Edward Herrmann
Acting
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.
TV Shows(50)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
2016
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
2015
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
2014
Perception
Jack Pierce
2012
Harry's Law
Lester Babcock
2011
Better With You
Judge
2010
The Good Wife
Lionel Deerfield
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Reverend Phillips
2009
The Revolution
2007
The States
2007
30 Rock
Walter
2006
The Ten Commandments
Narrator
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Reverend Lowell
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Norman Shales
2005
American Dad!
Councilman (voice)
2005
The Presidents
Narrator
2005
French Revolution
Narrator
2005
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
2004
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
2002
Crossing Jordan
Thomas Malden
2001
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Narrator
2001
Founding Fathers
Narrator
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Vogel
2000
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
2000
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
1999
Atomic Train
The President
1999
Ultimate autos
host
1999
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
Liberty!
Narrator
1997
The Practice
Anderson Pearson
1997
Pandora's Clock
President
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
1996
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1995
Homicide: Life on the Street
Thomas Pandolfi
1993
Law & Order
Frederic Matson
1990
Wings
Y.M. Burg
1990
Screen One
Ralph
1989
Hothouse
Woods
1988
The Lawrenceville Stories
Head Master
1987
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
1985
St. Elsewhere
Father Joseph McCabe
1982
Nature
Narrator (voice)
1982
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
1976
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
1975
M*A*S*H
1972
Great Performances
Self
1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Folsom
1951
History's Lost & Found
Wonder Woman
Senator Warren
Movies(116)
Coach of the Year
Bill Ford
2016
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013
Are You Here
Dr. Vincent
2013
Heaven's Door
Nate Christensen
2012
Price Check
Jack Bennington
2012
Christmas Oranges
Mr. Crampton
2012
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
2012
The Christmas Pageant
Garrett Clark
2011
A Christmas Wish
Les McCallum
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Governor Dawson
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Jeremiah Larson
2011
Wonder Woman
2011
Son of Morning
Thomas
2011
Ring Christmas Bells
Self
2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
John Goodenough
2009
The Skeptic
Shepard
2009
Hatching Pete
The Principal
2009
Morristown: Where America Survived
Narrator
2009
Andrew Jackson
Narrator
2007
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Narrator
2007
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Narrator
2007
Sherman's March
Narrator
2007
Banned from the Bible II
Narrator
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Mr. Landis
2007
Factory Girl
James Townsend
2006
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
2006
Wedding Daze
Lyle
2006
Relative Strangers
Doug Clayton
2006
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Narrator
2006
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Narrator (voice)
2006
Ape to Man
Narrator
2005
Bible Battles
Narrator (voice)
2005
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
Narrator
2005
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Narrator
2005
The French Revolution
Narrator
2005
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
2004
Bereft
Lloyd
2004
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Narrator
2004
Isaac's Storm
Narrator
2004
Welcome to Mooseport
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
2004
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Narrator
2003
The Louisiana Purchase
Narrator
2003
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Narrator
2003
Stalin: Man of Steel
Narrator (voice)
2003
The Samurai
self (voice)
2003
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
2002
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Narrator (voice)
2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
2002
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
2002
In Search of Christmas
Narrator
2001
The Cat's Meow
W. R. Hearst
2001
Down
Milligan
2001
James Dean
Raymond Massey
2001
The Face: Jesus in Art
Narrator (voice)
2001
Double Take
Charles Allsworth
2001
Vendetta
D.A. Luzenberg
1999
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Narrator
1999
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Narrator
1999
Walking Across Egypt
Reverend Vernon
1999
Saint Maybe
Doug Bedloe
1998
Better Living
Jack
1998
Critical Care
Robert Payne
1997
What Love Sees
Morton Treadway
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Dr. Shugrue
1996
Soul of the Game
Branch Rickey
1996
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
1995
The Face on the Milk Carton
Frank Jessmon
1995
Here Come the Munsters
Herman Munster
1995
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richard Rich
1994
Don't Drink the Water
Mr. Kilroy
1994
Foreign Student
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1994
A Foreign Field
Ralph
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
Mr. Dingle
1993
Born Yesterday
Ed Deverey
1993
Hero
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1992
Fire in the Dark
Robert
1991
Sweet Poison
Henry
1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
So Proudly We Hail
James Wagner
1990
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
1988
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
1987
The Lost Boys
Max
1987
Murrow
Fred Friendly
1986
Compromising Positions
Bob Singer
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
1985
Mrs. Soffel
Warden Peter Soffel
1984
Memorial Day
Ned Larwin
1983
Annie
FDR
1982
Death Valley
Paul Stanton
1982
A Little Sex
Tommy
1982
The Gift of Life
Dr. Quinn
1982
The Electric Grandmother
Father
1982
Reds
Max Eastman
1981
Dear Liar
George Bernard Shaw
1981
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Stranger
1981
Harry's War
Harry Johnson
1981
O Youth and Beauty!
Kip Lawton
1979
Freedom Road
Stephen Holmes
1979
The Sorrows of Gin
Kip Lawton
1979
Portrait of a Stripper
Frank Andrews
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
Michael Hill
1979
Take Down
Ed Branish
1979
Brass Target
Col. Walter Gilchrist
1978
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Lou Gehrig
1978
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1977
Valley Forge
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
1975
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
1974
The Day of the Dolphin
Mike
1973
The Paper Chase
Thomas Craig Anderson
1973
Lady Liberty
Policeman (uncredited)
1971