Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 21, 1943
Died
Dec 31, 2014
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
167 titles
Edward Herrmann
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.
Known For
Filmography
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
Price Check
Jack Bennington
Perception
Jack Pierce
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
Son of Morning
Thomas
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
Better With You
Judge
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
The Skeptic
Shepard
Hatching Pete
The Principal
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
The Revolution
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
Sherman's March
Narrator
The States
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
Factory Girl
James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
30 Rock
Walter
Wedding Daze
Lyle
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
Ape to Man
Narrator
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
American Dad!
Councilman (voice)