Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1943-07-21
Deathday: 2014-12-31 (71 years old)

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Biography

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.


Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.

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Filmography

all 165

Movies 113

TV Shows 52

Narrator 36

self 11

Voice 8

Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)

TV
7.13
Bill Ford
Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year (2016)

Movie
Narrator
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015)

TV
Reverend Cartwright
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)

Movie
4
Franklin Roosevelt
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)

TV
6
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Movie
8.4
Dr. Vincent
Are You Here

Are You Here (2013)

Movie
8
Nate Christensen
Heaven's Door

Heaven's Door (2012)

Movie
Jack Bennington
Price Check

Price Check (2012)

Movie
Jack Pierce
Perception

Perception (2012)

TV
5.95
Mr. Crampton
Christmas Oranges

Christmas Oranges (2012)

Movie
Philip Wellington
Treasure Buddies

Treasure Buddies (2012)

Movie
5.41
Garrett Clark
The Christmas Pageant

The Christmas Pageant (2011)

Movie
Les McCallum
A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish (2011)

Movie
Governor Dawson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)

Movie
Jeremiah Larson
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

Movie
Thomas
Son of Morning

Son of Morning (2011)

Movie
Lionel Deerfield
The Good Wife

The Good Wife (2009)

TV
6.01
Self
Ring Christmas Bells

Ring Christmas Bells (2009)

Movie
Reverend Phillips
Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva (2009)

TV
6.3
John Goodenough
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009)

Movie
Dr. Shepard
The Skeptic

The Skeptic (2009)

Movie
The Principal
Hatching Pete

Hatching Pete (2009)

Movie
Narrator
Morristown: Where America Survived

Morristown: Where America Survived (2009)

Movie
Self - Narrator
How the Earth Was Made

How the Earth Was Made (2009)

TV
Self - Narrator
How the Earth Was Made

How the Earth Was Made (2007)

Movie
Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage

Columbus The Lost Voyage (2007)

Movie
The Revolution

The Revolution (2007)

TV
Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel

Titanic's Achilles Heel (2007)

Movie
Narrator
Sherman's March

Sherman's March (2007)

Movie
Narrator
The States

The States (2007)

TV
Narrator
Banned from the Bible II

Banned from the Bible II (2007)

Movie
Mr. Landis
I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife (2007)

Movie
James Townsend
Factory Girl

Factory Girl (2006)

Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower (2006)

Movie
Self
Witness to 'Reds'

Witness to 'Reds' (2006)

Movie
Walter
30 Rock

30 Rock (2006)

TV
6.1
Lyle
Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze (2006)

Movie
Doug Clayton
Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers (2006)

Movie
Narrator
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (2006)

TV
Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran (2006)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces (2006)

Movie
Narrator
Ape to Man

Ape to Man (2005)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Bible Battles

Bible Battles (2005)

Movie
Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy (2005)

Movie
Reverend Lowell
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

TV
7.09
Narrator
FDR: A Presidency Revealed

FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005)

Movie
Dr. Norman Shales
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV
7.18
Councilman (voice) / Old Man (voice)
American Dad!

American Dad! (2005)

TV
6.24
Narrator
The Presidents

The Presidents (2005)

TV
Narrator
The French Revolution

The French Revolution (2005)

Movie
Narrator
French Revolution

French Revolution (2005)

TV
Joseph Breen
The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

Movie
6.2
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
Tom Goes to the Mayor

Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004)

TV
5.86
Lloyd
Bereft

Bereft (2004)

Movie
Narrator
Isaac's Storm

Isaac's Storm (2004)

Movie
Rex Rexroth
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Movie
10
Narrator
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion (2003)

Movie
6.83
Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars

Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003)

TV
Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars

Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel

Stalin: Man of Steel (2003)

Movie
Narrator
The Samurai

The Samurai (2003)

Movie
Narrator for The History Channel
Horror in the East

Horror in the East (2002)

TV
Headmaster Woodbridge
The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club (2002)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed (2002)

Movie
Narrator
Rise and Fall of the Spartans

Rise and Fall of the Spartans (2002)

TV
Narrator
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon

The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon (2002)

Movie
Self
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') (2002)

Movie
Narrator
Founding Brothers

Founding Brothers (2002)

TV
Narrator
Antarctica: A Frozen History

Antarctica: A Frozen History (2002)

Movie
Self - Host and Narrator
In Search of Christmas

In Search of Christmas (2001)

Movie
W.R. Hearst
The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow (2001)

Movie
Captain Thomas Malden
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan (2001)

TV
5.95
Milligan
Down

Down (2001)

Movie
Raymond Massey
James Dean

James Dean (2001)

Movie
Narrator
The Face: Jesus in Art

The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)

Movie
Charles Allsworth
Double Take

Double Take (2001)

Movie
Narrator
Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers (2000)

TV
Narrator (2000)
The Battle History Of The U.S. Navy

The Battle History Of The U.S. Navy (2000)

TV
Mr. Vogel
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

TV
6.33
Richard Gilmore
Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls (2000)

TV
6.71
Narrator for The History Channel
Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II

Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II (2000)

Movie
Narrator
The Korean War: Fire and Ice

The Korean War: Fire and Ice (1999)

TV
D.A. Luzenberg
Vendetta

Vendetta (1999)

Movie
The President
Atomic Train

Atomic Train (1999)

TV
8
Narrator
Norman Rockwell: Painting America

Norman Rockwell: Painting America (1999)

Movie
Self - Host / Self - Narrator
Save Our History

Save Our History (1999)

TV
Narrator / Presenter
Niagara: A History of the Falls

Niagara: A History of the Falls (1999)

Movie
Reverend Vernon
Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt (1999)

Movie
Doug Bedloe
Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe (1998)

Movie
Narrator
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)

TV
Jack
Better Living

Better Living (1998)

Movie
Narrator
The Fifties

The Fifties (1997)

TV
Narrator
Liberty!

Liberty! (1997)

TV
6
Robert Payne
Critical Care

Critical Care (1997)

Movie
Anderson Pearson
The Practice

The Practice (1997)

TV
President
Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock (1996)

TV
Morton Treadway
What Love Sees

What Love Sees (1996)

Movie
Dr. Shugrue
A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory (1996)

Movie
Branch Rickey
Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game (1996)

Movie
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon

Nixon (1995)

Movie
6
Frank Jessmon
The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)

Movie
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain (1995)

TV
Herman Munster
Here Come the Munsters

Here Come the Munsters (1995)

Movie
6
Richard Rich
Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)

Movie
6.13
Mr. Kilroy
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water (1994)

Movie
6
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
Foreign Student

Foreign Student (1994)

Movie
Ralph
A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field (1993)

Movie
Mr. Dingle
My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back (1993)

Movie
Ed Devery
Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday (1993)

Movie
6
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

TV
6
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Hero

Hero (1992)

Movie
4
Robert
Fire in the Dark

Fire in the Dark (1991)

Movie
Henry
Sweet Poison

Sweet Poison (1991)

Movie
Frederic Matson / Drew Seeley / Defense Attorney Mosbeck
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Self
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

Movie
Wings

Wings (1990)

TV
6.4
James Wagner
So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail (1990)

Movie
Ralph
Screen One

Screen One (1989)

TV
Graham Sherbourne
Big Business

Big Business (1988)

Movie
6.67
Grant Stayton III
Overboard

Overboard (1987)

Movie
5.5
Max
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys (1987)

Movie
5.63
Head Master
The Lawrenceville Stories

The Lawrenceville Stories (1987)

TV
Fred Friendly
Murrow

Murrow (1986)

Movie
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)

TV
6.33
Bob Singer
Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions (1985)

Movie
Brown
The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

Movie
5.64
Henry
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Movie
3.5
Warden Peter Soffel
Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel (1984)

Movie
Ned Larwin
Memorial Day

Memorial Day (1983)

Movie
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere (1982)

TV
Narrator (voice)
Nature

Nature (1982)

TV
1
FDR
Annie

Annie (1982)

Movie
5.25
Paul Stanton
Death Valley

Death Valley (1982)

Movie
Tommy
A Little Sex

A Little Sex (1982)

Movie
Dr. Quinn
The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life (1982)

Movie
Father
The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother (1982)

Movie
Alger Hiss / The Headmaster
American Playhouse

American Playhouse (1982)

TV
Max Eastman
Reds

Reds (1981)

Movie
5
The Stranger
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981)

Movie
Harry Johnson
Harry's War

Harry's War (1981)

Movie
Kip Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!

O Youth and Beauty! (1979)

Movie
Stephen Holms
Freedom Road

Freedom Road (1979)

Movie
Kip Lawton
The Sorrows of Gin

The Sorrows of Gin (1979)

Movie
Frank Andrews
Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper (1979)

Movie
Michael Hill
The North Avenue Irregulars

The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)

Movie
Ed Branish
Take Down

Take Down (1979)

Movie
Col. Walter Gilchrist
Brass Target

Brass Target (1978)

Movie
Dan Weyman
The Betsy

The Betsy (1978)

Movie
Lou Gehrig
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)

Movie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Movie
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
Eleanor and Franklin

Eleanor and Franklin (1976)

TV
Valley Forge

Valley Forge (1975)

Movie
Richard Palmer
Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill (1975)

TV
Ezra Stiles
The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)

Movie
Klipspringer
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Movie
Mike
The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Movie
Thomas Craig Anderson
The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase (1973)

Movie
6
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H (1972)

TV
5.65
Policeman (uncredited)
Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty (1971)

Movie
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Doug Bedloe / Folsom
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Alger Hiss
Concealed Enemies

Concealed Enemies

TV
Narrator
History's Lost & Found

History's Lost & Found

TV
Senator Warren
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

TV

Ratings

Average 5.93
Based on 4.82 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1943-07-21

Deathday
2014-12-31 (71 years old)

Birth Name
Edward Kirk Herrmann

Birth Place
Washington, D.C., United States of America

Relationships
Leigh Curran (1978-09-09 - 1991-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ed Hermann, Edward Herman, Edward Kirk Herrmann

Awards
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award, Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship, Tony Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series


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