Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1943-07-21
- Day of Death2014-12-31 (71 years)
- Place of BirthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also Known AsEd HermannEdward HermanEdward Kirk Herrmannاد هرماناِد هرمان
Edward 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2016
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
As: Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
- 2016
Coach of the Year
As: Bill Ford
- 2015
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
As: Reverend Cartwright
- 2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
As: Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
- 2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
As: Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
- 2013
Are You Here
As: Dr. Vincent
- 2012
Heaven's Door
As: Nate Christensen
2012Price Check
As: Jack Bennington
2012Perception
As: Jack Pierce
2012Christmas Oranges
As: Mr. Crampton
2012Treasure Buddies
As: Philip Wellington
2011The Christmas Pageant
As: Garrett Clark
2011A Christmas Wish
As: Les McCallum
2011Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
As: Governor Dawson
2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
As: Jeremiah Larson
2011Son of Morning
As: Thomas
2011Harry's Law
As: Lester Babcock
2010Better With You
As: Judge
2009The Good Wife
As: Lionel Deerfield
2009Drop Dead Diva
As: Reverend Phillips
2009The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
As: John Goodenough
2009The Skeptic
As: Shepard
2009Hatching Pete
As: The Principal
2009Morristown: Where America Survived
As: Narrator
2007Andrew Jackson
As: Narrator
2007Columbus The Lost Voyage
As: Narrator
2007Titanic's Achilles Heel
As: Narrator
2007Sherman's March
As: Narrator
2007Banned from the Bible II
As: Narrator
2007I Think I Love My Wife
As: Mr. Landis
2006Factory Girl
As: James Townsend
200630 Rock
As: Walter
2006Wedding Daze
As: Lyle
2006Relative Strangers
As: Doug Clayton
2006The Ten Commandments
As: Narrator
2006Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
As: Narrator
2005Ape to Man
As: Narrator
2005Bible Battles
As: Narrator (voice)
2005The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
As: Narrator
2005How I Met Your Mother
As: Reverend Lowell
2005Grey's Anatomy
As: Norman Shales
2005American Dad!
As: Councilman (voice)
- 2005
American Dad!
As: Old Man (voice)
2005The Presidents
As: Narrator
2005The French Revolution
As: Narrator
2005French Revolution
As: Narrator
- 2004
The Aviator
As: Joseph Breen
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor
As: Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
2004Bereft
As: Lloyd
2004First Invasion: The War of 1812
As: Narrator
2004Isaac's Storm
As: Narrator
2004Welcome to Mooseport
As: Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
- 2003
Intolerable Cruelty
As: Rex Rexroth
2003Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
As: Narrator
2003The Louisiana Purchase
As: Narrator
2003Russia, Land of the Tsars
As: Narrator
2003Stalin: Man of Steel
As: Narrator (voice)
2002The Emperor's Club
As: Headmaster Woodbridge
2002Rise and Fall of the Spartans
As: Narrator (voice)
2001The Cat's Meow
As: W. R. Hearst
2001Crossing Jordan
As: Thomas Malden
2001Down
As: Milligan
2001James Dean
As: Raymond Massey
2001Double Take
As: Charles Allsworth
2000Founding Fathers
As: Narrator
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Mr. Vogel
2000Gilmore Girls
As: Richard Gilmore
1999The Korean War: Fire and Ice
As: Narrator
1999Vendetta
As: D.A. Luzenberg
1999Atomic Train
As: The President
1999Norman Rockwell: Painting America
As: Narrator
1999Niagara: A History of the Falls
As: Narrator
1999Walking Across Egypt
As: Reverend Vernon
1998Saint Maybe
As: Doug Bedloe
1998Better Living
As: Jack
1997Liberty!
As: Narrator
1997Critical Care
As: Robert Payne
1997The Practice
As: Anderson Pearson
1996Pandora's Clock
As: President
1996What Love Sees
As: Morton Treadway
1996A Season in Purgatory
As: Dr. Shugrue
1996Soul of the Game
As: Branch Rickey
1995Nixon
As: Nelson Rockefeller
1995The Face on the Milk Carton
As: Frank Jessmon
1995Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
As: Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1995Here Come the Munsters
As: Herman Munster
- 1994
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
As: Richard Rich
1994Don't Drink the Water
As: Mr. Kilroy
1994Foreign Student
As: Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1993A Foreign Field
As: Ralph
1993My Boyfriend's Back
As: Mr. Dingle
1993Born Yesterday
As: Ed Deverey
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
As: Thomas Pandolfi
1992Hero
As: Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1991Fire in the Dark
As: Robert
1991Sweet Poison
As: Henry
1990Law & Order
As: Frederic Matson
- 1990
Law & Order
As: Drew Seeley
- 1990
Law & Order
As: Defense Attorney Mosbeck
1990Wings
As: Y.M. Burg
1990So Proudly We Hail
As: James Wagner
1989Screen One
As: Ralph
1988Hothouse
As: Woods
1988Big Business
As: Graham Sherbourne
1987Overboard
As: Grant Stayton III
- 1987
The Lost Boys
As: Max
1987The Lawrenceville Stories
As: Head Master
1986Murrow
As: Fred Friendly
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
1985Compromising Positions
As: Bob Singer
1985The Man with One Red Shoe
As: Brown
1985The Purple Rose of Cairo
As: Henry
1984Mrs. Soffel
As: Warden Peter Soffel
1982St. Elsewhere
As: Father Joseph McCabe
1982Nature
As: Narrator (voice)
1982Annie
As: FDR
1982Death Valley
As: Paul Stanton
1982A Little Sex
As: Tommy
1982The Gift of Life
As: Dr. Quinn
1982The Electric Grandmother
As: Father
1981Reds
As: Max Eastman
1981The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
As: The Stranger
1981Harry's War
As: Harry Johnson
1979O Youth and Beauty!
As: Kip Lawton
1979Freedom Road
As: Stephen Holmes
1979The Sorrows of Gin
As: Kip Lawton
1979Portrait of a Stripper
As: Frank Andrews
1979The North Avenue Irregulars
As: Michael Hill
1979Take Down
As: Ed Branish
1978Brass Target
As: Col. Walter Gilchrist
1978The Betsy
As: Dan Weyman
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
As: Lou Gehrig
1976Eleanor and Franklin
As: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
1975Beacon Hill
As: Richard Palmer
1975The Great Waldo Pepper
As: Ezra Stiles
1974The Great Gatsby
As: Klipspringer
1973The Day of the Dolphin
As: Mike
1973The Paper Chase
As: Thomas Craig Anderson
1971Lady Liberty
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Folsom
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Doug Bedloe