Cast
Edward Herrmann
Acting
Cast
Edward Herrmann
Known for
Acting
Born
1943-07-21
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
2014-12-31
Also known as Ed Hermann, Edward Herman, Edward Kirk Herrmann
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.
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
The Lost Boys
as Max
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
Annie
as FDR
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
James Dean
as Raymond Massey
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown
Reds
as Max Eastman
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
Brass Target
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth
Down
as Milligan
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
Critical Care
as Robert Payne
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel
Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra Stiles
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
The Skeptic
as Shepard
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Vendetta
as D.A. Luzenberg
A Little Sex
as Tommy
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
Compromising Positions
as Bob Singer
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
Sweet Poison
as Henry
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy
Saint Maybe
as Doug Bedloe
The Day of the Dolphin
as Mike
Soul of the Game
as Branch Rickey
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster
Son of Morning
as Thomas
A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. Shugrue
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
Valley Forge
as Folsom
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend Vernon
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Lou Gehrig
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
Take Down
as Ed Branish
Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank Andrews
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
A Foreign Field
as Ralph
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
Memorial Day
as Ned Larwin
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
as The Stranger
Ape to Man
as Narrator
Bereft
as Lloyd
Better Living
as Jack
The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip Lawton
Fire in the Dark
as Robert
Murrow
as Fred Friendly
The Samurai
as self (voice)
Harry's War
as Harry Johnson
Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
What Love Sees
as Morton Treadway
The French Revolution
as Narrator
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
as Narrator
The Face: Jesus in Art
as Narrator (voice)
So Proudly We Hail
as James Wagner
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
as Self
The Electric Grandmother
as Father
Isaac's Storm
as Narrator
Sherman's March
as Narrator
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Christmas
as Narrator
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
as Narrator
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Narrator
Dear Liar
as George Bernard Shaw
First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator
The Louisiana Purchase
as Narrator