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