Son of Morning
2011Son of Morning
as ThomasMovie
Harry's Law
2011Harry's Law
as Lester BabcockTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Lionel DeerfieldTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend PhillipsTV
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John GoodenoughMovie
The Skeptic
2009The Skeptic
as ShepardMovie
Hatching Pete
2009Hatching Pete
as The PrincipalMovie
Andrew Jackson
2007Andrew Jackson
as NarratorMovie
Sherman's March
2007Sherman's March
as NarratorMovie
I Think I Love My Wife
2007I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. LandisMovie
Factory Girl
2006Factory Girl
as James TownsendMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rock
as WalterTV
Wedding Daze
2006Wedding Daze
as LyleMovie
Relative Strangers
2006Relative Strangers
as Doug ClaytonMovie
Ape to Man
2005Ape to Man
as NarratorMovie
Bible Battles
2005Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)Movie
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend LowellTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Norman ShalesTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)TV
The Presidents
2005The Presidents
as NarratorTV
The Aviator
2004The Aviator
as Joseph BreenMovie
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)TV
Bereft
2004Bereft
as LloydMovie
Isaac's Storm
2004Isaac's Storm
as NarratorMovie
Welcome to Mooseport
2004Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)Movie
Intolerable Cruelty
2003Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex RexrothMovie
Stalin: Man of Steel
2003Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)Movie
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2003The Samurai
as self (voice)Movie
The Emperor's Club
2002The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster WoodbridgeMovie
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Cat's Meow
2001The Cat's Meow
as W. R. HearstMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordan
as Thomas MaldenTV
Down
2001Down
as MilliganMovie
James Dean
2001James Dean
as Raymond MasseyMovie
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2001The Face: Jesus in Art
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Double Take
2001Double Take
as Charles AllsworthMovie
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girls
as Richard GilmoreTV
Vendetta
1999Vendetta
as D.A. LuzenbergMovie
Atomic Train
1999Atomic Train
as The PresidentTV
Walking Across Egypt
1999Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend VernonMovie
Saint Maybe
1998Saint Maybe
as Doug BedloeMovie
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998Frank Lloyd Wright
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Better Living
1998Better Living
as JackMovie
Liberty!
1997Liberty!
as NarratorTV
Critical Care
1997Critical Care
as Robert PayneMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Anderson PearsonTV
Pandora's Clock
1996Pandora's Clock
as PresidentTV
What Love Sees
1996What Love Sees
as Morton TreadwayMovie
A Season in Purgatory
1996A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. ShugrueMovie
Soul of the Game
1996Soul of the Game
as Branch RickeyMovie
Nixon
1995Nixon
as Nelson RockefellerMovie
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank JessmonMovie
Here Come the Munsters
1995Here Come the Munsters
as Herman MunsterMovie
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard RichMovie
Don't Drink the Water
1994Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. KilroyMovie
Foreign Student
1994Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' GilmoreMovie
A Foreign Field
1993A Foreign Field
as RalphMovie
My Boyfriend's Back
1993My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. DingleMovie
Born Yesterday
1993Born Yesterday
as Ed DevereyMovie
Hero
1992Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing SuicideMovie
Fire in the Dark
1991Fire in the Dark
as RobertMovie
Sweet Poison
1991Sweet Poison
as HenryMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Frederic MatsonTV
Wings
1990Wings
as Y.M. BurgTV
So Proudly We Hail
1990So Proudly We Hail
as James WagnerMovie
Screen One
1989Screen One
as RalphTV
Hothouse
1988Hothouse
as WoodsTV
Big Business
1988Big Business
as Graham SherbourneMovie
Overboard
1987Overboard
as Grant Stayton IIIMovie
Murrow
1986Murrow
as Fred FriendlyMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / LittonTV
Compromising Positions
1985Compromising Positions
as Bob SingerMovie
Mrs. Soffel
1984Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter SoffelMovie
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1983Memorial Day
as Ned LarwinMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Father Joseph McCabeTV
Nature
1982Nature
as Narrator (voice)TV
Annie
1982Annie
as FDRMovie
Death Valley
1982Death Valley
as Paul StantonMovie
A Little Sex
1982A Little Sex
as TommyMovie
The Gift of Life
1982The Gift of Life
as Dr. QuinnMovie
Reds
1981Reds
as Max EastmanMovie
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1981Dear Liar
as George Bernard ShawMovie
Harry's War
1981Harry's War
as Harry JohnsonMovie
O Youth and Beauty!
1979O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip LawtonMovie
Freedom Road
1979Freedom Road
as Stephen HolmesMovie
The Sorrows of Gin
1979The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip LawtonMovie
Portrait of a Stripper
1979Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank AndrewsMovie
Take Down
1979Take Down
as Ed BranishMovie
Brass Target
1978Brass Target
as Col. Walter GilchristMovie
The Betsy
1978The Betsy
as Dan WeymanMovie
Eleanor and Franklin
1976Eleanor and Franklin
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50TV
Beacon Hill
1975Beacon Hill
as Richard PalmerTV
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra StilesMovie
The Great Gatsby
1974The Great Gatsby
as KlipspringerMovie
The Paper Chase
1973The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig AndersonMovie
Lady Liberty
1971Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)Movie
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Senator WarrenTV