Acting · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Born July 21, 1943
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.
TVGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
MovieCoach of the Year
2016
as Bill Ford
TVCancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Reverend Cartwright
TVThe Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
MovieAre You Here
2013
as Dr. Vincent
MovieHeaven's Door
2012
as Nate Christensen
MoviePrice Check
2012
as Jack Bennington
TVPerception
2012
as Jack Pierce
MovieChristmas Oranges
2012
as Mr. Crampton
MovieTreasure Buddies
2012
as Philip Wellington
MovieThe Christmas Pageant
2011
as Garrett Clark
MovieA Christmas Wish
2011
as Les McCallum
MovieRedemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Governor Dawson
MovieBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Jeremiah Larson
MovieSon of Morning
2011
as Thomas
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Lester Babcock
TVBetter With You
2010
as Judge
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Lionel Deerfield
MovieRing Christmas Bells
2009
as Self
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Reverend Phillips
MovieThe Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as John Goodenough
MovieThe Skeptic
2009
as Shepard
MovieHatching Pete
2009
as The Principal
MovieMorristown: Where America Survived
2009
as Narrator
MovieAndrew Jackson
2007
as Narrator
MovieColumbus The Lost Voyage
2007
as Narrator
TVThe Revolution
2007
MovieTitanic's Achilles Heel
2007
as Narrator
MovieSherman's March
2007
as Narrator
TVThe States
2007
MovieBanned from the Bible II
2007
as Narrator
MovieI Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Mr. Landis
MovieFactory Girl
2006
as James Townsend
MovieDesperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieWitness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
TV30 Rock
2006
as Walter
MovieWedding Daze
2006
as Lyle
MovieRelative Strangers
2006
as Doug Clayton
TVThe Ten Commandments
2006
as Narrator
MovieDecoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
as Narrator
MovieTitanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2006
as Narrator (voice)
MovieApe to Man
2005
as Narrator
MovieBible Battles
2005
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
2005
as Narrator
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Reverend Lowell
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
2005
as Narrator
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Norman Shales
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Councilman (voice)
TVThe Presidents
2005
as Narrator
MovieThe French Revolution
2005
as Narrator
TVFrench Revolution
2005
as Narrator
MovieThe Aviator
2004
as Joseph Breen
TVTom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
MovieBereft
2004
as Lloyd
MovieFirst Invasion: The War of 1812
2004
as Narrator
MovieIsaac's Storm
2004
as Narrator
MovieWelcome to Mooseport
2004
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
MovieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
as Rex Rexroth
MovieTeddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
as Narrator
TVRussia, Land of the Tsars
2003
MovieThe Louisiana Purchase
2003
as Narrator
MovieRussia, Land of the Tsars
2003
as Narrator
MovieStalin: Man of Steel
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Samurai
2003
as self (voice)
MovieThe Emperor's Club
2002
as Headmaster Woodbridge
MovieDinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
as Narrator (voice)
TVRise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
as Narrator (voice)
MovieIt Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
MovieAntarctica: A Frozen History
2002
as Narrator
MovieIn Search of Christmas
2001
as Narrator
MovieThe Cat's Meow
2001
as W. R. Hearst
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Thomas Malden
MovieDown
2001
as Milligan
MovieJames Dean
2001
as Raymond Massey
TVThe Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
2001
as Narrator
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDouble Take
2001
as Charles Allsworth
TVFounding Fathers
2000
as Narrator
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Vogel
TVGilmore Girls
2000
as Richard Gilmore
MovieWalking Across Egypt
1999
as Reverend Vernon
TVThe Korean War: Fire and Ice
1999
as Narrator
MovieVendetta
1999
as D.A. Luzenberg
TVAtomic Train
1999
as The President
MovieNorman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
as Narrator
MovieNiagara: A History of the Falls
1999
as Narrator
Ultimate autos
1999
as host
MovieSaint Maybe
1998
as Doug Bedloe
TVFrank Lloyd Wright
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBetter Living
1998
as Jack
TVLiberty!
1997
as Narrator
MovieCritical Care
1997
as Robert Payne
TVThe Practice
1997
as Anderson Pearson
TVPandora's Clock
1996
as President
MovieWhat Love Sees
1996
as Morton Treadway
MovieA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue
TVA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue
MovieSoul of the Game
1996
as Branch Rickey
MovieNixon
1995
as Nelson Rockefeller
MovieThe Face on the Milk Carton
1995
as Frank Jessmon
TVThomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
MovieHere Come the Munsters
1995
as Herman Munster
MovieRi¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Richard Rich
MovieDon't Drink the Water
1994
as Mr. Kilroy
MovieForeign Student
1994
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
MovieA Foreign Field
1993
as Ralph
MovieMy Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Mr. Dingle
MovieBorn Yesterday
1993
as Ed Deverey
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Thomas Pandolfi
MovieHero
1992
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
MovieFire in the Dark
1991
as Robert
MovieSweet Poison
1991
as Henry
The General Motors Playwrights Theater
1991
as Ben Cunningham
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Frederic Matson
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
TVWings
1990
as Y.M. Burg
MovieSo Proudly We Hail
1990
as James Wagner
TVScreen One
1989
as Ralph
TVHothouse
1988
as Woods
MovieBig Business
1988
as Graham Sherbourne
MovieOverboard
1987
as Grant Stayton III
MovieThe Lost Boys
1987
as Max
TVThe Lawrenceville Stories
1987
as Headmaster
MovieMurrow
1986
as Fred Friendly
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
MovieCompromising Positions
1985
as Bob Singer
MovieThe Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Brown
MovieThe Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Henry
MovieMrs. Soffel
1984
as Warden Peter Soffel
Memorial Day
1983
as Ned Larwin
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Father Joseph McCabe
TVNature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAnnie
1982
as FDR
MovieDeath Valley
1982
as Paul Stanton
MovieA Little Sex
1982
as Tommy
MovieThe Gift of Life
1982
as Dr. Quinn
MovieThe Electric Grandmother
1982
as Father
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Alger Hiss
MovieReds
1981
as Max Eastman
Dear Liar
1981
as George Bernard Shaw
MovieThe Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
as The Stranger
MovieHarry's War
1981
as Harry Johnson
MovieO Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Kip Lawton
MovieFreedom Road
1979
as Stephen Holmes
MovieThe Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Kip Lawton
MoviePortrait of a Stripper
1979
as Frank Andrews
MovieTake Down
1979
as Ed Branish
MovieThe North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Michael Hill
MovieBrass Target
1978
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
MovieThe Betsy
1978
as Dan Weyman
MovieA Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Lou Gehrig
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
TVEleanor and Franklin
1976
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
MovieValley Forge
1975
as Folsom
TVBeacon Hill
1975
as Richard Palmer
MovieThe Great Waldo Pepper
1975
as Ezra Stiles
MovieThe Great Gatsby
1974
as Klipspringer
MovieThe Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Mike
MovieThe Paper Chase
1973
as Thomas Craig Anderson
TVM*A*S*H
1972
MovieLady Liberty
1971
as Policeman (uncredited)
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Folsom
History's Lost & Found
TVWonder Woman
as Senator Warren
