Edward Herrmann

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Appearances

The Lost Boys
7.1
The Lost Boys
Max
James Dean
6.8
James Dean
Raymond Massey
Don't Drink the Water
5.6
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
Overboard
6.8
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
5.9
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richard Rich
My Boyfriend's Back
5.7
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
Intolerable Cruelty
6.0
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
The Skeptic
5.4
The Skeptic
Shepard
Wedding Daze
5.6
Wedding Daze
Lyle
Mrs. Soffel
6.0
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
Factory Girl
6.0
Factory Girl
James Townsend
Big Business
6.4
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
The Cat's Meow
5.8
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
I Think I Love My Wife
5.3
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
Banned from the Bible II
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
The Paper Chase
6.8
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
Ape to Man
7.0
Ape to Man
Narrator
Annie
6.6
Annie
FDR
Bereft
5.4
Bereft
Lloyd
Isaac's Storm
6.0
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
The North Avenue Irregulars
6.5
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
Reds
6.9
Reds
Max Eastman
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
9.0
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
Down
5.1
Down
Milligan
The Great Waldo Pepper
6.5
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
Brass Target
5.5
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
Death Valley
5.1
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
Soul of the Game
5.0
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
Saint Maybe
6.6
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
Foreign Student
4.1
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
The Electric Grandmother
7.0
The Electric Grandmother
Father
Harry's War
6.2
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
8.5
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
Treasure Buddies
6.1
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
The Face on the Milk Carton
6.5
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
Compromising Positions
5.3
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
6.0
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
7.0
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
9.5
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
The French Revolution
5.8
The French Revolution
Narrator
Portrait of a Stripper
3.5
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
The Face: Jesus in Art
The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
Lady Liberty
5.5
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
4.9
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
The Emperor's Club
7.1
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
The Day of the Dolphin
5.9
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
The Betsy
4.6
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
Are You Here
5.1
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
Niagara: A History of the Falls
7.0
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
So Proudly We Hail
10.0
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.8
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
Here Come the Munsters
5.2
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
Christmas Oranges
7.5
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
The Great Gatsby
6.3
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
Better Living
3.8
Better Living
Jack
Ring Christmas Bells
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
Critical Care
6.4
Critical Care
Robert Payne
Fire in the Dark
9.0
Fire in the Dark
Robert
In Search of Christmas
In Search of Christmas
Narrator
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
7.5
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
A Christmas Wish
5.9
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
A Little Sex
3.6
A Little Sex
Tommy
Take Down
4.4
Take Down
Ed Branish
The Aviator
7.2
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
The Sorrows of Gin
10.0
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
Andrew Jackson
10.0
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
O Youth and Beauty!
9.0
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
Nixon
6.9
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Murrow
5.5
Murrow
Fred Friendly
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
Memorial Day
6.0
Memorial Day
Ned Larwin
First Invasion: The War of 1812
10.0
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
Freedom Road
5.4
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
Morristown: Where America Survived
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
Double Take
5.6
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
Price Check
5.1
Price Check
Jack Bennington
Heaven's Door
5.6
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
A Foreign Field
0.0
A Foreign Field
Ralph
What Love Sees
7.8
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
8.3
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
Hero
6.3
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Vendetta
6.2
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
Walking Across Egypt
4.9
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
The Christmas Pageant
5.9
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
A Season in Purgatory
7.0
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
Relative Strangers
5.3
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
Valley Forge
7.0
Valley Forge
Bible Battles
8.0
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
Hatching Pete
5.6
Hatching Pete
The Principal
Son of Morning
3.0
Son of Morning
Thomas
Titanic's Achilles Heel
10.0
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
Born Yesterday
5.3
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
The Samurai
The Samurai
self (voice)
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
4.2
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
4.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
Antarctica: A Frozen History
8.0
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
8.0
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
7.0
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
Witness to 'Reds'
6.0
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Sweet Poison
5.8
Sweet Poison
Henry
The Louisiana Purchase
7.0
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
Dear Liar
7.0
Dear Liar
George Bernard Shaw
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
St. Elsewhere
5.7
St. Elsewhere
Father Joseph McCabe
M*A*S*H
7.9
M*A*S*H
Crossing Jordan
7.2
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden
How I Met Your Mother
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
Wings
6.8
Wings
Y.M. Burg
Tom Goes to the Mayor
7.0
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
The Practice
7.7
The Practice
Anderson Pearson
30 Rock
7.5
30 Rock
Walter
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Pandolfi
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Folsom
Gilmore Girls
7.9
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
The States
The States
History's Lost & Found
4.0
History's Lost & Found
Nature
7.9
Nature
Narrator (voice)
Beacon Hill
7.0
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
The Revolution
9.4
The Revolution
Russia, Land of the Tsars
10.0
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Frederic Matson
Screen One
7.2
Screen One
Ralph
French Revolution
French Revolution
Narrator
Perception
7.2
Perception
Jack Pierce
The Presidents
6.5
The Presidents
Narrator
American Dad!
7.0
American Dad!
Councilman (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
7.7
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
The Good Wife
7.6
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
Liberty!
7.8
Liberty!
Narrator
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.3
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel
Drop Dead Diva
7.7
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Drew Seeley
Atomic Train
4.9
Atomic Train
The President
Eleanor and Franklin
3.8
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Mosbeck
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doug Bedloe
Frank Lloyd Wright
7.4
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Narrator (voice)
Pandora's Clock
5.5
Pandora's Clock
President
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
8.5
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
Founding Fathers
8.0
Founding Fathers
Narrator
American Dad!
7.0
American Dad!
Old Man (voice)
The Lawrenceville Stories
5.0
The Lawrenceville Stories
Head Master
Better With You
6.5
Better With You
Judge
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
Great Performances
6.0
Great Performances
Self
Wonder Woman
4.9
Wonder Woman
Senator Warren
The Ten Commandments
5.6
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
7.7
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
Ultimate autos
Ultimate autos
host
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
7.7
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
Harry's Law
7.4
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
Hothouse
7.5
Hothouse
Woods
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
7.0
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Narrator

Crew

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