Edward Herrmann
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
2005
Series
Law & Order
Frederic Matson
1990
Series
Law & Order
Drew Seeley
1990
Series
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Mosbeck
1990
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel
2000
Series
American Dad!
Councilman (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Old Man (voice)
2005
Series
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
2005
Series
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
2009
Series
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
2000
Series
30 Rock
Walter
2006
Series
The Practice
Anderson Pearson
1997
Series
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden
2001
Series
M*A*S*H
1972
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Wings
Y.M. Burg
1990
Film
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Pandolfi
1993
Series
St. Elsewhere
Father Joseph McCabe
1982
Series
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
2009
Series
Perception
Jack Pierce
2012
Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
1985
Series
American Playhouse
Alger Hiss
1982
Series
American Playhouse
The Headmaster
1982
Series
American Playhouse
Professor
1982
Film
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
2004
Series
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
2011
Film
The Lost Boys
Max
1987
Series
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
2016
Series
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
2004
Film
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
1978
Series
Screen One
Ralph
1989
Film
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richard Rich
1994
Film
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
1974
Film
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
1987
Film
Annie
FDR
1982
Film
Wedding Daze
Lyle
2006
Series
Better With You
Judge
2010
Film
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1992
Film
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
2003
Film
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
2013
Film
Down
Milligan
2001
Series
Atomic Train
The President
1999
Series
Liberty!
Narrator
1997
Series
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
2006
Film
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
1985
Film
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
2004
Film
James Dean
Raymond Massey
2001
Film
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
1985
Series
Hothouse
Woods
1988
Film
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
1988
Film
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
2011
Film
Reds
Max Eastman
1981
Series
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
2014
Series
Wonder Woman
Senator Warren
Series
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
1996
Film
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
2007
Film
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
2014
Film
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
1995
Film
Factory Girl
James Townsend
2006
Film
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
1984
Series
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
1975
Series
Pandora's Clock
President
1996
Film
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
2002
Film
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
2001
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Folsom
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Doug Bedloe
1951
Film
Hatching Pete
The Principal
2009
Film
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
2009
Film
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
2001
Film
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
2007
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
Ben Cunningham
1991
Film
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
1975
Film
Valley Forge
Folsom
1975
Film
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
2012
Dear Liar
George Bernard Shaw
1981
Series
The Presidents
Narrator
2005
Film
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
1993
Film
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
1973
Film
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
2006
Film
Critical Care
Robert Payne
1997
Series
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
1976
Series
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1977
Series
The Lawrenceville Stories
Headmaster
1987
Film
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
1973
Film
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
1993
Film
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
2002
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
2011
Series
Founding Fathers
Narrator
2000
Film
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
1994
Film
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
1996
Film
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
1979
Film
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
2007
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
2005
Film
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
1995
Film
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
1990
Film
A Little Sex
Tommy
1982
Film
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
1999
Film
The Skeptic
Shepard
2009
Film
Bereft
Lloyd
2004
Film
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
2011
Film
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
1999
Film
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
1971
Series
The Revolution
2007
The Samurai
self (voice)
2003
Film
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
2003
Film
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Price Check
Jack Bennington
2012
Film
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
1998
Film
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
1985
Series
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Film
Fire in the Dark
Robert
1991
Film
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
2009
Film
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
2007
Series
The States
2007
Series
French Revolution
Narrator
2005
Film
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
1995
Film
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
1978
Memorial Day
Ned Larwin
1983
The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
2001
Series
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Film
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
1996
Film
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
1982
Film
Son of Morning
Thomas
2011
Film
Sherman's March
Narrator
2007
Film
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
2011
Series
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1995
Film
The French Revolution
Narrator
2005
Film
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
1999
Film
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Sweet Poison
Henry
1991
Film
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
2005
Film
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1994
Film
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
2007
Film
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
2012
Film
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
2012
Film
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
1981
Film
Ape to Man
Narrator
2005
Film
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
2004
Film
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
1999
Film
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
1979
Film
The Electric Grandmother
Father
1982
Film
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
2003
Series
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
1979
Film
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
2003
Film
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
2002
Film
A Foreign Field
Ralph
1993
History's Lost & Found
Film
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
1979
Film
Murrow
Fred Friendly
1986
Film
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
2016
Film
Take Down
Ed Branish
1979
Film
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
1982
Series
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
1999
Film
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
2005
Ultimate autos
host
1999
Film
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
2006
Film
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
1979
Film
Better Living
Jack
1998
Film
In Search of Christmas
Narrator
2001
Film
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
2006
Film
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
1996
Film
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
1981
Series
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Narrator
2001
Film
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
2009
Film
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
2004