Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Acting

Birthday

1943/07/21

Day of death

2014/12/31 (71 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also know 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.

Acting
The Lost Boys
7.1

(1987) The Lost Boys

as Max

James Dean
6.8

(2001) James Dean

as Raymond Massey

Don't Drink the Water
5.6

(1994) Don't Drink the Water

as Mr. Kilroy

The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7

(1985) The Man with One Red Shoe

as Brown

Overboard
6.8

(1987) Overboard

as Grant Stayton III

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
5.9

(1994) Ri¢hie Ri¢h

as Richard Rich

My Boyfriend's Back
5.7

(1993) My Boyfriend's Back

as Mr. Dingle

Intolerable Cruelty
5.9

(2003) Intolerable Cruelty

as Rex Rexroth

The Skeptic
5.4

(2009) The Skeptic

as Shepard

Wedding Daze
5.5

(2006) Wedding Daze

as Lyle

Mrs. Soffel
6.1

(1984) Mrs. Soffel

as Warden Peter Soffel

Factory Girl
6.0

(2006) Factory Girl

as James Townsend

Big Business
6.4

(1988) Big Business

as Graham Sherbourne

The Cat's Meow
5.8

(2001) The Cat's Meow

as W. R. Hearst

I Think I Love My Wife
5.4

(2007) I Think I Love My Wife

as Mr. Landis

Banned from the Bible II
0.0

(2007) Banned from the Bible II

as Narrator

The Paper Chase
6.8

(1973) The Paper Chase

as Thomas Craig Anderson

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3

(2009) The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

as John Goodenough

Ape to Man
7.0

(2005) Ape to Man

as Narrator

Annie
6.5

(1982) Annie

as FDR

Bereft
5.0

(2004) Bereft

as Lloyd

Isaac's Storm
6.0

(2004) Isaac's Storm

as Narrator

The North Avenue Irregulars
6.4

(1979) The North Avenue Irregulars

as Michael Hill

Reds
6.9

(1981) Reds

as Max Eastman

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
8.5

(2006) Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Down
5.1

(2001) Down

as Milligan

The Great Waldo Pepper
6.4

(1975) The Great Waldo Pepper

as Ezra Stiles

Brass Target
5.6

(1978) Brass Target

as Col. Walter Gilchrist

Death Valley
5.2

(1982) Death Valley

as Paul Stanton

Soul of the Game
4.9

(1996) Soul of the Game

as Branch Rickey

Saint Maybe
6.2

(1998) Saint Maybe

as Doug Bedloe

Foreign Student
4.5

(1994) Foreign Student

as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
0.0

(2002) It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

as Self

The Electric Grandmother
6.8

(1982) The Electric Grandmother

as Father

Harry's War
5.2

(1981) Harry's War

as Harry Johnson

10.0

(2006) Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

as Narrator (voice)

Treasure Buddies
6.1

(2012) Treasure Buddies

as Philip Wellington

The Face on the Milk Carton
6.3

(1995) The Face on the Milk Carton

as Frank Jessmon

Compromising Positions
5.5

(1985) Compromising Positions

as Bob Singer

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
5.0

(2003) Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

as Narrator

Columbus The Lost Voyage
6.7

(2007) Columbus The Lost Voyage

as Narrator

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
9.0

(1978) A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

as Lou Gehrig

The French Revolution
5.3

(2005) The French Revolution

as Narrator

The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
7.0

(2002) The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon

as Narrator

Portrait of a Stripper
2.5

(1979) Portrait of a Stripper

as Frank Andrews

0.0

(2001) The Face: Jesus in Art

as Narrator (voice)

La mortadella
5.4

(1971) Lady Liberty

as Policeman (uncredited)

5.1

(1977) Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

0.0

(1981) The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

as The Stranger

The Emperor's Club
7.1

(2002) The Emperor's Club

as Headmaster Woodbridge

The Day of the Dolphin
5.8

(1973) The Day of the Dolphin

as Mike

The Betsy
4.6

(1978) The Betsy

as Dan Weyman

Are You Here
5.2

(2013) Are You Here

as Dr. Vincent

Niagara: A History of the Falls
0.0

(1999) Niagara: A History of the Falls

as Narrator

The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4

(1985) The Purple Rose of Cairo

as Henry

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

(1990) Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

So Proudly We Hail
0.0

(1990) So Proudly We Hail

as James Wagner

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.7

(2014) The Town that Dreaded Sundown

as Reverend Cartwright

Here Come the Munsters
5.3

(1995) Here Come the Munsters

as Herman Munster

Christmas Oranges
7.3

(2012) Christmas Oranges

as Mr. Crampton

The Great Gatsby
6.3

(1974) The Great Gatsby

as Klipspringer

Better Living
1.5

(1998) Better Living

as Jack

Ring Christmas Bells
0.0

(2009) Ring Christmas Bells

as Self

Critical Care
6.4

(1997) Critical Care

as Robert Payne

Fire in the Dark
0.0

(1991) Fire in the Dark

as Robert

0.0

(2001) In Search of Christmas

as Narrator

Sherman's March
0.0

(2007) Sherman's March

as Narrator

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
0.0

(2006) Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

as Narrator

Russia, Land of the Tsars
7.0

(2003) Russia, Land of the Tsars

as Narrator

The Gift of Life
0.0

(1982) The Gift of Life

as Dr. Quinn

A Christmas Wish
5.9

(2011) A Christmas Wish

as Les McCallum

The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0

(2013) The Wolf of Wall Street

as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

A Little Sex
3.4

(1982) A Little Sex

as Tommy

Take Down
3.7

(1979) Take Down

as Ed Branish

The Aviator
7.2

(2004) The Aviator

as Joseph Breen

The Sorrows of Gin
10.0

(1979) The Sorrows of Gin

as Kip Lawton

Andrew Jackson
10.0

(2007) Andrew Jackson

as Narrator

O Youth and Beauty!
10.0

(1979) O Youth and Beauty!

as Kip Lawton

Nixon
6.9

(1995) Nixon

as Nelson Rockefeller

Murrow
5.0

(1986) Murrow

as Fred Friendly

Welcome to Mooseport
5.1

(2004) Welcome to Mooseport

as Debate Moderator

6.2

(1983) Memorial Day

as Ned Larwin

First Invasion: The War of 1812
0.0

(2004) First Invasion: The War of 1812

as Narrator

Freedom Road
4.8

(1979) Freedom Road

as Stephen Holmes

Morristown: Where America Survived
0.0

(2009) Morristown: Where America Survived

as Narrator

Double Take
5.6

(2001) Double Take

as Charles Allsworth

Price Check
5.2

(2012) Price Check

as Jack Bennington

Heaven's Door
5.6

(2012) Heaven's Door

as Nate Christensen

A Foreign Field
0.0

(1993) A Foreign Field

as Ralph

What Love Sees
3.5

(1996) What Love Sees

as Morton Treadway

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
8.0

(2005) The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

as Narrator

Hero
6.3

(1992) Hero

as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

Vendetta
6.3

(1999) Vendetta

as D.A. Luzenberg

Coach of the Year
0.0

(2016) Coach of the Year

as Bill Ford

Walking Across Egypt
4.9

(1999) Walking Across Egypt

as Reverend Vernon

The Christmas Pageant
5.9

(2011) The Christmas Pageant

as Garrett Clark

A Season in Purgatory
6.0

(1996) A Season in Purgatory

as Dr. Shugrue

Relative Strangers
5.2

(2006) Relative Strangers

as Doug Clayton

Valley Forge
0.0

(1975) Valley Forge

as ---

Bible Battles
0.0

(2005) Bible Battles

as Narrator (voice)

Hatching Pete
5.5

(2009) Hatching Pete

as The Principal

Son of Morning
3.1

(2011) Son of Morning

as Thomas

Titanic's Achilles Heel
10.0

(2007) Titanic's Achilles Heel

as Narrator

Stalin: Man of Steel
0.0

(2003) Stalin: Man of Steel

as Narrator (voice)

Born Yesterday
5.3

(1993) Born Yesterday

as Ed Deverey

0.0

(2003) The Samurai

as self (voice)

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
4.3

(2011) Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

as Jeremiah Larson

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
4.0

(2011) Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Governor Dawson

Norman Rockwell: Painting America
0.0

(1999) Norman Rockwell: Painting America

as Narrator

0.0

(2002) Antarctica: A Frozen History

as Narrator

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
0.0

(2002) Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

as Narrator (voice)

0.0

(2005) FDR: A Presidency Revealed

as Narrator

Witness to 'Reds'
6.0

(2006) Witness to 'Reds'

as Self

Sweet Poison
4.8

(1991) Sweet Poison

as Henry

The Louisiana Purchase
0.0

(2003) The Louisiana Purchase

as Narrator

St. Elsewhere
5.4

(1982) St. Elsewhere

as ---

M*A*S*H
7.9

(1972) M*A*S*H

as ---

Crossing Jordan
7.2

(2001) Crossing Jordan

as Thomas Malden

How I Met Your Mother
8.2

(2005) How I Met Your Mother

as Reverend Lowell

Wings
6.9

(1990) Wings

as Y.M. Burg

Tom Goes to the Mayor
7.0

(2004) Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as Anderson Pearson

30 Rock
7.4

(2006) 30 Rock

as Walter

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.0

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Folsom

Gilmore Girls
7.9

(2000) Gilmore Girls

as Richard Gilmore

The States
0.0

(2007) The States

as ---

1.0

History's Lost & Found

as ---

Nature
8.1

(1982) Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Beacon Hill
5.0

(1975) Beacon Hill

as Richard Palmer

The Revolution
9.7

(2007) The Revolution

as ---

Russia, Land of the Tsars
10.0

(2003) Russia, Land of the Tsars

as ---

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Frederic Matson

Screen One
7.0

(1989) Screen One

as Ralph

French Revolution
0.0

(2005) French Revolution

as Narrator

Perception
7.2

(2012) Perception

as Jack Pierce

The Presidents
6.3

(2005) The Presidents

as Narrator

American Dad!
7.0

(2005) American Dad!

as Councilman (voice)

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as Norman Shales

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
8.2

(2014) The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
0.0

(1995) Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

The Good Wife
7.6

(2009) The Good Wife

as Lionel Deerfield

Liberty!
7.8

(1997) Liberty!

as Narrator

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.3

(2016) Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mr. Vogel

Drop Dead Diva
7.7

(2009) Drop Dead Diva

as Reverend Phillips

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Drew Seeley

Atomic Train
4.8

(1999) Atomic Train

as The President

Eleanor and Franklin
3.0

(1976) Eleanor and Franklin

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Mosbeck

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as ---

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Doug Bedloe

Frank Lloyd Wright
7.2

(1998) Frank Lloyd Wright

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Pandora's Clock
4.4

(1996) Pandora's Clock

as President

Rise and Fall of the Spartans
8.3

(2002) Rise and Fall of the Spartans

as Narrator (voice)

Founding Fathers
0.0

(2000) Founding Fathers

as Narrator

American Dad!
7.0

(2005) American Dad!

as Old Man (voice)

The Lawrenceville Stories
5.0

(1987) The Lawrenceville Stories

as Head Master

Better With You
6.4

(2010) Better With You

as Judge

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.3

(1985) The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton

Great Performances
5.2

(1971) Great Performances

as Self

Wonder Woman
4.9

Wonder Woman

as Senator Warren

The Ten Commandments
5.4

(2006) The Ten Commandments

as Narrator