Edward Herrmann
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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
Credits
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Aviator (2004)
as Joseph Breen
The Lost Boys (1987)
as Max
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
as Mr. Rich
Overboard (1987)
as Grant Stayton III
Are You Here (2013)
as Dr. Vincent
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
as Rex Rexroth
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
as Reverend Cartwright
The Emperor's Club (2002)
as Headmaster Woodbridge
The Great Gatsby (1974)
as Klipspringer
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
as Brown
Hero (1992)
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
as Mr. Landis
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
as Henry
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Lyle
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
as Ezra Stiles
Factory Girl (2006)
as James Townsend
Annie (1982)
as FDR
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009)
as John Goodenough
Nixon (1995)
as Nelson Rockefeller
Treasure Buddies (2012)
as Philip Wellington
Down (2001)
as Milligan
Hatching Pete (2009)
as The Principal
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
Reds (1981)
as Max Eastman
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
as Jeremiah Larson
The Cat's Meow (2002)
as W. R. Hearst
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Mr. Dingle
Big Business (1988)
as Graham Sherbourne
James Dean (2001)
as Raymond Massey
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
as Mike
Soul of the Game (1996)
as Branch Rickey
Critical Care (1997)
as Robert Payne
Brass Target (1978)
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
Relative Strangers (2006)
as Doug Clayton
Here Come the Munsters (1995)
as Herman Munster
Double Take (2001)
as Charles Allsworth
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
as Warden Peter Soffel
The Paper Chase (1973)
as Thomas Craig Anderson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
as Governor Dawson
Son of Morning (2011)
as Thomas
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
as Michael Hill
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)
as Lou Gehrig
A Christmas Wish (2011)
as Les McCallum
The French Revolution (2005)
as Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran (2006)
as Narrator
Fire in the Dark (1991)
as Robert
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
as Mr. Kilroy
Born Yesterday (1993)
as Ed Deverey
Andrew Jackson (2007)
as Narrator
A Little Sex (1982)
as Tommy
The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)
as Frank Jessmon
Valley Forge (1975)
as Folsom
The Betsy (1978)
as Dan Weyman
So Proudly We Hail (1990)
as James Wagner
The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Lady Liberty (1971)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bereft (2004)
as Lloyd
The Skeptic (2009)
as Shepard
Morristown: Where America Survived (2009)
as Narrator
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981)
as The Stranger
Portrait of a Stripper (1979)
as Frank Andrews
The Samurai (2003)
as self (voice)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vendetta (1999)
as D.A. Luzenberg
Dear Liar (1981)
as George Bernard Shaw
Columbus The Lost Voyage (2007)
as Narrator
What Love Sees (1996)
as Morton Treadway
Compromising Positions (1985)
as Bob Singer
The Gift of Life (1982)
as Dr. Quinn
O Youth and Beauty! (1979)
as Kip Lawton
In Search of Christmas (2001)
as Narrator
Antarctica: A Frozen History (2002)
as Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Death Valley (1982)
as Paul Stanton
Saint Maybe (1998)
as Doug Bedloe
Walking Across Egypt (1999)
as Reverend Vernon
Sweet Poison (1991)
as Henry
The Sorrows of Gin (1979)
as Kip Lawton
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion (2003)
as Narrator
Ape to Man (2005)
as Narrator
The Christmas Pageant (2011)
as Garrett Clark
Foreign Student (1994)
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') (2002)
as Self
Coach of the Year (2016)
as Bill Ford
Christmas Oranges (2012)
as Mr. Crampton
Heaven's Door (2012)
as Nate Christensen
Freedom Road (1979)
as Stephen Holmes
Better Living (1998)
as Jack
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Titanic's Achilles Heel (2007)
as Narrator
Harry's War (1981)
as Harry Johnson
Norman Rockwell: Painting America (1999)
as Narrator
FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005)
as Narrator
Murrow (1986)
as Fred Friendly
Price Check (2012)
as Jack Bennington
A Foreign Field (1993)
as Ralph
Memorial Day (1983)
as Ned Larwin
Niagara: A History of the Falls (1999)
as Narrator
Banned from the Bible II (2007)
as Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003)
as Narrator
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Electric Grandmother (1982)
as Father
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Sherman's March (2007)
as Narrator
Witness to 'Reds' (2006)
as Self
Take Down (1979)
as Ed Branish
The Louisiana Purchase (2003)
as Narrator
Ring Christmas Bells (2009)
as Self
Bible Battles (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy (2005)
as Narrator
Isaac's Storm (2004)
as Narrator
First Invasion: The War of 1812 (2004)
as Narrator