Edward Herrmann
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. Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.
The Lost Boys
(Max)
James Dean
(Raymond Massey)
Don't Drink the Water
(Mr. Kilroy)
Overboard
(Grant Stayton III)
The Man with One Red Shoe
(Brown)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
(Richard Rich)
My Boyfriend's Back
(Mr. Dingle)
Intolerable Cruelty
(Rex Rexroth)
The Skeptic
(Shepard)
Wedding Daze
(Lyle)
Mrs. Soffel
(Warden Peter Soffel)
Factory Girl
(James Townsend)
Big Business
(Graham Sherbourne)
The Cat's Meow
(W. R. Hearst)
I Think I Love My Wife
(Mr. Landis)
Banned from the Bible II
(Narrator)
The Paper Chase
(Thomas Craig Anderson)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
(John Goodenough)
Ape to Man
(Narrator)
Annie
(FDR)
Bereft
(Lloyd)
Isaac's Storm
(Narrator)
The North Avenue Irregulars
(Michael Hill)
Reds
(Max Eastman)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Down
(Milligan)
The Great Waldo Pepper
(Ezra Stiles)
Brass Target
(Col. Walter Gilchrist)
Death Valley
(Paul Stanton)
Soul of the Game
(Branch Rickey)
Saint Maybe
(Doug Bedloe)
Foreign Student
(Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore)
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
(Self)
The Electric Grandmother
(Father)
Harry's War
(Harry Johnson)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
(Narrator (voice))
Treasure Buddies
(Philip Wellington)
The Face on the Milk Carton
(Frank Jessmon)
Compromising Positions
(Bob Singer)
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
(Narrator)
Columbus The Lost Voyage
(Narrator)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
(Lou Gehrig)
The French Revolution
(Narrator)
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
(Narrator)
Portrait of a Stripper
(Frank Andrews)
The Face: Jesus in Art
(Narrator (voice))
Lady Liberty
(Policeman (uncredited))
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
(The Stranger)
The Emperor's Club
(Headmaster Woodbridge)
The Day of the Dolphin
(Mike)
The Betsy
(Dan Weyman)
Are You Here
(Dr. Vincent)
Niagara: A History of the Falls
(Narrator)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
(Henry)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
So Proudly We Hail
(James Wagner)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
(Reverend Cartwright)
Here Come the Munsters
(Herman Munster)
Christmas Oranges
(Mr. Crampton)
The Great Gatsby
(Klipspringer)
Better Living
(Jack)
Ring Christmas Bells
(Self)
Critical Care
(Robert Payne)
Fire in the Dark
(Robert)
In Search of Christmas
(Narrator)
Sherman's March
(Narrator)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
(Narrator)
Russia, Land of the Tsars
(Narrator)
The Gift of Life
(Dr. Quinn)
A Christmas Wish
(Les McCallum)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice))
A Little Sex
(Tommy)
Take Down
(Ed Branish)
The Aviator
(Joseph Breen)
The Sorrows of Gin
(Kip Lawton)
Andrew Jackson
(Narrator)
O Youth and Beauty!
(Kip Lawton)
Nixon
(Nelson Rockefeller)
Murrow
(Fred Friendly)
Welcome to Mooseport
(Debate Moderator)
Memorial Day
(Ned Larwin)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
(Narrator)
Freedom Road
(Stephen Holmes)
Morristown: Where America Survived
(Narrator)
Double Take
(Charles Allsworth)
Price Check
(Jack Bennington)
Heaven's Door
(Nate Christensen)
A Foreign Field
(Ralph)
What Love Sees
(Morton Treadway)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
(Narrator)
Hero
(Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide)
Vendetta
(D.A. Luzenberg)
Coach of the Year
(Bill Ford)
Walking Across Egypt
(Reverend Vernon)
The Christmas Pageant
(Garrett Clark)
A Season in Purgatory
(Dr. Shugrue)
Relative Strangers
(Doug Clayton)
Valley Forge
Bible Battles
(Narrator (voice))
Hatching Pete
(The Principal)
Son of Morning
(Thomas)
Titanic's Achilles Heel
(Narrator)
Stalin: Man of Steel
(Narrator (voice))
Born Yesterday
(Ed Deverey)
The Samurai
(self (voice))
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
(Jeremiah Larson)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
(Governor Dawson)
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
(Narrator)
Antarctica: A Frozen History
(Narrator)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
(Narrator (voice))
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
(Narrator)
Witness to 'Reds'
(Self)
Sweet Poison
(Henry)
The Louisiana Purchase
(Narrator)
St. Elsewhere
M*A*S*H
Crossing Jordan
(Thomas Malden)
How I Met Your Mother
(Reverend Lowell)
Wings
(Y.M. Burg)
Tom Goes to the Mayor
(Benjamin Kaplan (voice))
The Practice
(Anderson Pearson)
30 Rock
(Walter)
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Folsom)
Gilmore Girls
(Richard Gilmore)
The States
History's Lost & Found
Nature
(Narrator (voice))
Beacon Hill
(Richard Palmer)
The Revolution
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Law & Order
(Frederic Matson)
Screen One
(Ralph)
French Revolution
(Narrator)
Perception
(Jack Pierce)
The Presidents
(Narrator)
American Dad!
(Councilman (voice))
Grey's Anatomy
(Norman Shales)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
(Franklin Roosevelt (voice))
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
(Thomas Jefferson (voice))
The Good Wife
(Lionel Deerfield)
Liberty!
(Narrator)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
(Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited))
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(Mr. Vogel)
Drop Dead Diva
(Reverend Phillips)
Law & Order
(Drew Seeley)
Atomic Train
(The President)
Eleanor and Franklin
(Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50)
Law & Order
(Defense Attorney Mosbeck)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Doug Bedloe)
Frank Lloyd Wright
(Himself - Narrator (voice))
Pandora's Clock
(President)
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
(Narrator (voice))
Founding Fathers
(Narrator)
American Dad!
(Old Man (voice))
The Lawrenceville Stories
(Head Master)
Better With You
(Judge)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton)
Great Performances
(Self)
Wonder Woman
(Senator Warren)
The Ten Commandments
(Narrator)