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