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