Edward Herrmann

Acting

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.

Filmography 167

Movies (115)

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
Titanic's Achilles Heel
2007
Narrator
Sherman's March
2007
Narrator
Banned from the Bible II
2007
Narrator
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
Mr. Landis
Factory Girl
2006
James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
Self
Wedding Daze
2006
Lyle
Relative Strangers
2006
Doug Clayton
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
Narrator

Shows (52)

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)
The Presidents
2005
Narrator
French Revolution
2005
Narrator
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
Narrator (voice)
Crossing Jordan
2001
Thomas Malden
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
2001
Narrator
Founding Fathers
2000
Narrator
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Mr. Vogel
Gilmore Girls
2000
Richard Gilmore
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
1999
Narrator
Atomic Train
1999
The President
Ultimate autos
1999
host
Frank Lloyd Wright
1998
Self - Narrator (voice)
Liberty!
1997
Narrator