Personal Info
Known Credits
116
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1943-07-21 (82 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known For
Ed HermannEdward HermanEdward Kirk Herrmannاد هرماناِد هرمان
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
Acting
2025 --
Gilmore Girls: Celebrating 25 Years
| Richard Gilmore
2016 --
Coach of the Year
| Bill Ford
2014 --
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
| Reverend Cartwright
2013 --
The Wolf of Wall Street
| Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013 --
Are You Here
| Dr. Vincent
2012 --
Heaven's Door
| Nate Christensen
2012 --
Price Check
| Jack Bennington
2012 --
Christmas Oranges
| Mr. Crampton
2012 --
Treasure Buddies
| Philip Wellington
2011 --
The Christmas Pageant
| Garrett Clark
2011 --
A Christmas Wish
| Les McCallum
2011 --
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
| Governor Dawson
2011 --
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
| Jeremiah Larson
2011 --
Son of Morning
| Thomas
2009 --
Ring Christmas Bells
| Self
2009 --
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
| John Goodenough
2009 --
The Skeptic
| Shepard
2009 --
Hatching Pete
| The Principal
2009 --
Morristown: Where America Survived
| Narrator
2007 --
Andrew Jackson
| Narrator
2007 --
Columbus The Lost Voyage
| Narrator
2007 --
Titanic's Achilles Heel
| Narrator
2007 --
Sherman's March
| Narrator
2007 --
Banned from the Bible II
| Narrator
2007 --
I Think I Love My Wife
| Mr. Landis
2006 --
Factory Girl
| James Townsend
2006 --
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2006 --
Witness to 'Reds'
| Self
2006 --
Wedding Daze
| Lyle
2006 --
Relative Strangers
| Doug Clayton
2006 --
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
| Narrator
2006 --
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
| Narrator (voice)
2005 --
Ape to Man
| Narrator
2005 --
Bible Battles
| Narrator (voice)
2005 --
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
| Narrator
2005 --
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
| Narrator
2005 --
The French Revolution
| Narrator
2004 --
The Aviator
| Joseph Breen
2004 --
Bereft
| Lloyd
2004 --
First Invasion: The War of 1812
| Narrator
2004 --
Isaac's Storm
| Narrator
2004 --
Welcome to Mooseport
| Debate Moderator
2003 --
Intolerable Cruelty
| Rex Rexroth
2003 --
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
| Narrator
2003 --
The Louisiana Purchase
| Narrator
2003 --
Russia, Land of the Tsars
| Narrator
2003 --
The Samurai
| self (voice)
2003 --
Stalin: Man of Steel
| Narrator (voice)
2002 --
The Emperor's Club
| Headmaster Woodbridge
2002 --
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
| Narrator (voice)
2002 --
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
| Narrator
2002 --
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
| Self
2002 --
Antarctica: A Frozen History
| Narrator
2001 --
In Search of Christmas
| Narrator
2001 --
The Cat's Meow
| W. R. Hearst
2001 --
Down
| Milligan
2001 --
James Dean
| Raymond Massey
2001 --
The Face: Jesus in Art
| Narrator (voice)
2001 --
Double Take
| Charles Allsworth
1999 --
Vendetta
| D.A. Luzenberg
1999 --
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
| Narrator
1999 --
Niagara: A History of the Falls
| Narrator
1999 --
Walking Across Egypt
| Reverend Vernon
1998 --
Saint Maybe
| Doug Bedloe
1998 --
Better Living
| Jack
1997 --
Critical Care
| Robert Payne
1996 --
What Love Sees
| Morton Treadway
1996 --
A Season in Purgatory
| Dr. Shugrue
1996 --
Soul of the Game
| Branch Rickey
1995 --
Nixon
| Nelson Rockefeller
1995 --
The Face on the Milk Carton
| Frank Jessmon
1995 --
Here Come the Munsters
| Herman Munster
1994 --
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
| Richard Rich
1994 --
Don't Drink the Water
| Mr. Kilroy
1994 --
Foreign Student
| Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
1993 --
A Foreign Field
| Ralph
1993 --
My Boyfriend's Back
| Mr. Dingle
1993 --
Born Yesterday
| Ed Deverey
1992 --
Hero
| Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
1991 --
Fire in the Dark
| Robert
1991 --
Sweet Poison
| Henry
1990 --
Night of 100 Stars III
| Self
1990 --
So Proudly We Hail
| James Wagner
1988 --
Big Business
| Graham Sherbourne
1987 --
Overboard
| Grant Stayton III
1987 --
The Lost Boys
| Max
1986 --
Murrow
| Fred Friendly
1985 --
Compromising Positions
| Bob Singer
1985 --
The Man with One Red Shoe
| Brown
1985 --
The Purple Rose of Cairo
| Henry
1984 --
Mrs. Soffel
| Warden Peter Soffel
1983 --
Memorial Day
| Ned Larwin
1982 --
Annie
| FDR
1982 --
Death Valley
| Paul Stanton
1982 --
A Little Sex
| Tommy
1982 --
The Gift of Life
| Dr. Quinn
1982 --
The Electric Grandmother
| Father
1981 --
Reds
| Max Eastman
1981 --
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
| The Stranger
1981 --
Harry's War
| Harry Johnson
1979 --
O Youth and Beauty!
| Kip Lawton
1979 --
Freedom Road
| Stephen Holmes
1979 --
The Sorrows of Gin
| Kip Lawton
1979 --
Portrait of a Stripper
| Frank Andrews
1979 --
The North Avenue Irregulars
| Michael Hill
1979 --
Take Down
| Ed Branish
1978 --
Brass Target
| Col. Walter Gilchrist
1978 --
The Betsy
| Dan Weyman
1978 --
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
| Lou Gehrig
1977 --
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
| Franklin D. Roosevelt
1975 --
Valley Forge
|
1975 --
The Great Waldo Pepper
| Ezra Stiles
1974 --
The Great Gatsby
| Klipspringer
1973 --
The Day of the Dolphin
| Mike
1973 --
The Paper Chase
| Thomas Craig Anderson
1971 --
Lady Liberty
| Policeman (uncredited)