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.
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Movies (35)
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford
2016
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent
2013
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
2012
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
2012
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
2012
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
2012
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
2011
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
2011
Son of Morning
as Thomas
2011
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
2009
The Skeptic
as Shepard
2009
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
2009
Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator
2009
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
2007
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
2007
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
2007
Sherman's March
as Narrator
2007
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
2007
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
2006
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
2006
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
2006
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
2006
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
2006
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
2006
Ape to Man
as Narrator
2005
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
2005
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator
2005
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
2005
TV Shows (15)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
2016
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Narrator (voice)
2015
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
2014
Perception
as Jack Pierce
2012
Harry's Law
as Lester Babcock
2011
Better With You
as Judge
2010
The Good Wife
as Lionel Deerfield
2009
Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend Phillips
2009
The Revolution
2007
The States
2007
30 Rock
as Walter
2006
The Ten Commandments
as Narrator
2006
How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Norman Shales
2005
American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)
2005