Acting
Edward Herrmann
EN, NL, IT cinema · 114 credits
Born
21 July 1943
Died
31 December 2014 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as Ed Hermann · Edward Herman · Edward Kirk Herrmann · اد هرمان · اِد هرمان
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.
Known for
Filmography
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
Son of Morning
as Thomas
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
The Skeptic
as Shepard
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
Sherman's March
as Narrator
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
Ape to Man
as Narrator
The French Revolution
as Narrator
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
Bereft
as Lloyd
Isaac's Storm
as Narrator
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
Russia, Land of the Tsars
as Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
2003
The Samurai
as self (voice)
The Louisiana Purchase
as Narrator
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)
James Dean
as Raymond Massey
Down
as Milligan
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
The Face: Jesus in Art
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Christmas
as Narrator
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth
Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Narrator, Presenter
Vendetta
as D.A. Luzenberg
Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend Vernon
Saint Maybe
as Doug Bedloe
Better Living
as Jack
Critical Care
as Robert Payne
Soul of the Game
as Branch Rickey
What Love Sees
as Morton Treadway
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Mr. Rich
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
A Foreign Field
as Ralph
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Fire in the Dark
as Robert
Sweet Poison
as Henry
So Proudly We Hail
as James Wagner
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
Murrow
as Fred Friendly
Compromising Positions
as Bob Singer
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
1983
Memorial Day
as Ned Larwin
Annie
as FDR
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
The Electric Grandmother
as Father
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn
A Little Sex
as Tommy
Reds
as Max Eastman
Harry's War
as Harry Johnson
Dear Liar
1981
Dear Liar
as George Bernard Shaw
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill
Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank Andrews
Take Down
as Ed Branish
The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip Lawton
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes
Brass Target
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra Stiles
Valley Forge
as Folsom
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)