Edward Herrmann
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Coach of the Year
2016
as Bill Ford
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Reverend Cartwright
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Are You Here
2013
as Dr. Vincent
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Treasure Buddies
2012
as Philip Wellington
Christmas Oranges
2012
as Mr. Crampton
Price Check
2012
as Jack Bennington
Heaven's Door
2012
as Nate Christensen
Perception
2012
as Jack Pierce
A Christmas Wish
2011
as Les McCallum
The Christmas Pageant
2011
as Garrett Clark
Son of Morning
2011
as Thomas
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Jeremiah Larson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Governor Dawson
Harry's Law
2011
as Lester Babcock
Better With You
2010
as Judge
The Skeptic
2009
as Shepard
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as John Goodenough
Ring Christmas Bells
2009
as Self
Morristown: Where America Survived
2009
as Narrator
Hatching Pete
2009
as The Principal
The Good Wife
2009
as Lionel Deerfield
Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Reverend Phillips
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Mr. Landis
Banned from the Bible II
2007
as Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
2007
as Narrator
Sherman's March
2007
as Narrator
Andrew Jackson
2007
as Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel
2007
as Narrator
The States
2007
The Revolution
2007
Wedding Daze
2006
as Lyle
Factory Girl
2006
as James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
as Narrator
Relative Strangers
2006
as Doug Clayton
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
30 Rock
2006
as Walter
The Ten Commandments
2006
as Narrator
Ape to Man
2005
as Narrator
The French Revolution
2005
as Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
2005
as Narrator
Bible Battles
2005
as Narrator (voice)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
2005
as Narrator
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Reverend Lowell
French Revolution
2005
as Narrator
The Presidents
2005
as Narrator
American Dad!
2005
as Councilman (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Norman Shales
American Dad!
2005
as Old Man (voice)
Bereft
2004
as Lloyd
Isaac's Storm
2004
as Narrator
The Aviator
2004
as Joseph Breen
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
2004
as Narrator
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Rex Rexroth
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
as Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
as Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
2003
as self (voice)
The Louisiana Purchase
2003
as Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
as Narrator
The Cat's Meow
2002
as W. R. Hearst
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Headmaster Woodbridge
Antarctica: A Frozen History
2002
as Narrator
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
as Narrator (voice)
James Dean
2001
as Raymond Massey
Down
2001
as Milligan
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Christmas
2001
as Narrator
Double Take
2001
as Charles Allsworth
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Thomas Malden
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
2001
as Narrator
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Richard Gilmore
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Vogel
Founding Fathers
2000
as Narrator
Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999
as Narrator
Vendetta
1999
as D.A. Luzenberg
Walking Across Egypt
1999
as Reverend Vernon
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
as Narrator
Atomic Train
1999
as The President
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
1999
as Narrator
Ultimate autos
1999
as host
Saint Maybe
1998
as Doug Bedloe
Better Living
1998
as Jack
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Critical Care
1997
as Robert Payne
The Practice
1997
as Anderson Pearson
Liberty!
1997
as Narrator
Soul of the Game
1996
as Branch Rickey
What Love Sees
1996
as Morton Treadway
Pandora's Clock
1996
as President
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
as Frank Jessmon
Here Come the Munsters
1995
as Herman Munster
Nixon
1995
as Nelson Rockefeller
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Don't Drink the Water
1994
as Mr. Kilroy
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Mr. Rich
Foreign Student
1994
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Mr. Dingle
A Foreign Field
1993
as Ralph
Born Yesterday
1993
as Ed Deverey
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Thomas Pandolfi
Hero
1992
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Fire in the Dark
1991
as Robert
Sweet Poison
1991
as Henry
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Ben Cunningham
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
So Proudly We Hail
1990
as James Wagner
Wings
1990
as Y.M. Burg
Law & Order
1990
as Frederic Matson
Law & Order
1990
as Drew Seeley
Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Mosbeck
Screen One
1989
as Ralph
Big Business
1988
as Graham Sherbourne
Hothouse
1988
as Woods
The Lost Boys
1987
as Max
Overboard
1987
as Grant Stayton III
The Lawrenceville Stories
1987
as Headmaster
Murrow
1986
as Fred Friendly
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Brown
Compromising Positions
1985
as Bob Singer
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Henry
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
Mrs. Soffel
1984
as Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
1983
as Ned Larwin
Annie
1982
as FDR
Death Valley
1982
as Paul Stanton
The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Father
The Gift of Life
1982
as Dr. Quinn
A Little Sex
1982
as Tommy
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Father Joseph McCabe
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
American Playhouse
1982
as Alger Hiss
American Playhouse
1982
as The Headmaster
American Playhouse
1982
as Professor
Reds
1981
as Max Eastman
Harry's War
1981
as Harry Johnson
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
as The Stranger
Dear Liar
1981
as George Bernard Shaw
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Michael Hill
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Frank Andrews
Take Down
1979
as Ed Branish
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Kip Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Kip Lawton
Freedom Road
1979
as Stephen Holmes
Brass Target
1978
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Lou Gehrig
The Betsy
1978
as Dan Weyman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin
1976
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
as Ezra Stiles
Valley Forge
1975
as Folsom
Beacon Hill
1975
as Richard Palmer
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Klipspringer
The Paper Chase
1973
as Thomas Craig Anderson
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Mike
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