

Edward Herrmann
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Jul 1943
Age
83 Years
Born In
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Total Projects
171
Years Active
65 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

movie
Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford

tv
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright

tv
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

movie
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

movie
Are You Here
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent

movie
Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen

movie
Price Check
Price Check
as Jack Bennington

tv
Perception
Perception
as Jack Pierce

movie
Christmas Oranges
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton

movie
Treasure Buddies
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington

movie
The Christmas Pageant
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark

movie
A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum

movie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson

movie
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson

movie
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

movie
Son of Morning
Son of Morning
as Thomas

tv
Harry's Law
Harry's Law
as Lester Babcock

tv
Better With You
Better With You
as Judge

tv
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Lionel Deerfield

movie
Ring Christmas Bells
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self

tv
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend Phillips

movie
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough

movie
The Skeptic
The Skeptic
as Shepard

movie
Hatching Pete
Hatching Pete
as The Principal

movie
Morristown: Where America Survived
Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator

movie
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator

movie
Columbus The Lost Voyage
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator

tv
The Revolution
The Revolution

movie
Titanic's Achilles Heel
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator

movie
Sherman's March
Sherman's March
as Narrator

tv
The States
The States

movie
Banned from the Bible II
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator

movie
I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis

movie
Factory Girl
Factory Girl
as James Townsend

movie
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Witness to 'Reds'
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self

tv
30 Rock
30 Rock
as Walter

movie
Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze
as Lyle

movie
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton

tv
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
as Narrator

movie
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator

movie
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Ape to Man
Ape to Man
as Narrator

movie
Bible Battles
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator

tv
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell

movie
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator

tv
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Norman Shales

tv
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)

tv
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Old Man (voice)

tv
The Presidents
The Presidents
as Narrator

movie
The French Revolution
The French Revolution
as Narrator

tv
French Revolution
French Revolution
as Narrator

movie
The Aviator
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen

tv
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

movie
Bereft
Bereft
as Lloyd

movie
First Invasion: The War of 1812
First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator

movie
Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm
as Narrator

movie
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

movie
Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth

movie
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as Narrator

tv
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Russia, Land of the Tsars

movie
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
as Narrator

movie
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Russia, Land of the Tsars
as Narrator

movie
Stalin: Man of Steel
Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Samurai
The Samurai
as self (voice)

movie
The Emperor's Club
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge

movie
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
as Narrator (voice)

movie
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')
as Self

movie
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator

movie
In Search of Christmas
In Search of Christmas
as Narrator

movie
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst

tv
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as Thomas Malden

movie
Down
Down
as Milligan

movie
James Dean
James Dean
as Raymond Massey

tv
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
as Narrator

movie
The Face: Jesus in Art
The Face: Jesus in Art
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Double Take
Double Take
as Charles Allsworth

tv
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers
as Narrator

tv
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mr. Vogel

tv
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
as Richard Gilmore

tv
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
as Narrator

movie
Vendetta
Vendetta
as D.A. Luzenberg

tv
Atomic Train
Atomic Train
as The President

movie
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
as Narrator

movie
Niagara: A History of the Falls
Niagara: A History of the Falls
as Narrator

movie
Walking Across Egypt
Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend Vernon

tv
Ultimate autos
Ultimate autos
as host

movie
Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe
as Doug Bedloe

tv
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Better Living
Better Living
as Jack

tv
Liberty!
Liberty!
as Narrator

movie
Critical Care
Critical Care
as Robert Payne

tv
The Practice
The Practice
as Anderson Pearson

tv
Pandora's Clock
Pandora's Clock
as President

movie
What Love Sees
What Love Sees
as Morton Treadway

movie
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. Shugrue

tv
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. Shugrue

movie
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game
as Branch Rickey

movie
Nixon
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller

movie
The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank Jessmon

tv
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

movie
Here Come the Munsters
Here Come the Munsters
as Herman Munster

movie
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich

movie
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy

movie
Foreign Student
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

movie
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field
as Ralph

movie
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle

movie
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
as Ed Deverey

tv
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Thomas Pandolfi

movie
Hero
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

movie
Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark
as Robert

movie
Sweet Poison
Sweet Poison
as Henry

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Frederic Matson

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Drew Seeley

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Mosbeck

movie
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

tv
Wings
Wings
as Y.M. Burg

movie
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
as James Wagner

tv
Screen One
Screen One
as Ralph

tv
Hothouse
Hothouse
as Woods

movie
Big Business
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne

movie
Overboard
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III

movie
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys
as Max

tv
The Lawrenceville Stories
The Lawrenceville Stories
as Head Master

movie
Murrow
Murrow
as Fred Friendly

tv
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton

movie
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
as Bob Singer

movie
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown

movie
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry

movie
Mrs. Soffel
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel

movie
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
as Ned Larwin

tv
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Father Joseph McCabe

tv
Nature
Nature
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Annie
Annie
as FDR

movie
Death Valley
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton

movie
A Little Sex
A Little Sex
as Tommy

movie
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
as Dr. Quinn

movie
The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother
as Father

movie
Reds
Reds
as Max Eastman

movie
Dear Liar
Dear Liar
as George Bernard Shaw

movie
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
as The Stranger

movie
Harry's War
Harry's War
as Harry Johnson

movie
O Youth and Beauty!
O Youth and Beauty!
as Kip Lawton

movie
Freedom Road
Freedom Road
as Stephen Holmes

movie
The Sorrows of Gin
The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip Lawton

movie
Portrait of a Stripper
Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank Andrews

movie
Take Down
Take Down
as Ed Branish

movie
The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael Hill

movie
Brass Target
Brass Target
as Col. Walter Gilchrist

movie
The Betsy
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman

movie
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Lou Gehrig

movie
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Franklin D. Roosevelt

tv
Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

movie
Valley Forge
Valley Forge

tv
Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill
as Richard Palmer

movie
The Great Waldo Pepper
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra Stiles

movie
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer

movie
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
as Mike

movie
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson

tv
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H

movie
Lady Liberty
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Folsom

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Doug Bedloe

tv
History's Lost & Found
History's Lost & Found

tv
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Senator Warren