Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

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.

Coach of the Year
2016
Bill Ford
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Reverend Cartwright
Are You Here
2013
Dr. Vincent
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Treasure Buddies
2012
Philip Wellington
Christmas Oranges
2012
Mr. Crampton
Price Check
2012
Jack Bennington
Heaven's Door
2012
Nate Christensen
A Christmas Wish
2011
Les McCallum
The Christmas Pageant
2011
Garrett Clark
Son of Morning
2011
Thomas
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Jeremiah Larson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
Governor Dawson
The Skeptic
2009
Shepard
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
John Goodenough
Ring Christmas Bells
2009
Self
Morristown: Where America Survived
2009
Narrator
Hatching Pete
2009
The Principal
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
Mr. Landis
Banned from the Bible II
2007
Narrator
Columbus The Lost Voyage
2007
Narrator
Sherman's March
2007
Narrator
Andrew Jackson
2007
Narrator
Titanic's Achilles Heel
2007
Narrator
Wedding Daze
2006
Lyle
Factory Girl
2006
James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
Narrator
Relative Strangers
2006
Doug Clayton
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
Self
Ape to Man
2005
Narrator
The French Revolution
2005
Narrator
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
2005
Narrator
Bible Battles
2005
Narrator (voice)
Bereft
2004
Lloyd
Isaac's Storm
2004
Narrator
The Aviator
2004
Joseph Breen
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
First Invasion: The War of 1812
2004
Narrator
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
Rex Rexroth
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
Narrator
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Narrator
Stalin: Man of Steel
2003
Narrator (voice)
The Louisiana Purchase
2003
Narrator
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
Self
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
2002
Narrator
The Emperor's Club
2002
Headmaster Woodbridge
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
Narrator (voice)
James Dean
2001
Raymond Massey
The Cat's Meow
2001
W. R. Hearst
Down
2001
Milligan
Double Take
2001
Charles Allsworth
Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999
Presenter
Vendetta
1999
D.A. Luzenberg
Walking Across Egypt
1999
Reverend Vernon
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
Narrator
Saint Maybe
1998
Doug Bedloe
Better Living
1998
Jack
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998
Narrator (voice)
Critical Care
1997
Robert Payne
Soul of the Game
1996
Branch Rickey
What Love Sees
1996
Morton Treadway
A Season in Purgatory
1996
Dr. Shugrue
The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
Frank Jessmon
Here Come the Munsters
1995
Herman Munster
Nixon
1995
Nelson Rockefeller
Don't Drink the Water
1994
Mr. Kilroy
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Richard Rich
Foreign Student
1994
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
Mr. Dingle
A Foreign Field
1993
Ralph
Born Yesterday
1993
Ed Deverey
Hero
1992
Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Fire in the Dark
1991
Robert
Sweet Poison
1991
Henry
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Self
So Proudly We Hail
1990
James Wagner
Big Business
1988
Graham Sherbourne
The Lost Boys
1987
Max
Overboard
1987
Grant Stayton III
Murrow
1986
Fred Friendly
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
Brown
Compromising Positions
1985
Bob Singer
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
Henry
Mrs. Soffel
1984
Warden Peter Soffel
Annie
1982
FDR
Death Valley
1982
Paul Stanton
The Electric Grandmother
1982
Father
The Gift of Life
1982
Dr. Quinn
A Little Sex
1982
Tommy
Reds
1981
Max Eastman
Harry's War
1981
Harry Johnson
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
The Stranger
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
Michael Hill
Portrait of a Stripper
1979
Frank Andrews
Take Down
1979
Ed Branish
The Sorrows of Gin
1979
Kip Lawton
O Youth and Beauty!
1979
Kip Lawton
Freedom Road
1979
Stephen Holmes
Brass Target
1978
Col. Walter Gilchrist
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
Lou Gehrig
The Betsy
1978
Dan Weyman
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
Ezra Stiles
Valley Forge
1975
The Great Gatsby
1974
Klipspringer
The Paper Chase
1973
Thomas Craig Anderson
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
Mike
Lady Liberty
1971
Policeman (uncredited)