Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Deceased · Born: Jul 21, 1943 · Died: Dec 31, 2014

Personal Details

Born Jul 21, 1943 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Spouse
  • Star Herrmann

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 2014 )
  • Leigh Curran

    ( Sep 9, 1978 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • John Anthony Herrmann
  • Jean Eleanor 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. Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.

Career

2021
2016
Coach of the Year
Coach of the Year as Bill Ford
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American Dad!
American Dad! as Councilman (voice)
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2014
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The Town That Dreaded Sundown as Reverend Cartwright
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
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2013
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother as Reverend Lowell
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2012
Christmas Oranges
Christmas Oranges as Mr. Crampton
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Treasure Buddies
Treasure Buddies as Philip Wellington
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Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door as Nate Christensen
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2011
A Christmas Wish
A Christmas Wish as Les McCallum
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Jeremiah Larson
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The Christmas Pageant
The Christmas Pageant as Garrett Clark
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Son of Morning
Son of Morning as Thomas
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2009
Hatching Pete
Hatching Pete as The Principal
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The Skeptic
The Skeptic as Shepard
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay as John Goodenough
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2007
Banned from the Bible II
Banned from the Bible II as Narrator
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I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife as Mr. Landis
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Columbus: The Lost Voyage
Columbus: The Lost Voyage as Narrator
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Titanic's Achilles Heel
Titanic's Achilles Heel as Narrator
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The Revolution
The Revolution
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The States
The States
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2006
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces as Narrator (voice)
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Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
Desperate Crossing - The True Story of the Mayflower
Relative Strangers
Relative Strangers as Doug Clayton
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The Pleasure of Your Company
The Pleasure of Your Company as Lyle
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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments as Narrator
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2005
Ape to Man
Ape to Man as Narrator
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Beyond the Da Vinci Code
Beyond the Da Vinci Code as Narrator
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution as Narrator
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The Presidents
The Presidents as Narrator
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2004
Bereft
Bereft as Lloyd
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Isaac's Storm
Isaac's Storm as Narrator
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2003
Russia, Land of the Tsars
Russia, Land of the Tsars as Narrator
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Stalin: Man of Steel
Stalin: Man of Steel as Narrator (voice)
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Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty as Rex Rexroth
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TR: An American Lion
TR: An American Lion as Narrator
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Russia, Land of the Tsars
Nature
Nature as Narrator (voice)
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2002
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed as Narrator (voice)
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The Emperor's Club
The Emperor's Club as Headmaster Woodbridge
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Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Rise and Fall of the Spartans as Narrator (voice)
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Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan as Captain Thomas Malden
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2001
The Shaft
The Shaft as Milligan
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Double Take
Double Take as Charles Allsworth
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The Face: Jesus in Art
The Face: Jesus in Art as Narrator (voice)
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James Dean
James Dean as Raymond Massey
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The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow as W. R. Hearst
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2000
Horror in the East
Horror in the East as Narrator for The History Channel
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Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls as Richard Gilmore
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Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers as Narrator
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1999
Vendetta
Vendetta as D.A. Luzenberg
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Walking Across Egypt
Walking Across Egypt as Reverend Vernon
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Atomic Train
Atomic Train as The President
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1998
Better Living
Better Living as Jack
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Saint Maybe
Saint Maybe as Doug Bedloe
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Doug Bedloe
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1997
Critical Care
Critical Care as Robert Payne
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The Practice
The Practice as Anderson Pearson
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Liberty! The American Revolution
Liberty! The American Revolution as Narrator
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1996
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory as Dr. Shugrue
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What Love Sees
What Love Sees as Morton Treadway
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Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game as Branch Rickey
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Pandora's Clock
Pandora's Clock as President
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1995
The Face on the Milk Carton
The Face on the Milk Carton as Frank Jessmon
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Here Come the Munsters
Here Come the Munsters as Herman Munster
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1994
Richie Rich
Richie Rich as Richard Rich
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Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water as Mr. Kilroy
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Foreign Student
Foreign Student as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Drew Seeley
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1993
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday as Ed Deverey
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Screen One
Screen One as Ralph
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My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back as Mr. Dingle
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Screen One
Screen One as Ralph
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1991
Sweet Poison
Sweet Poison as Henry
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1990
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail as James Wagner
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1988
Big Business
Big Business as Graham Sherbourne
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1987
The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys as Max
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Overboard
Overboard as Grant Stayton III
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1986
Murrow
Murrow as Fred Friendly
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1985
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe as Brown
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Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions as Bob Singer
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo as Henry
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1984
Mrs. Soffel
Mrs. Soffel as Warden Peter Soffel
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1983
Memorial Day
Memorial Day as Ned Larwin
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1982
The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother as Father
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The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life as Dr. Quinn
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Death Valley
Death Valley as Paul Stanton
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A Little Sex
A Little Sex as Tommy
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1981
Harry's War
Harry's War as Harry Johnson
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Reds
Reds as Max Eastman
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1979
Portrait of a Stripper
Portrait of a Stripper as Frank Andrews
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3 by Cheever
3 by Cheever as Kip Lawton
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Freedom Road
Freedom Road as Stephen Holmes
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Take Down
Take Down as Ed Branish
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The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars as Michael Hill
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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
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1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
Brass Target
Brass Target as Col. Walter Gilchrist
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The Betsy
The Betsy as Dan Weyman
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1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years as Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1976
Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
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1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
The Great Waldo Pepper as Ezra Stiles
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1974
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby as Klipspringer
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1973
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase as Thomas Craig Anderson
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2007
How the Earth Was Made
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
Witness to 'Reds'
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1982
Great Performances