Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Acting
Born 1943-07-21 - Died 2014-12-31Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Movies (114)

The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013Movie8.0
The Aviator
7.2

The Aviator

2004Movie7.2
The Lost Boys
7.1

The Lost Boys

1987Movie7.1
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
6.0

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994Movie6.0
Annie
6.5

Annie

1982Movie6.5
Overboard
6.8

Overboard

1987Movie6.8
The Great Gatsby
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974Movie6.3
The Betsy
4.8

The Betsy

1978Movie4.8
Intolerable Cruelty
6.0

Intolerable Cruelty

2003Movie6.0
The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985Movie5.7
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985Movie7.4
Down
5.1

Down

2001Movie5.1
Wedding Daze
5.6

Wedding Daze

2006Movie5.6
Big Business
6.4

Big Business

1988Movie6.4
The Emperor's Club
7.1

The Emperor's Club

2002Movie7.1
James Dean
6.8

James Dean

2001Movie6.8
Are You Here
5.1

Are You Here

2013Movie5.1
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995Movie6.8
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1

Welcome to Mooseport

2004Movie5.1
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981Movie6.9
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.9

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014Movie5.9
Hero
6.3

Hero

1992Movie6.3
I Think I Love My Wife
5.3

I Think I Love My Wife

2007Movie5.3
Born Yesterday
5.3

Born Yesterday

1993Movie5.3
Factory Girl
6.0

Factory Girl

2006Movie6.0
Relative Strangers
5.3

Relative Strangers

2006Movie5.3
The Day of the Dolphin
5.8

The Day of the Dolphin

1973Movie5.8
Critical Care
6.3

Critical Care

1997Movie6.3
The Great Waldo Pepper
6.5

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975Movie6.5
Double Take
5.6

Double Take

2001Movie5.6
Dear Liar
7.0

Dear Liar

1981Movie7.0
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009Movie5.3
The Paper Chase
6.8

The Paper Chase

1973Movie6.8
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
9.0

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

2006Movie9.0
Treasure Buddies
6.1

Treasure Buddies

2012Movie6.1
Hatching Pete
5.5

Hatching Pete

2009Movie5.5
Mrs. Soffel
6.0

Mrs. Soffel

1984Movie6.0
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
4.2

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011Movie4.2
Don't Drink the Water
5.6

Don't Drink the Water

1994Movie5.6
The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life

1982Movie
Here Come the Munsters
5.2

Here Come the Munsters

1995Movie5.2
The Cat's Meow
5.8

The Cat's Meow

2002Movie5.8
Valley Forge
7.0

Valley Forge

1975Movie7.0
So Proudly We Hail
6.0

So Proudly We Hail

1990Movie6.0
A Little Sex
3.6

A Little Sex

1982Movie3.6
Price Check
5.3

Price Check

2012Movie5.3
My Boyfriend's Back
5.7

My Boyfriend's Back

1993Movie5.7
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
4.9

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977Movie4.9
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

1981Movie
Brass Target
5.4

Brass Target

1978Movie5.4
Fire in the Dark
9.0

Fire in the Dark

1991Movie9.0
Harry's War
6.2

Harry's War

1981Movie6.2
Columbus The Lost Voyage
7.0

Columbus The Lost Voyage

2007Movie7.0
Stalin: Man of Steel

Stalin: Man of Steel

2003Movie
A Christmas Wish
5.9

A Christmas Wish

2011Movie5.9
Vendetta
6.0

Vendetta

1999Movie6.0
Bereft
5.4

Bereft

2004Movie5.4
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
4.5

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011Movie4.5
Andrew Jackson
8.5

Andrew Jackson

2007Movie8.5
A Foreign Field
7.0

A Foreign Field

1993Movie7.0
Soul of the Game
4.9

Soul of the Game

1996Movie4.9
The Samurai

The Samurai

2003Movie
Night of 100 Stars III
4.3

Night of 100 Stars III

1990Movie4.3
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
9.5

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978Movie9.5
Death Valley
5.1

Death Valley

1982Movie5.1
The Christmas Pageant
5.9

The Christmas Pageant

2011Movie5.9
Son of Morning
3.0

Son of Morning

2011Movie3.0
Antarctica: A Frozen History
8.0

Antarctica: A Frozen History

2002Movie8.0
Lady Liberty
5.6

Lady Liberty

1971Movie5.6
Compromising Positions
5.3

Compromising Positions

1985Movie5.3
The Skeptic
5.3

The Skeptic

2009Movie5.3
Walking Across Egypt
4.9

Walking Across Egypt

1999Movie4.9
Sweet Poison
5.8

Sweet Poison

1991Movie5.8
Ape to Man
7.0

Ape to Man

2005Movie7.0
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
8.5

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

2006Movie8.5
Better Living
3.8

Better Living

1998Movie3.8
The North Avenue Irregulars
6.6

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979Movie6.6
Murrow
5.5

Murrow

1986Movie5.5
Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

2016Movie
The Face on the Milk Carton
6.5

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995Movie6.5
Saint Maybe
6.6

Saint Maybe

1998Movie6.6
The French Revolution
5.8

The French Revolution

2005Movie5.8
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
6.0

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003Movie6.0
The Sorrows of Gin
10.0

The Sorrows of Gin

1979Movie10.0
Titanic's Achilles Heel
10.0

Titanic's Achilles Heel

2007Movie10.0
Christmas Oranges
7.5

Christmas Oranges

2012Movie7.5
Heaven's Door
5.6

Heaven's Door

2012Movie5.6
What Love Sees
7.8

What Love Sees

1996Movie7.8
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
8.0

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

2002Movie8.0
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

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

2002Movie
Freedom Road
5.2

Freedom Road

1979Movie5.2
Take Down
4.4

Take Down

1979Movie4.4
Portrait of a Stripper
4.0

Portrait of a Stripper

1979Movie4.0
Sherman's March

Sherman's March

2007Movie
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
7.0

FDR: A Presidency Revealed

2005Movie7.0
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

2006Movie
Witness to 'Reds'
6.0

Witness to 'Reds'

2006Movie6.0
Memorial Day
6.0

Memorial Day

1983Movie6.0
O Youth and Beauty!
9.0

O Youth and Beauty!

1979Movie9.0
Isaac's Storm
6.0

Isaac's Storm

2004Movie6.0
Norman Rockwell: Painting America

Norman Rockwell: Painting America

1999Movie
Foreign Student
4.1

Foreign Student

1994Movie4.1
The Face: Jesus in Art

The Face: Jesus in Art

2001Movie
Bible Battles
8.0

Bible Battles

2005Movie8.0
The Electric Grandmother
6.8

The Electric Grandmother

1982Movie6.8
Niagara: A History of the Falls
7.0

Niagara: A History of the Falls

1999Movie7.0
Banned from the Bible II

Banned from the Bible II

2007Movie
The Louisiana Purchase
7.0

The Louisiana Purchase

2003Movie7.0
Morristown: Where America Survived

Morristown: Where America Survived

2009Movie
First Invasion: The War of 1812
10.0

First Invasion: The War of 1812

2004Movie10.0
Ring Christmas Bells

Ring Christmas Bells

2009Movie
Russia, Land of the Tsars
7.5

Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003Movie7.5
In Search of Christmas

In Search of Christmas

2001Movie
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
8.3

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

2005Movie8.3

TV Shows (53)

Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series7.6
American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

2005Series7.0
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
Gilmore Girls
7.9

Gilmore Girls

2000Series7.9
How I Met Your Mother
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005Series8.1
M*A*S*H
7.9

M*A*S*H

1972Series7.9
Crossing Jordan
7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001Series7.2
Wings
6.8

Wings

1990Series6.8
30 Rock
7.5

30 Rock

2006Series7.5
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993Series8.1
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
Nature
7.9

Nature

1982Series7.9
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Drop Dead Diva
7.7

Drop Dead Diva

2009Series7.7
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985Series7.2
Perception
7.2

Perception

2012Series7.2
Tom Goes to the Mayor
7.0

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004Series7.0
Harry's Law
7.5

Harry's Law

2011Series7.5
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
7.3

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016Series7.3
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
Liberty!
7.8

Liberty!

1997Series7.8
Better With You
6.5

Better With You

2010Series6.5
Beacon Hill
7.0

Beacon Hill

1975Series7.0
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
7.7

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014Series7.7
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
8.5

Rise and Fall of the Spartans

2002Series8.5
Atomic Train
4.9

Atomic Train

1999Series4.9
The Ten Commandments
5.7

The Ten Commandments

2006Series5.7
The General Motors Playwrights Theater

The General Motors Playwrights Theater

1991Series
A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory

1996Series
Wonder Woman
4.8

Wonder Woman

Series4.8
The Presidents
6.5

The Presidents

2005Series6.5
Hothouse
7.5

Hothouse

1988Series7.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
French Revolution

French Revolution

2005Series
Pandora's Clock
5.7

Pandora's Clock

1996Series5.7
The Revolution
9.4

The Revolution

2007Series9.4
Founding Fathers
8.0

Founding Fathers

2000Series8.0
The Lawrenceville Stories
5.0

The Lawrenceville Stories

1987Series5.0
The States

The States

2007Series
Frank Lloyd Wright
7.4

Frank Lloyd Wright

1998Series7.4
Eleanor and Franklin
3.8

Eleanor and Franklin

1976Series3.8
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
7.7

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

2015Series7.7
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

1995Series
Russia, Land of the Tsars
10.0

Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003Series10.0
Ultimate autos

Ultimate autos

1999Series
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003Series
History's Lost & Found
4.0

History's Lost & Found

Series4.0
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
7.7

The Korean War: Fire and Ice

1999Series7.7
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
7.0

The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution

2001Series7.0