EDWARD HERRMANN

Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 21, 1943
Deathday: December 31, 2014
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Filmography

Starring

TBA·
Wonder Woman
Senator Warren
2016·
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015·
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
2014·
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
2014·
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
2013·
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013·
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
2012·
Perception
Jack Pierce
2012·
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
2012·
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
2011·
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
2011·
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
2010·
Better With You
Judge
2009·
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
2009·
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
2009·
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
2009·
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
2009·
The Skeptic
Shepard
2007·
The Revolution
2007·
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
2007·
Sherman's March
Narrator
2007·
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
2007·
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
2007·
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
2006·
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
2006·
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
2006·
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
2006·
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006·
Factory Girl
James Townsend
2006·
Wedding Daze
Lyle
2005·
American Dad!
Old Man (voice), Councilman (voice)
2005·
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
2005·
The Presidents
Narrator
2005·
French Revolution
Narrator
2005·
The French Revolution
Narrator
2005·
Ape to Man
Narrator
2004·
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
2004·
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
2004·
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
2004·
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
2004·
Bereft
Lloyd
2003·
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
2003·
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
2003·
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
2002·
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
2002·
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
2002·
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Narrator
2002·
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
2001·
In Search of Christmas
Narrator
2001·
The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
2001·
Down
Milligan
2001·
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
2001·
James Dean
Raymond Massey
2000·
Founding Fathers
Narrator
2000·
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel
1999·
Ultimate autos
host
1999·
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
1999·
Atomic Train
The President
1999·
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
1998·
Frank Lloyd Wright
Himself - Narrator (voice)
1998·
Better Living
Jack
1998·
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
1997·
Liberty!
Narrator
1997·
Critical Care
Robert Payne
1996·
Pandora's Clock
President
1996·
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
1995·
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1995·
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
1995·
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
1995·
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
1994·
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1994·
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richard Rich
1994·
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
1993·
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
1991·
Fire in the Dark
Robert
1990·
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Mosbeck, Drew Seeley, Frederic Matson
1990·
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
1990·
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1989·
Screen One
Ralph
1988·
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
1987·
The Lawrenceville Stories
Head Master
1987·
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
1987·
The Lost Boys
Max
1986·
Murrow
Fred Friendly
1985·
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
1985·
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
1985·
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
1985·
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
1984·
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
1983·
Memorial Day
Ned Larwin
1982·
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982·
A Little Sex
Tommy
1982·
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
1982·
The Electric Grandmother
Father
1982·
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
1982·
Annie
FDR
1981·
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
1981·
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
1981·
Reds
Max Eastman
1979·
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
1979·
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
1979·
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
1979·
Take Down
Ed Branish
1979·
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
1979·
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
1978·
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
1978·
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
1978·
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
1977·
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1976·
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
1975·
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
1975·
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
1974·
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
1973·
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
1973·
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
1971·
Great Performances
Self
1971·
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
1951·
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doug Bedloe, Folsom
TBA·
History's Lost & Found
2016·
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
2012·
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
2012·
Price Check
Jack Bennington
2011·
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
2011·
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
2011·
Son of Morning
Thomas
2011·
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
2009·
Hatching Pete
The Principal
2009·
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
2007·
The States
2007·
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
2006·
30 Rock
Walter
2006·
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
2006·
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
2005·
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
2005·
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
2005·
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
2005·
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
2004·
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
2003·
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
2003·
The Samurai
self (voice)
2003·
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
2002·
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
2002·
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
2001·
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden
2001·
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
2000·
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
1999·
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
1999·
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
1999·
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
1997·
The Practice
Anderson Pearson
1996·
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
1996·
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
1993·
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993·
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
1993·
A Foreign Field
Ralph
1992·
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1991·
Sweet Poison
Henry
1990·
Wings
Y.M. Burg
1982·
St. Elsewhere
1975·
Valley Forge
1972·
M*A*S*H

Production

1999·
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Presenter