
Edward Herrmann
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1943-07-21
- Died
- 2014-12-31
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Ed Hermann · Edward Herman · Edward Kirk Herrmann · اد هرمان · اِد هرمان
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.
Known For
TV Shows (50)

Law & Order
1990
as Frederic Matson / Drew Seeley / Defense Attorney Mosbeck

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Norman Shales

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Vogel

American Dad!
2005
as Councilman (voice) / Old Man (voice)

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Thomas Malden

The Good Wife
2009
as Lionel Deerfield

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Reverend Lowell

Gilmore Girls
2000
as Richard Gilmore

30 Rock
2006
as Walter

M*A*S*H
1972

The Practice
1997
as Anderson Pearson

Wings
1990
as Y.M. Burg

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Father Joseph McCabe

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Thomas Pandolfi

Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Reverend Phillips

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton

Perception
2012
as Jack Pierce

Harry's Law
2011
as Lester Babcock

Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

Better With You
2010
as Judge

Screen One
1989
as Ralph

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
2016
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Folsom / Doug Bedloe

Liberty!
1997
as Narrator

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
2014
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Pandora's Clock
1996
as President

Wonder Woman
as Senator Warren

The Ten Commandments
2006
as Narrator

Atomic Train
1999
as The President

Hothouse
1988
as Woods

Beacon Hill
1975
as Richard Palmer

Eleanor and Franklin
1976
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

Founding Fathers
2000
as Narrator

The Lawrenceville Stories
1987
as Head Master

The Presidents
2005
as Narrator

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
1995
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue

The States
2007

Rise and Fall of the Spartans
2002
as Narrator (voice)

Frank Lloyd Wright
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
2015
as Narrator (voice)

The Korean War: Fire and Ice
1999
as Narrator

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
2001
as Narrator

French Revolution
2005
as Narrator

The Revolution
2007
History's Lost & Found
Ultimate autos
1999
as host
Movies (115)

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

The Aviator
2004
as Joseph Breen

The Lost Boys
1987
as Max

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Richard Rich

Overboard
1987
as Grant Stayton III

Annie
1982
as FDR

Nixon
1995
as Nelson Rockefeller

Wedding Daze
2006
as Lyle

Hero
1992
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Rex Rexroth

The Great Gatsby
1974
as Klipspringer

Reds
1981
as Max Eastman

Factory Girl
2006
as James Townsend

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Henry

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Reverend Cartwright

The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Brown

Are You Here
2013
as Dr. Vincent

James Dean
2001
as Raymond Massey

Big Business
1988
as Graham Sherbourne

Treasure Buddies
2012
as Philip Wellington

The Emperor's Club
2002
as Headmaster Woodbridge

Down
2001
as Milligan

Double Take
2001
as Charles Allsworth

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Jeremiah Larson

Critical Care
1997
as Robert Payne

Brass Target
1978
as Col. Walter Gilchrist

Sweet Poison
1991
as Henry

My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Mr. Dingle

The Cat's Meow
2001
as W. R. Hearst

Mrs. Soffel
1984
as Warden Peter Soffel

Born Yesterday
1993
as Ed Deverey

The Skeptic
2009
as Shepard

Relative Strangers
2006
as Doug Clayton

I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Mr. Landis

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Death Valley
1982
as Paul Stanton

A Little Sex
1982
as Tommy

The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
as Ezra Stiles

Compromising Positions
1985
as Bob Singer

The Betsy
1978
as Dan Weyman

Welcome to Mooseport
2004
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

Vendetta
1999
as D.A. Luzenberg

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2009
as John Goodenough

Saint Maybe
1998
as Doug Bedloe

Don't Drink the Water
1994
as Mr. Kilroy

The Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Mike

Lady Liberty
1971
as Policeman (uncredited)

Soul of the Game
1996
as Branch Rickey

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Lou Gehrig

Son of Morning
2011
as Thomas

A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Dr. Shugrue

Here Come the Munsters
1995
as Herman Munster

The Paper Chase
1973
as Thomas Craig Anderson

Price Check
2012
as Jack Bennington
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Franklin D. Roosevelt

A Foreign Field
1993
as Ralph

Freedom Road
1979
as Stephen Holmes

Foreign Student
1994
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

Hatching Pete
2009
as The Principal

Portrait of a Stripper
1979
as Frank Andrews

The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Michael Hill

Fire in the Dark
1991
as Robert

Take Down
1979
as Ed Branish

Memorial Day
1983
as Ned Larwin

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011
as Governor Dawson

Walking Across Egypt
1999
as Reverend Vernon

The Christmas Pageant
2011
as Garrett Clark

A Christmas Wish
2011
as Les McCallum

Ape to Man
2005
as Narrator

Harry's War
1981
as Harry Johnson

Murrow
1986
as Fred Friendly

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
as The Stranger

Heaven's Door
2012
as Nate Christensen

Better Living
1998
as Jack

O Youth and Beauty!
1979
as Kip Lawton

Valley Forge
1975
as Folsom

The Gift of Life
1982
as Dr. Quinn

Columbus The Lost Voyage
2007
as Narrator
The Samurai
2003
as self (voice)

Christmas Oranges
2012
as Mr. Crampton

Stalin: Man of Steel
2003
as Narrator (voice)

The Sorrows of Gin
1979
as Kip Lawton

Bereft
2004
as Lloyd
The Face: Jesus in Art
2001
as Narrator (voice)

Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
as Narrator

What Love Sees
1996
as Morton Treadway

So Proudly We Hail
1990
as James Wagner

The Electric Grandmother
1982
as Father

Sherman's March
2007
as Narrator

Andrew Jackson
2007
as Narrator
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
2005
as Narrator

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
2005
as Narrator

The Face on the Milk Carton
1995
as Frank Jessmon

Bible Battles
2005
as Narrator (voice)

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2006
as Narrator

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self

Antarctica: A Frozen History
2002
as Narrator

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2003
as Narrator

Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
as Narrator

The French Revolution
2005
as Narrator

In Search of Christmas
2001
as Narrator

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Dear Liar
1981
as George Bernard Shaw

Titanic's Achilles Heel
2007
as Narrator

Niagara: A History of the Falls
1999
as Narrator

Coach of the Year
2016
as Bill Ford

Ring Christmas Bells
2009
as Self

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2006
as Narrator (voice)

First Invasion: The War of 1812
2004
as Narrator

Morristown: Where America Survived
2009
as Narrator

Banned from the Bible II
2007
as Narrator

Isaac's Storm
2004
as Narrator

The Louisiana Purchase
2003
as Narrator
About 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. With 165 credits spanning from 1951 to 2016, Edward Herrmann has appeared in 115 films and 50 TV shows.
Fans searching for Edward Herrmann movies, Edward Herrmann filmography, or the latest projects starring Edward Herrmann can stream many of these titles on CineFlixo, free and in HD, with no subscription required.
Most Popular Edward Herrmann Movies
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
- The Aviator (2004) — as Joseph Breen
- The Lost Boys (1987) — as Max
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994) — as Richard Rich
- Overboard (1987) — as Grant Stayton III
Where to Watch Edward Herrmann Films
Most Edward Herrmann movies and series are available to stream on CineFlixo in full HD, completely free and without signup. Browse the complete filmography above to jump directly to any title. For more films and the latest web series featuring Edward Herrmann, check our movies catalogue and browse page.