Edward Herrmann
Acting
Born: 1943-07-21 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died: 2014-12-31
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Coach of the Year
2016
Bill Ford
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Reverend Cartwright
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Are You Here
2013
Dr. Vincent
Heaven's Door
2012
Nate Christensen
Price Check
2012
Jack Bennington
Christmas Oranges
2012
Mr. Crampton
Treasure Buddies
2012
Philip Wellington
The Christmas Pageant
2011
Garrett Clark
A Christmas Wish
2011
Les McCallum
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Governor Dawson
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Jeremiah Larson
Son of Morning
2011
Thomas
Ring Christmas Bells
2009
Self
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
John Goodenough
The Skeptic
2009
Shepard
Hatching Pete
2009
The Principal
Morristown: Where America Survived
2009
Narrator
Andrew Jackson
2007
Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
2007
Narrator
📺 TV Shows (20)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015
Narrator (voice)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Perception
2012
Jack Pierce
Harry's Law
2011
Lester Babcock
Better With You
2010
Judge
The Good Wife
2009
Lionel Deerfield
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Reverend Phillips
The Revolution
2007
The States
2007
30 Rock
2006
Walter
The Ten Commandments
2006
Narrator
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Reverend Lowell
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Norman Shales
American Dad!
2005
Councilman (voice)
American Dad!
2005
Old Man (voice)
The Presidents
2005
Narrator
French Revolution
2005
Narrator
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003