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