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