Edward Herrmann

Birthday: 1943-07-21
Deathday: 2014-12-31
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2016-11-03 Coach of the Year Bill Ford
2014-10-16 The Town that Dreaded Sundown Reverend Cartwright
2013-12-25 The Wolf of Wall Street Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013-09-07 Are You Here Dr. Vincent
2012-11-27 Heaven's Door Nate Christensen
2012-11-16 Price Check Jack Bennington
2012-06-01 Christmas Oranges Mr. Crampton
2012-01-31 Treasure Buddies Philip Wellington
2011-12-11 The Christmas Pageant Garrett Clark
2011-11-20 A Christmas Wish Les McCallum
2011-10-16 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Governor Dawson
2011-09-09 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jeremiah Larson
2011-02-28 Son of Morning Thomas
2009-06-18 The Six Wives of Henry Lefay John Goodenough
2009-05-01 The Skeptic Shepard
2009-04-24 Hatching Pete The Principal
2007-03-07 I Think I Love My Wife Mr. Landis
2006-12-29 Factory Girl James Townsend
2006-09-09 Wedding Daze Lyle
2006-05-01 Relative Strangers Doug Clayton
2004-12-17 The Aviator Joseph Breen
2004-09-13 Bereft Lloyd
2004-02-24 Welcome to Mooseport Debate Moderator
2003-09-02 Intolerable Cruelty Rex Rexroth
2003-01-01 The Samurai self (voice)
2002-11-22 The Emperor's Club Headmaster Woodbridge
2001-10-08 The Cat's Meow W. R. Hearst
2001-09-06 Down Milligan
2001-08-04 James Dean Raymond Massey
2001-01-12 Double Take Charles Allsworth
1999-09-12 Vendetta D.A. Luzenberg
1999-01-01 Walking Across Egypt Reverend Vernon
1998-11-22 Saint Maybe Doug Bedloe
1998-11-02 Better Living Jack
1997-10-31 Critical Care Robert Payne
1996-09-22 What Love Sees Morton Treadway
1996-05-05 A Season in Purgatory Dr. Shugrue
1996-04-20 Soul of the Game Branch Rickey
1995-12-22 Nixon Nelson Rockefeller
1995-05-24 The Face on the Milk Carton Frank Jessmon
1995-01-11 Here Come the Munsters Herman Munster
1994-12-19 Ri¢hie Ri¢h Richard Rich
1994-12-18 Don't Drink the Water Mr. Kilroy
1994-04-20 Foreign Student Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1993-09-10 A Foreign Field Ralph
1993-08-06 My Boyfriend's Back Mr. Dingle
1993-03-26 Born Yesterday Ed Deverey
1992-10-02 Hero Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1991-07-01 Fire in the Dark Robert
1991-06-13 Sweet Poison Henry
1990-01-23 So Proudly We Hail James Wagner
1988-06-10 Big Business Graham Sherbourne
1987-12-16 Overboard Grant Stayton III
1987-07-31 The Lost Boys Max
1986-01-19 Murrow Fred Friendly
1985-08-30 Compromising Positions Bob Singer
1985-07-18 The Man with One Red Shoe Brown
1985-03-01 The Purple Rose of Cairo Henry
1984-12-26 Mrs. Soffel Warden Peter Soffel
1983-11-23 Memorial Day Ned Larwin
1982-05-21 Annie FDR
1982-05-07 Death Valley Paul Stanton
1982-04-02 A Little Sex Tommy
1982-03-15 The Gift of Life Dr. Quinn
1982-01-17 The Electric Grandmother Father
1981-12-25 Reds Max Eastman
1981-04-06 The Private History of a Campaign That Failed The Stranger
1981-03-06 Harry's War Harry Johnson
1979-10-31 O Youth and Beauty! Kip Lawton
1979-10-29 Freedom Road Stephen Holmes
1979-10-24 The Sorrows of Gin Kip Lawton
1979-10-02 Portrait of a Stripper Frank Andrews
1979-02-09 The North Avenue Irregulars Michael Hill
1979-01-13 Take Down Ed Branish
1978-12-22 Brass Target Col. Walter Gilchrist
1978-02-02 The Betsy Dan Weyman
1978-01-15 A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Lou Gehrig
1977-03-13 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Franklin D. Roosevelt
1975-12-03 Valley Forge
1975-03-13 The Great Waldo Pepper Ezra Stiles
1974-03-27 The Great Gatsby Klipspringer
1973-12-19 The Day of the Dolphin Mike
1973-10-16 The Paper Chase Thomas Craig Anderson
1971-12-22 Lady Liberty Policeman (uncredited)