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Known ForActing
Born1943-07-21
BirthplaceWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Edward Herrmann
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Edward Herrmann
Filmography
Acting (114)
2016
Coach of the Yearas Bill Ford
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundownas Reverend Cartwright
5.9
2013
The Wolf of Wall Streetas Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
8.0
2013
Are You Hereas Dr. Vincent
5.1
2012
Heaven's Dooras Nate Christensen
5.6
2012
Price Checkas Jack Bennington
5.3
2012
Christmas Orangesas Mr. Crampton
7.5
2012
Treasure Buddiesas Philip Wellington
6.1
2011
The Christmas Pageantas Garrett Clark
5.9
2011
A Christmas Wishas Les McCallum
5.9
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Deadas Governor Dawson
4.5
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Staras Jeremiah Larson
4.2
2011
Son of Morningas Thomas
3.0
2009
Ring Christmas Bellsas Self
2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefayas John Goodenough
5.3
2009
The Skepticas Shepard
5.3
2009
Hatching Peteas The Principal
5.5
2009
Morristown: Where America Survivedas Narrator
2007
Andrew Jacksonas Narrator
8.5
2007
Columbus The Lost Voyageas Narrator
7.0
2007
Titanic's Achilles Heelas Narrator
10.0
2007
Sherman's Marchas Narrator
2007
Banned from the Bible IIas Narrator
2007
I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. Landis
5.3
2006
Factory Girlas James Townsend
6.0
2006
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayfloweras Self - Narrator (voice)
9.0
2006
Witness to 'Reds'as Self
6.0
2006
Wedding Dazeas Lyle
5.6
2006
Relative Strangersas Doug Clayton
5.3
2006
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koranas Narrator
2006
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Piecesas Narrator (voice)
8.5
2005
Ape to Manas Narrator
7.0
2005
Bible Battlesas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2005
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecyas Narrator
8.3
2005
FDR: A Presidency Revealedas Narrator
7.0
2005
The French Revolutionas Narrator
5.8
2004
The Aviatoras Joseph Breen
7.2
2004
Bereftas Lloyd
5.4
2004
First Invasion: The War of 1812as Narrator
10.0
2004
Isaac's Stormas Narrator
6.0
2004
Welcome to Mooseportas Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
5.1
2003
Intolerable Crueltyas Rex Rexroth
6.0
2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Narrator
6.0
2003
The Louisiana Purchaseas Narrator
7.0
2003
Russia, Land of the Tsarsas Narrator
7.5
2003
Stalin: Man of Steelas Narrator (voice)
2003
The Samuraias self (voice)
2002
The Emperor's Clubas Headmaster Woodbridge
7.1
2002
Dinosaur Secrets Revealedas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2002
Antarctica: A Frozen Historyas Narrator
8.0
2002
The Cat's Meowas W. R. Hearst
5.8
2001
In Search of Christmasas Narrator
2001
Downas Milligan
5.1
2001
James Deanas Raymond Massey
6.8
2001
The Face: Jesus in Artas Narrator (voice)
2001
Double Takeas Charles Allsworth
5.7
1999
Walking Across Egyptas Reverend Vernon
4.9
1999
Vendettaas D.A. Luzenberg
6.0
1999
Norman Rockwell: Painting Americaas Narrator
1999
Niagara: A History of the Fallsas Narrator
7.0
1998
Saint Maybeas Doug Bedloe
6.6
1998
Better Livingas Jack
3.8
1997
Critical Careas Robert Payne
6.3
1996
What Love Seesas Morton Treadway
7.8
1996
Soul of the Gameas Branch Rickey
4.9
1995
Nixonas Nelson Rockefeller
6.8
1995
The Face on the Milk Cartonas Frank Jessmon
6.5
1995
Here Come the Munstersas Herman Munster
5.2
1994
Ri¢hie Ri¢has Mr. Rich
6.0
1994
Don't Drink the Wateras Mr. Kilroy
5.6
1994
Foreign Studentas Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
4.1
1993
A Foreign Fieldas Ralph
7.0
1993
My Boyfriend's Backas Mr. Dingle
5.7
1993
Born Yesterdayas Ed Deverey
5.3
1992
Heroas Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
6.3
1991
Fire in the Darkas Robert
9.0
1991
Sweet Poisonas Henry
5.8
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1990
So Proudly We Hailas James Wagner
6.0
1988
Big Businessas Graham Sherbourne
6.4
1987
Overboardas Grant Stayton III
6.8
1987
The Lost Boysas Max
7.1
1986
Murrowas Fred Friendly
5.5
1985
Compromising Positionsas Bob Singer
5.3
1985
The Man with One Red Shoeas Brown
5.7
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairoas Henry
7.4
1984
Mrs. Soffelas Warden Peter Soffel
6.0
1983
Memorial Dayas Ned Larwin
6.0
1982
Annieas FDR
6.5
1982
Death Valleyas Paul Stanton
5.1
1982
A Little Sexas Tommy
3.6
1982
The Gift of Lifeas Dr. Quinn
1982
The Electric Grandmotheras Father
6.8
1981
Redsas Max Eastman
6.9
1981
Dear Liaras George Bernard Shaw
7.0
1981
The Private History of a Campaign That Failedas The Stranger
1981
Harry's Waras Harry Johnson
6.2
1979
O Youth and Beauty!as Kip Lawton
9.0
1979
Freedom Roadas Stephen Holmes
5.2
1979
The Sorrows of Ginas Kip Lawton
10.0
1979
Portrait of a Stripperas Frank Andrews
4.0
1979
Take Downas Ed Branish
4.4
1979
The North Avenue Irregularsas Michael Hill
6.6
1978
Brass Targetas Col. Walter Gilchrist
5.4
1978
The Betsyas Dan Weyman
4.8
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Lou Gehrig
9.5
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Franklin D. Roosevelt
4.9
1975
Valley Forgeas Folsom
7.0
1975
The Great Waldo Pepperas Ezra Stiles
6.5
1974
The Great Gatsbyas Klipspringer
6.3
1973
The Day of the Dolphinas Mike
5.8
1973
The Paper Chaseas Thomas Craig Anderson
6.8
1971
Lady Libertyas Policeman (uncredited)
5.5
Production & Directing (1)
1999
Niagara: A History of the FallsPresenter
7.0