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