Edward Herrmann

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 21, 1943

died

December 31, 2014

place of birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

also known as

Ed Hermann · Edward Herman · Edward Kirk Herrmann · اد هرمان

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Wolf of Wall Street
8.0

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Aviator
7.2

The Aviator

2004as Joseph Breen
The Lost Boys
7.1

The Lost Boys

1987as Max
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
5.9

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994as Richard Rich
Overboard
6.8

Overboard

1987as Grant Stayton III
The Betsy
4.8

The Betsy

1978as Dan Weyman
The Great Gatsby
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974as Klipspringer
Annie
6.6

Annie

1982as FDR
Intolerable Cruelty
6.0

Intolerable Cruelty

2003as Rex Rexroth
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Nelson Rockefeller
Wedding Daze
5.6

Wedding Daze

2006as Lyle
Hero
6.3

Hero

1992as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981as Max Eastman
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.4

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985as Henry
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.8

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014as Reverend Cartwright
Down
5.1

Down

2001as Milligan
Factory Girl
6.0

Factory Girl

2006as James Townsend
The Man with One Red Shoe
5.7

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985as Brown
Are You Here
5.1

Are You Here

2013as Dr. Vincent
Big Business
6.4

Big Business

1988as Graham Sherbourne
Mrs. Soffel
6.0

Mrs. Soffel

1984as Warden Peter Soffel
The Cat's Meow
5.8

The Cat's Meow

2001as W. R. Hearst
Critical Care
6.3

Critical Care

1997as Robert Payne
Double Take
5.6

Double Take

2001as Charles Allsworth
Relative Strangers
5.3

Relative Strangers

2006as Doug Clayton
A Little Sex
3.6

A Little Sex

1982as Tommy
Born Yesterday
5.3

Born Yesterday

1993as Ed Deverey
The Emperor's Club
7.1

The Emperor's Club

2002as Headmaster Woodbridge
Treasure Buddies
6.1

Treasure Buddies

2012as Philip Wellington
James Dean
6.8

James Dean

2001as Raymond Massey
I Think I Love My Wife
5.3

I Think I Love My Wife

2007as Mr. Landis
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990as Self
Price Check
5.1

Price Check

2012as Jack Bennington
The Great Waldo Pepper
6.5

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975as Ezra Stiles
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
4.3

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011as Jeremiah Larson
The Paper Chase
6.8

The Paper Chase

1973as Thomas Craig Anderson
Brass Target
5.5

Brass Target

1978as Col. Walter Gilchrist
The Skeptic
5.3

The Skeptic

2009as Shepard
Sweet Poison
5.8

Sweet Poison

1991as Henry
My Boyfriend's Back
5.7

My Boyfriend's Back

1993as Mr. Dingle
Hatching Pete
5.6

Hatching Pete

2009as The Principal
Valley Forge
7.0

Valley Forge

1975as Folsom
Vendetta
6.2

Vendetta

1999as D.A. Luzenberg
Don't Drink the Water
5.6

Don't Drink the Water

1994as Mr. Kilroy
Soul of the Game
4.9

Soul of the Game

1996as Branch Rickey
A Season in Purgatory
7.0

A Season in Purgatory

1996as Dr. Shugrue
Son of Morning
3.0

Son of Morning

2011as Thomas
Saint Maybe
6.6

Saint Maybe

1998as Doug Bedloe
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1

Welcome to Mooseport

2004as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.3

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009as John Goodenough