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Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 21, 1943
Died Dec 31, 2014 (71)
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

2016

as Bill Ford

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014

as Reverend Cartwright

Are You Here

Are You Here

2013

as Dr. Vincent

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

Christmas Oranges

Christmas Oranges

2012

as Mr. Crampton

Heaven's Door

Heaven's Door

2012

as Nate Christensen

Treasure Buddies

Treasure Buddies

2012

as Philip Wellington

Price Check

Price Check

2012

as Jack Bennington

A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish

2011

as Les McCallum

Son of Morning

Son of Morning

2011

as Thomas

The Christmas Pageant

The Christmas Pageant

2011

as Garrett Clark

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

as Jeremiah Larson

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011

as Governor Dawson

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

2009

as Shepard

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009

as John Goodenough

Hatching Pete

Hatching Pete

2009

as The Principal

Banned from the Bible II

Banned from the Bible II

2007

as Narrator

Titanic's Achilles Heel

Titanic's Achilles Heel

2007

as Narrator

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

2007

as Narrator

I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

as Mr. Landis

Columbus The Lost Voyage

Columbus The Lost Voyage

2007

as Narrator

Sherman's March

Sherman's March

2007

as Narrator

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

2006

as Narrator (voice)

Relative Strangers

Relative Strangers

2006

as Doug Clayton

Wedding Daze

Wedding Daze

2006

as Lyle

Factory Girl

Factory Girl

2006

as James Townsend

Ape to Man

Ape to Man

2005

as Narrator

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

2005

as Narrator

FDR: A Presidency Revealed

FDR: A Presidency Revealed

2005

as Narrator

Bible Battles

Bible Battles

2005

as Narrator (voice)

Isaac's Storm

Isaac's Storm

2004

as Narrator

Bereft

Bereft

2004

as Lloyd

Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

2004

as Debate Moderator

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

as Joseph Breen

Russia, Land of the Tsars

Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003

as Narrator

Stalin: Man of Steel

Stalin: Man of Steel

2003

as Narrator (voice)

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

as Rex Rexroth

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

2002

as Narrator (voice)

Antarctica: A Frozen History

Antarctica: A Frozen History

2002

as Narrator

The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club

2002

as Headmaster Woodbridge

The Face: Jesus in Art

The Face: Jesus in Art

2001

as Narrator (voice)

In Search of Christmas

In Search of Christmas

2001

as Narrator

The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow

2001

as W. R. Hearst

James Dean

James Dean

2001

as Raymond Massey

Down

Down

2001

as Milligan

Double Take

Double Take

2001

as Charles Allsworth

Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

1999

as Reverend Vernon

Vendetta

Vendetta

1999

as D.A. Luzenberg

Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

1998

as Doug Bedloe

Better Living

Better Living

1998

as Jack

Critical Care

Critical Care

1997

as Robert Payne

Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game

1996

as Branch Rickey

A Season in Purgatory

A Season in Purgatory

1996

as Dr. Shugrue

What Love Sees

What Love Sees

1996

as Morton Treadway

Here Come the Munsters

Here Come the Munsters

1995

as Herman Munster

The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

as Frank Jessmon

Nixon

Nixon

1995

as Nelson Rockefeller

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994

as Richard Rich

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

1994

as Mr. Kilroy

Foreign Student

Foreign Student

1994

as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

as Mr. Dingle

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993

as Ed Deverey

A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

1993

as Ralph

Hero

Hero

1992

as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail

1990

as James Wagner

Big Business

Big Business

1988

as Graham Sherbourne

Overboard

Overboard

1987

as Grant Stayton III

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987

as Max

Murrow

Murrow

1986

as Fred Friendly

Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions

1985

as Bob Singer

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

as Henry

Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel

1984

as Warden Peter Soffel

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

1983

as Ned Larwin

The Electric Grandmother

The Electric Grandmother

1982

as Father

A Little Sex

A Little Sex

1982

as Tommy

The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life

1982

as Dr. Quinn

Annie

Annie

1982

as FDR

Death Valley

Death Valley

1982

as Paul Stanton

Harry's War

Harry's War

1981

as Harry Johnson

Reds

Reds

1981

as Max Eastman

The North Avenue Irregulars

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

as Michael Hill

Take Down

Take Down

1979

as Ed Branish

The Sorrows of Gin

The Sorrows of Gin

1979

as Kip Lawton

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

as Frank Andrews

Freedom Road

Freedom Road

1979

as Stephen Holmes

O Youth and Beauty!

O Youth and Beauty!

1979

as Kip Lawton

Brass Target

Brass Target

1978

as Col. Walter Gilchrist

The Betsy

The Betsy

1978

as Dan Weyman

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

as Ezra Stiles

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974

as Klipspringer

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

1973

as Thomas Craig Anderson

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

as Mike

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Television Credits

Gilmore Girls

as Richard Gilmore

Episodes: 153

First Aired: Oct 05, 2000

Beacon Hill

as Richard Palmer

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Aug 25, 1975

The Practice

as Anderson Pearson

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

The Presidents

as Narrator

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 18, 2005

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 14, 2014

The Good Wife

as Lionel Deerfield

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Liberty!

as Narrator

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1997

Founding Fathers

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 27, 2000

Grey's Anatomy

as Norman Shales

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

The Lawrenceville Stories

as Head Master

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 1987

French Revolution

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 17, 2005

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 04, 1995

Atomic Train

as The President

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 16, 1999

Eleanor and Franklin

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 11, 1976

Pandora's Clock

as President

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 10, 1996

Rise and Fall of the Spartans

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 2002

The Ten Commandments

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 2006

Crossing Jordan

as Thomas Malden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

How I Met Your Mother

as Reverend Lowell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

Wings

as Y.M. Burg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1990

Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 2004

30 Rock

as Walter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2006

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Folsom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1982

Law & Order

as Frederic Matson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Screen One

as Ralph

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1989

Perception

as Jack Pierce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2012

American Dad!

as Councilman (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 25, 2016

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mr. Vogel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Drop Dead Diva

as Reverend Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2009

Law & Order

as Drew Seeley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Mosbeck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Doug Bedloe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

American Dad!

as Old Man (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Better With You

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2010

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Wonder Woman

as Senator Warren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Revolution

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 04, 2007

The States

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 21, 2007

History's Lost & Found

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Unknown

Russia, Land of the Tsars

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 26, 2003

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Frank Lloyd Wright

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 10, 1998

M*A*S*H

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 16 25 10
2024 7 23 36 10
2024 8 28 62 18
2024 9 20 35 9
2024 10 12 22 8
2024 11 10 17 4
2024 12 14 23 8
2025 1 19 43 8
2025 2 11 26 2
2025 3 5 14 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 1 3 0

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