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Edward Herrmann
Actor
Died December 31, 2014 (71 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Nightbooks · as Max |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (TV Series) · as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2014 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown · as Reverend Cartwright |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (TV Series) · as Franklin Roosevelt (voice) |
| 2014 | Black Box (TV Series) · as Dr. Reynaud |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street · as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice) |
| 2013 | Are You Here · as Dr. Vincent |
| 2013 | Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle (TV Series) · as President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2012 | Treasure Buddies · as Philip Wellington |
| 2012 | Price Check · as Jack Bennington |
| 2012 | Christmas Oranges · as Mr. Crampton |
| 2012 | Heaven's Door · as Nate Christensen |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) · as Jack Pierce |
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star · as Jeremiah Larson |
| 2011 | Son of Morning · as Thomas |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wish · as Les McCallum |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead · as Governor Dawson |
| 2011 | The Christmas Pageant · as Garrett Clark |
| 2011 | Harry's Law (TV Series) · as Judge Lester Babcock |
| 2011 | Wonder Woman (2011) (TV Series) · as Senator Warren |
| 2010 | Better With You (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 2009 | The Skeptic · as Shepard |
| 2009 | Hatching Pete · as The Principal |
| 2009 | Ring Christmas Bells · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) · as Reverend Phillips |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Lionel Deerfield |
| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay · as John Goodenough |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife · as Mr. Landis |
| 2007 | MonsterQuest (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Titanic's Achilles Heel · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Banned from the Bible II · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Factory Girl · as James Townsend |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers · as Doug Clayton |
| 2006 | Desperate Crossing - The True Story of the Mayflower · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze · as Lyle |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2006 | The Revolution (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 2005 | Ape to Man · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy · as Narrator |
| 2005 | The French Revolution · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Bible Battles · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Reverend Lowell |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Dr. Norman Shales |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Councilman (voice) |
| 2005 | Decoding the Past: Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle · as Narrator |
| 2005 | FDR: A Presidency Revealed · as Narrator |
| 2004 | The Aviator · as Joseph Breen |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseport · as Avery Hightower (Debate Moderator) |
| 2004 | Bereft · as Lloyd |
| 2004 | First Invasion: The War of 1812 · as Narrator |
| 2004 | UFO Files (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Isaac's Storm · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty · as Rex Rexroth |
| 2002 | The Emperor's Club · as Headmaster Woodbridge |
| 2001 | James Dean · as Raymond Massey |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow · as W. R. Hearst |
| 2001 | The Shaft · as Milligan |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Captain Thomas Malden |
| 2001 | Double Take · as Charles Allsworth |
| 2000 | Horror in the East · as Narrator for The History Channel |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Mr. Vogel |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) · as Richard Gilmore |
| 2000 | Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt · as Reverend Vernon |
| 1999 | Vendetta · as D.A. Luzenberg |
| 1999 | History's Lost & Found (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Atomic Train (TV Series) · as The President |
| 1999 | The Korean War: Fire and Ice (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1998 | A Civil Action · as actor |
| 1998 | Frank Lloyd Wright · as Narrator |
| 1998 | Saint Maybe · as Doug Bedloe |
| 1998 | Better Living · as Jack |
| 1997 | Critical Care · as Robert Payne |
| 1997 | Liberty! The American Revolution (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Oz (TV Series) · as Harrison Beecher |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Anderson Pearson |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game · as Branch Rickey |
| 1996 | What Love Sees · as Morton Treadway |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock (TV Series) · as President |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Nelson Rockefeller |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton · as Frank Jessmon |
| 1995 | Here Come the Munsters · as Herman Munster |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water · as Mr. Kilroy |
| 1994 | Richie Rich · as Richard Rich |
| 1994 | Foreign Student · as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back · as Mr. Dingle |
| 1993 | Born Yesterday · as Ed Deverey |
| 1993 | A Foreign Field · as Ralph |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Modern Marvels (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1992 | Hero · as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide |
| 1991 | Sweet Poison · as Henry |
| 1991 | Fire in the Dark · as Robert |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Drew Seeley |
| 1990 | Wings (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1990 | So Proudly We Hail · as James Wagner |
| 1988 | Big Business · as Graham Sherbourne |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys · as Max |
| 1987 | Overboard · as Grant Stayton III |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions · as Bob Singer |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton |
| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe · as Brown |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo · as Henry |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel · as Warden Peter Soffel |
| 1982 | Annie · as FDR |
| 1982 | A Little Sex · as Tommy |
| 1982 | Death Valley · as Paul Stanton |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Reds · as Max Eastman |
| 1981 | Harry's War · as Harry Johnson |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars · as Michael Hill |
| 1979 | Freedom Road · as Stephen Holmes |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripper · as Frank Andrews |
| 1979 | Take Down · as Ed Branish |
| 1978 | The Betsy · as Dan Weyman |
| 1978 | Brass Target · as Col. Walter Gilchrist |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years · as Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper · as Ezra Stiles |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby · as Klipspringer |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1973 | The Paper Chase · as Thomas Craig Anderson |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin · as Mike |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | Lady Liberty · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Doug Bedloe |