Edward Herrmann

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

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

American Dad!

American Dad!

The Good Wife

All Movies (115)

• Coach of the Year2016 · as Bill Ford
• The Town that Dreaded Sundown2014 · as Reverend Cartwright
• The Wolf of Wall Street2013 · as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
• Are You Here2013 · as Dr. Vincent
• Heaven's Door2012 · as Nate Christensen
• Price Check2012 · as Jack Bennington
• Christmas Oranges2012 · as Mr. Crampton
• Treasure Buddies2012 · as Philip Wellington
• The Christmas Pageant2011 · as Garrett Clark
• A Christmas Wish2011 · as Les McCallum
• Redemption: For Robbing the Dead2011 · as Governor Dawson
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star2011 · as Jeremiah Larson
• Son of Morning2011 · as Thomas
• Ring Christmas Bells2009 · as Self
• The Six Wives of Henry Lefay2009 · as John Goodenough
• The Skeptic2009 · as Shepard
• Hatching Pete2009 · as The Principal
• Morristown: Where America Survived2009 · as Narrator
• Andrew Jackson2007 · as Narrator
• Columbus The Lost Voyage2007 · as Narrator
• Titanic's Achilles Heel2007 · as Narrator
• Sherman's March2007 · as Narrator
• Banned from the Bible II2007 · as Narrator
• I Think I Love My Wife2007 · as Mr. Landis
• Factory Girl2006 · as James Townsend
• Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Witness to 'Reds'2006 · as Self
• Wedding Daze2006 · as Lyle
• Relative Strangers2006 · as Doug Clayton
• Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran2006 · as Narrator
• Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Ape to Man2005 · as Narrator
• Bible Battles2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy2005 · as Narrator
• FDR: A Presidency Revealed2005 · as Narrator
• The French Revolution2005 · as Narrator
• The Aviator2004 · as Joseph Breen
• Bereft2004 · as Lloyd
• First Invasion: The War of 18122004 · as Narrator
• Isaac's Storm2004 · as Narrator
• Welcome to Mooseport2004 · as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
• Intolerable Cruelty2003 · as Rex Rexroth
• Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion2003 · as Narrator
• The Louisiana Purchase2003 · as Narrator
• Russia, Land of the Tsars2003 · as Narrator
• Stalin: Man of Steel2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Samurai2003 · as self (voice)
• The Emperor's Club2002 · as Headmaster Woodbridge
• Dinosaur Secrets Revealed2002 · as Narrator (voice)
• It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')2002 · as Self
• Antarctica: A Frozen History2002 · as Narrator
• In Search of Christmas2001 · as Narrator
• The Cat's Meow2001 · as W. R. Hearst
• Down2001 · as Milligan
• James Dean2001 · as Raymond Massey
• The Face: Jesus in Art2001 · as Narrator (voice)
• Double Take2001 · as Charles Allsworth
• Vendetta1999 · as D.A. Luzenberg
• Norman Rockwell: Painting America1999 · as Narrator
• Niagara: A History of the Falls1999 · as Narrator
• Walking Across Egypt1999 · as Reverend Vernon
• Saint Maybe1998 · as Doug Bedloe
• Better Living1998 · as Jack
• Critical Care1997 · as Robert Payne
• What Love Sees1996 · as Morton Treadway
• A Season in Purgatory1996 · as Dr. Shugrue
• Soul of the Game1996 · as Branch Rickey
• Nixon1995 · as Nelson Rockefeller
• The Face on the Milk Carton1995 · as Frank Jessmon
• Here Come the Munsters1995 · as Herman Munster
• Ri¢hie Ri¢h1994 · as Richard Rich
• Don't Drink the Water1994 · as Mr. Kilroy
• Foreign Student1994 · as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
• A Foreign Field1993 · as Ralph
• My Boyfriend's Back1993 · as Mr. Dingle
• Born Yesterday1993 · as Ed Deverey
• Hero1992 · as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
• Fire in the Dark1991 · as Robert
• Sweet Poison1991 · as Henry
• Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
• So Proudly We Hail1990 · as James Wagner
• Big Business1988 · as Graham Sherbourne
• Overboard1987 · as Grant Stayton III
• The Lost Boys1987 · as Max
• Murrow1986 · as Fred Friendly
• Compromising Positions1985 · as Bob Singer
• The Man with One Red Shoe1985 · as Brown
• The Purple Rose of Cairo1985 · as Henry
• Mrs. Soffel1984 · as Warden Peter Soffel
• Memorial Day1983 · as Ned Larwin
• Annie1982 · as FDR
• Death Valley1982 · as Paul Stanton
• A Little Sex1982 · as Tommy
• The Gift of Life1982 · as Dr. Quinn
• The Electric Grandmother1982 · as Father
• Reds1981 · as Max Eastman
• Dear Liar1981 · as George Bernard Shaw
• The Private History of a Campaign That Failed1981 · as The Stranger
• Harry's War1981 · as Harry Johnson
• O Youth and Beauty!1979 · as Kip Lawton
• Freedom Road1979 · as Stephen Holmes
• The Sorrows of Gin1979 · as Kip Lawton
• Portrait of a Stripper1979 · as Frank Andrews
• Take Down1979 · as Ed Branish
• The North Avenue Irregulars1979 · as Michael Hill
• Brass Target1978 · as Col. Walter Gilchrist
• The Betsy1978 · as Dan Weyman
• A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story1978 · as Lou Gehrig
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years1977 · as Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Valley Forge1975 · as Folsom
• The Great Waldo Pepper1975 · as Ezra Stiles
• The Great Gatsby1974 · as Klipspringer
• The Day of the Dolphin1973 · as Mike
• The Paper Chase1973 · as Thomas Craig Anderson
• Lady Liberty1971 · as Policeman (uncredited)

All TV Shows (55)

• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)
• Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Roosevelts: An Intimate History2014 · as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
• Perception2012 · as Jack Pierce
• Harry's Law2011 · as Lester Babcock
• Better With You2010 · as Judge
• The Good Wife2009 · as Lionel Deerfield
• Drop Dead Diva2009 · as Reverend Phillips
• The Revolution2007
• The States2007
• 30 Rock2006 · as Walter
• The Ten Commandments2006 · as Narrator
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Reverend Lowell
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Norman Shales
• American Dad!2005 · as Councilman (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Old Man (voice)
• The Presidents2005 · as Narrator
• French Revolution2005 · as Narrator
• Tom Goes to the Mayor2004 · as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
• Russia, Land of the Tsars2003
• Rise and Fall of the Spartans2002 · as Narrator (voice)
• Crossing Jordan2001 · as Thomas Malden
• The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution2001 · as Narrator
• Founding Fathers2000 · as Narrator
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Mr. Vogel
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Richard Gilmore
• The Korean War: Fire and Ice1999 · as Narrator
• Atomic Train1999 · as The President
• Ultimate autos1999 · as host
• Frank Lloyd Wright1998 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Liberty!1997 · as Narrator
• The Practice1997 · as Anderson Pearson
• Pandora's Clock1996 · as President
• A Season in Purgatory1996 · as Dr. Shugrue
• Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain1995 · as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Thomas Pandolfi
• Law & Order1990 · as Frederic Matson
• Law & Order1990 · as Drew Seeley
• Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Mosbeck
• Wings1990 · as Y.M. Burg
• Screen One1989 · as Ralph
• Hothouse1988 · as Woods
• The Lawrenceville Stories1987 · as Head Master
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Father Joseph McCabe
• Nature1982 · as Narrator (voice)
• Eleanor and Franklin1976 · as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
• Beacon Hill1975 · as Richard Palmer
• M*A*S*H1972
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Folsom
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Doug Bedloe
• History's Lost & Found—
• Wonder Woman— · as Senator Warren