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Edward Herrmann

Acting
Known For

71 Years Old

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.

Born

Washington, District of Columbia, USA on 21st July 1943

Died

31st December 2014

All Credits

Grey's Anatomy Image
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
Law & Order Image
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Mosbeck
Law & Order Image
Law & Order
Drew Seeley
Law & Order Image
Law & Order
Frederic Matson
American Dad! Image
American Dad!
Old Man (voice)
American Dad! Image
American Dad!
Councilman (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel
Homicide: Life on the Street Image
Homicide: Life on the Street
Nature Image
Nature
Narrator (voice)
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
The Good Wife Image
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
How I Met Your Mother Image
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
Gilmore Girls Image
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
Drop Dead Diva Image
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
M*A*S*H Image
M*A*S*H
30 Rock Image
30 Rock
Walter
Crossing Jordan Image
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden
Perception Image
Perception
Jack Pierce
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Image
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
Wings Image
Wings
Y.M. Burg
The Practice Image
The Practice
Anderson Pearson
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doug Bedloe
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Folsom
Tom Goes to the Mayor Image
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street Image
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Screen One Image
Screen One
Ralph
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Image
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments Image
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
St. Elsewhere Image
St. Elsewhere
Atomic Train Image
Atomic Train
The President
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Image
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Better With You Image
Better With You
Judge
The Lawrenceville Stories Image
The Lawrenceville Stories
Head Master
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Image
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
Harry's Law Image
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
The Aviator Image
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
Eleanor and Franklin Image
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
Frank Lloyd Wright Image
Frank Lloyd Wright
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Russia, Land of the Tsars Image
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Rise and Fall of the Spartans Image
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
The States Image
The States
The Presidents Image
The Presidents
Narrator
No Image
History's Lost & Found
The Revolution Image
The Revolution
The Great Gatsby Image
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
The Lost Boys Image
The Lost Boys
Max
French Revolution Image
French Revolution
Narrator
Ri¢hie Ri¢h Image
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richard Rich
The Korean War: Fire and Ice Image
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
Overboard Image
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
Annie Image
Annie
FDR
No Image
Ultimate autos
host
Intolerable Cruelty Image
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
Wedding Daze Image
Wedding Daze
Lyle
Liberty! Image
Liberty!
Narrator
Wonder Woman Image
Wonder Woman
Senator Warren
Hero Image
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Big Business Image
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
Factory Girl Image
Factory Girl
James Townsend
Reds Image
Reds
Max Eastman
Nixon Image
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
The Purple Rose of Cairo Image
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
Are You Here Image
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
The Town that Dreaded Sundown Image
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
The Man with One Red Shoe Image
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
The Emperor's Club Image
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Image
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
Beacon Hill Image
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
Pandora's Clock Image
Pandora's Clock
President
Welcome to Mooseport Image
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
James Dean Image
James Dean
Raymond Massey
Founding Fathers Image
Founding Fathers
Narrator
Double Take Image
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
The Great Waldo Pepper Image
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
Treasure Buddies Image
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
I Think I Love My Wife Image
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
Relative Strangers Image
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
A Christmas Wish Image
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
Hatching Pete Image
Hatching Pete
The Principal
The Paper Chase Image
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
Born Yesterday Image
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
Down Image
Down
Milligan
My Boyfriend's Back Image
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
The Day of the Dolphin Image
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain Image
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
The Cat's Meow Image
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
Mrs. Soffel Image
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
Vendetta Image
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
Brass Target Image
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Image
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
Don't Drink the Water Image
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
The North Avenue Irregulars Image
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
Lady Liberty Image
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
The Betsy Image
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
Night of 100 Stars III Image
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Heaven's Door Image
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
Price Check Image
Price Check
Jack Bennington
Here Come the Munsters Image
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
Freedom Road Image
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
Son of Morning Image
Son of Morning
Thomas
Critical Care Image
Critical Care
Robert Payne
A Little Sex Image
A Little Sex
Tommy
Soul of the Game Image
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
Death Valley Image
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
A Season in Purgatory Image
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
Compromising Positions Image
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
The Christmas Pageant Image
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
Saint Maybe Image
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
Stalin: Man of Steel Image
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
The Skeptic Image
The Skeptic
Shepard
A Foreign Field Image
A Foreign Field
Ralph
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower Image
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Electric Grandmother Image
The Electric Grandmother
Father
Sweet Poison Image
Sweet Poison
Henry
No Image
Memorial Day
Ned Larwin
Portrait of a Stripper Image
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
The Face on the Milk Carton Image
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
Valley Forge Image
Valley Forge
Walking Across Egypt Image
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
Fire in the Dark Image
Fire in the Dark
Robert
The French Revolution Image
The French Revolution
Narrator
The Sorrows of Gin Image
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
Bereft Image
Bereft
Lloyd
Foreign Student Image
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
No Image
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Gift of Life Image
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Image
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
Christmas Oranges Image
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
So Proudly We Hail Image
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
Harry's War Image
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
No Image
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
First Invasion: The War of 1812 Image
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
Witness to 'Reds' Image
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
Murrow Image
Murrow
Fred Friendly
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') Image
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Image
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
Sherman's March Image
Sherman's March
Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy Image
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
What Love Sees Image
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
No Image
The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
Better Living Image
Better Living
Jack
O Youth and Beauty! Image
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
Take Down Image
Take Down
Ed Branish
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed Image
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
Ape to Man Image
Ape to Man
Narrator
Banned from the Bible II Image
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon Image
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Narrator
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed Image
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
Morristown: Where America Survived Image
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion Image
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran Image
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
Norman Rockwell: Painting America Image
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
Frank Lloyd Wright Image
Frank Lloyd Wright
Narrator (voice)
Ring Christmas Bells Image
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
No Image
The Samurai
self (voice)
No Image
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
Columbus The Lost Voyage Image
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
No Image
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
Bible Battles Image
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
Russia, Land of the Tsars Image
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
The Louisiana Purchase Image
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel Image
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
Andrew Jackson Image
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
Coach of the Year Image
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
Niagara: A History of the Falls Image
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
Isaac's Storm Image
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
No Image
In Search of Christmas
Narrator