Edward Herrmann
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.
Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.
Acted in
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
Coach of the Year
2016
as Bill Ford
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Reverend Cartwright
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Are You Here
2013
as Dr. Vincent
Heaven's Door
2012
as Nate Christensen
Price Check
2012
as Jack Bennington
Perception
2012
as Jack Pierce
Christmas Oranges
2012
as Mr. Crampton
Treasure Buddies
2012
as Philip Wellington
The Christmas Pageant
2011
as Garrett Clark
A Christmas Wish
2011
as Les McCallum
Wonder Woman
2011
as Senator Warren
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Governor Dawson
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Jeremiah Larson
Son of Morning
2011
as Thomas
Better With You
2010
as Judge
The Good Wife
2009
as Lionel Deerfield
Ring Christmas Bells
2009
as Self
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Reverend Phillips
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as John Goodenough
The Skeptic
2009
as Shepard
Hatching Pete
2009
as The Principal
Morristown: Where America Survived
2009
as Narrator
Andrew Jackson
2007
as Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
2007
as Narrator
The Revolution
2007
Titanic's Achilles Heel
2007
as Narrator
Sherman's March
2007
as Narrator
The States
2007
Banned from the Bible II
2007
as Narrator
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Mr. Landis
Factory Girl
2006
as James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
30 Rock
2006
as Walter
Wedding Daze
2006
as Lyle
Relative Strangers
2006
as Doug Clayton
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
as Narrator
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Ape to Man
2005
as Narrator
Bible Battles
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
2005
as Narrator
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Reverend Lowell
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
2005
as Narrator
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Norman Shales
American Dad!
2005
as Councilman (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Old Man (voice)
The French Revolution
2005
as Narrator
French Revolution
2005
as Narrator
The Aviator
2004
as Joseph Breen
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
Bereft
2004
as Lloyd
First Invasion: The War of 1812
2004
as Narrator
Isaac's Storm
2004
as Narrator
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
as Debate Moderator
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Rex Rexroth
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
as Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
as Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
2003
as self (voice)
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Headmaster Woodbridge
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
as Narrator (voice)
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
2002
as Narrator
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
Antarctica: A Frozen History
2002
as Narrator
In Search of Christmas
2001
as Narrator
The Cat's Meow
2001
as W. R. Hearst
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Thomas Malden
Down
2001
as Milligan
James Dean
2001
as Raymond Massey
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Double Take
2001
as Charles Allsworth
Founding Fathers
2000
as Narrator
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Vogel
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Richard Gilmore
Vendetta
1999
as D.A. Luzenberg
Atomic Train
1999
as The President
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
as Narrator
Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999
as Narrator
Walking Across Egypt
1999
as Reverend Vernon
Saint Maybe
1998
as Doug Bedloe
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Better Living
1998
as Jack
Liberty!
1997
as Narrator
Critical Care
1997
as Robert Payne
The Practice
1997
as Anderson Pearson
Pandora's Clock
1996
as President
What Love Sees
1996
as Morton Treadway
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue
Soul of the Game
1996
as Branch Rickey
Nixon
1995
as Nelson Rockefeller
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
as Frank Jessmon
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Here Come the Munsters
1995
as Herman Munster
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Richard Rich
Don't Drink the Water
1994
as Mr. Kilroy
Foreign Student
1994
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
A Foreign Field
1993
as Ralph
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Mr. Dingle
Born Yesterday
1993
as Ed Deverey
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Hero
1992
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Robert
Law & Order
1990
as Frederic Matson
Law & Order
1990
as Drew Seeley
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Mosbeck
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Wings
1990
as Y.M. Burg
So Proudly We Hail
1990
as James Wagner
Screen One
1989
as Ralph
Big Business
1988
as Graham Sherbourne
Overboard
1987
as Grant Stayton III
The Lost Boys
1987
as Max
The Lawrenceville Stories
1987
as Head Master
Murrow
1986
as Fred Friendly
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
Compromising Positions
1985
as Bob Singer
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Brown
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Henry
Mrs. Soffel
1984
as Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
1983
as Ned Larwin
St. Elsewhere
1982
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Annie
1982
as FDR
Death Valley
1982
as Paul Stanton
A Little Sex
1982
as Tommy
The Gift of Life
1982
as Dr. Quinn
The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Father
Reds
1981
as Max Eastman
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
as The Stranger
Harry's War
1981
as Harry Johnson
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Kip Lawton
Freedom Road
1979
as Stephen Holmes
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Kip Lawton
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Frank Andrews
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Michael Hill
Take Down
1979
as Ed Branish
Brass Target
1978
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
The Betsy
1978
as Dan Weyman
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Lou Gehrig
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin
1976
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
Valley Forge
1975
Beacon Hill
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
as Ezra Stiles
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Klipspringer
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Mike
The Paper Chase
1973
as Thomas Craig Anderson
M*A*S*H
1972
Lady Liberty
1971
as Policeman (uncredited)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Folsom
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Doug Bedloe
History's Lost & Found
Wonder Woman
as Senator Warren