Edward Herrmann

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

21 July 1943, 82 years old

Known For

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Aviator

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

The Lost Boys

Intolerable Cruelty

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Overboard

Annie

Hero

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Coach of the Year

Bill Ford

2016

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Reverend Cartwright

2014

The Wolf of Wall Street

Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

2013

Are You Here

Dr. Vincent

2013

Heaven's Door

Nate Christensen

2012

Price Check

Jack Bennington

2012

Christmas Oranges

Mr. Crampton

2012

Treasure Buddies

Philip Wellington

2012

The Christmas Pageant

Garrett Clark

2011

A Christmas Wish

Les McCallum

2011

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Governor Dawson

2011

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Jeremiah Larson

2011

Son of Morning

Thomas

2011

Ring Christmas Bells

Self

2009

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

John Goodenough

2009

The Skeptic

Shepard

2009

Hatching Pete

The Principal

2009

Morristown: Where America Survived

Narrator

2009

Andrew Jackson

Narrator

2007

Columbus The Lost Voyage

Narrator

2007

Titanic's Achilles Heel

Narrator

2007

Sherman's March

Narrator

2007

Banned from the Bible II

Narrator

2007

I Think I Love My Wife

Mr. Landis

2007

Factory Girl

James Townsend

2006

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

Self - Narrator (voice)

2006

Witness to 'Reds'

Self

2006

Wedding Daze

Lyle

2006

Relative Strangers

Doug Clayton

2006

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

Narrator

2006

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

Narrator (voice)

2006

Ape to Man

Narrator

2005

Bible Battles

Narrator (voice)

2005

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

Narrator

2005

FDR: A Presidency Revealed

Narrator

2005

The French Revolution

Narrator

2005

The Aviator

Joseph Breen

2004

Bereft

Lloyd

2004

First Invasion: The War of 1812

Narrator

2004

Isaac's Storm

Narrator

2004

Welcome to Mooseport

Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

2004

Intolerable Cruelty

Rex Rexroth

2003

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Narrator

2003

The Louisiana Purchase

Narrator

2003

Russia, Land of the Tsars

Narrator

2003

Stalin: Man of Steel

Narrator (voice)

2003

The Samurai

self (voice)

2003

The Emperor's Club

Headmaster Woodbridge

2002

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

Narrator (voice)

2002

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

Self

2002

Antarctica: A Frozen History

Narrator

2002

In Search of Christmas

Narrator

2001

The Cat's Meow

W. R. Hearst

2001

Down

Milligan

2001

James Dean

Raymond Massey

2001

The Face: Jesus in Art

Narrator (voice)

2001

Double Take

Charles Allsworth

2001

Vendetta

D.A. Luzenberg

1999

Norman Rockwell: Painting America

Narrator

1999

Niagara: A History of the Falls

Narrator

1999

Walking Across Egypt

Reverend Vernon

1999

Saint Maybe

Doug Bedloe

1998

Better Living

Jack

1998

Critical Care

Robert Payne

1997

What Love Sees

Morton Treadway

1996

A Season in Purgatory

Dr. Shugrue

1996

Soul of the Game

Branch Rickey

1996

Nixon

Nelson Rockefeller

1995

The Face on the Milk Carton

Frank Jessmon

1995

Here Come the Munsters

Herman Munster

1995

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Richard Rich

1994

Don't Drink the Water

Mr. Kilroy

1994

Foreign Student

Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

1994

A Foreign Field

Ralph

1993

My Boyfriend's Back

Mr. Dingle

1993

Born Yesterday

Ed Deverey

1993

Hero

Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

1992

Fire in the Dark

Robert

1991

Sweet Poison

Henry

1991

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990

So Proudly We Hail

James Wagner

1990

Big Business

Graham Sherbourne

1988

Overboard

Grant Stayton III

1987

The Lost Boys

Max

1987

Murrow

Fred Friendly

1986

Compromising Positions

Bob Singer

1985

The Man with One Red Shoe

Brown

1985

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Henry

1985

Mrs. Soffel

Warden Peter Soffel

1984

Memorial Day

Ned Larwin

1983

Annie

FDR

1982

Death Valley

Paul Stanton

1982

A Little Sex

Tommy

1982

The Gift of Life

Dr. Quinn

1982

The Electric Grandmother

Father

1982

Reds

Max Eastman

1981

Dear Liar

George Bernard Shaw

1981

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Stranger

1981

Harry's War

Harry Johnson

1981

O Youth and Beauty!

Kip Lawton

1979

Freedom Road

Stephen Holmes

1979

The Sorrows of Gin

Kip Lawton

1979

Portrait of a Stripper

Frank Andrews

1979

The North Avenue Irregulars

Michael Hill

1979

Take Down

Ed Branish

1979

Brass Target

Col. Walter Gilchrist

1978

The Betsy

Dan Weyman

1978

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Lou Gehrig

1978

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Franklin D. Roosevelt

1977

Valley Forge

1975

The Great Waldo Pepper

Ezra Stiles

1975

The Great Gatsby

Klipspringer

1974

The Day of the Dolphin

Mike

1973

The Paper Chase

Thomas Craig Anderson

1973

Lady Liberty

Policeman (uncredited)

1971