Edward Herrmann
Acting
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
Acting167
tvGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
movieCoach of the Year
2016
Bill Ford
tvCancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Reverend Cartwright
tvThe Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
movieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
movieAre You Here
2013
Dr. Vincent
movieHeaven's Door
2012
Nate Christensen
moviePrice Check
2012
Jack Bennington
tvPerception
2012
Jack Pierce
movieChristmas Oranges
2012
Mr. Crampton
movieTreasure Buddies
2012
Philip Wellington
movieThe Christmas Pageant
2011
Garrett Clark
movieA Christmas Wish
2011
Les McCallum
movieRedemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Governor Dawson
movieBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Jeremiah Larson
movieSon of Morning
2011
Thomas
tvHarry's Law
2011
Lester Babcock
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Lionel Deerfield
tvDrop Dead Diva
2009
Reverend Phillips
movieThe Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
John Goodenough
movieThe Skeptic
2009
Shepard
movieHatching Pete
2009
The Principal
movieAndrew Jackson
2007
Narrator
movieTitanic's Achilles Heel
2007
Narrator
movieSherman's March
2007
Narrator
movieI Think I Love My Wife
2007
Mr. Landis
movieFactory Girl
2006
James Townsend
movieDesperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
tv30 Rock
2006
Walter
movieRelative Strangers
2006
Doug Clayton
tvThe Ten Commandments
2006
Narrator
movieTitanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieApe to Man
2005
Narrator
movieBible Battles
2005
Narrator (voice)
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
Reverend Lowell
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Norman Shales
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Councilman (voice) / Old Man (voice)
tvThe Presidents
2005
Narrator
movieThe French Revolution
2005
Narrator
tvFrench Revolution
2005
Narrator
movieThe Aviator
2004
Joseph Breen
tvTom Goes to the Mayor
2004
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
movieBereft
2004
Lloyd
movieIsaac's Storm
2004
Narrator
movieWelcome to Mooseport
2004
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
movieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
Rex Rexroth
movieThe Louisiana Purchase
2003
Narrator
movieStalin: Man of Steel
2003
Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
2003
self (voice)
movieThe Emperor's Club
2002
Headmaster Woodbridge
movieDinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
Narrator (voice)
tvRise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieIn Search of Christmas
2001
Narrator
movieThe Cat's Meow
2001
W. R. Hearst
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Thomas Malden
movieDown
2001
Milligan
movieJames Dean
2001
Raymond Massey
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
Narrator (voice)
movieDouble Take
2001
Charles Allsworth
tvFounding Fathers
2000
Narrator
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Mr. Vogel
tvGilmore Girls
2000
Richard Gilmore
movieWalking Across Egypt
1999
Reverend Vernon
movieVendetta
1999
D.A. Luzenberg
tvAtomic Train
1999
The President
movieSaint Maybe
1998
Doug Bedloe
tvFrank Lloyd Wright
1998
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvLiberty!
1997
Narrator
movieCritical Care
1997
Robert Payne
tvThe Practice
1997
Anderson Pearson
tvPandora's Clock
1996
President
movieWhat Love Sees
1996
Morton Treadway
movieA Season in Purgatory
1996
Dr. Shugrue
tvA Season in Purgatory
1996
Dr. Shugrue
movieSoul of the Game
1996
Branch Rickey
movieNixon
1995
Nelson Rockefeller
movieThe Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Frank Jessmon
tvThomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
movieHere Come the Munsters
1995
Herman Munster
movieRi¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Richard Rich
movieDon't Drink the Water
1994
Mr. Kilroy
movieForeign Student
1994
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
movieMy Boyfriend's Back
1993
Mr. Dingle
movieBorn Yesterday
1993
Ed Deverey
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
Thomas Pandolfi
movieHero
1992
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
tvLaw & Order
1990
Frederic Matson / Drew Seeley / Defense Attorney Mosbeck
tvWings
1990
Y.M. Burg
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1990
James Wagner
tvScreen One
1989
Ralph
tvHothouse
1988
Woods
movieBig Business
1988
Graham Sherbourne
movieOverboard
1987
Grant Stayton III
tvThe Lawrenceville Stories
1987
Headmaster
movieMurrow
1986
Fred Friendly
tvThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
movieCompromising Positions
1985
Bob Singer
movieMrs. Soffel
1984
Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
1983
Ned Larwin
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Father Joseph McCabe
tvNature
1982
Narrator (voice)
movieDeath Valley
1982
Paul Stanton
movieThe Gift of Life
1982
Dr. Quinn
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Alger Hiss / The Headmaster / Professor
movieReds
1981
Max Eastman
Dear Liar
1981
George Bernard Shaw
movieHarry's War
1981
Harry Johnson
movieO Youth and Beauty!
1979
Kip Lawton
movieFreedom Road
1979
Stephen Holmes
movieThe Sorrows of Gin
1979
Kip Lawton
moviePortrait of a Stripper
1979
Frank Andrews
movieTake Down
1979
Ed Branish
movieThe North Avenue Irregulars
1979
Michael Hill
movieBrass Target
1978
Col. Walter Gilchrist
movieThe Betsy
1978
Dan Weyman
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
Franklin D. Roosevelt
tvEleanor and Franklin
1976
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
movieValley Forge
1975
Folsom
tvBeacon Hill
1975
Richard Palmer
movieThe Great Waldo Pepper
1975
Ezra Stiles
movieThe Great Gatsby
1974
Klipspringer
movieThe Paper Chase
1973
Thomas Craig Anderson
movieLady Liberty
1971
Policeman (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Folsom / Doug Bedloe
tvWonder Woman
Senator Warren