Known For
Acting
Known Credits
174
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 21, 1943 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Lifeas Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | Coach of the Yearas Bill Ford | |
| 2015 | Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladiesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Town that Dreaded Sundownas Reverend Cartwright | |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate Historyas Franklin Roosevelt (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Streetas Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice) | |
| 2013 | Are You Hereas Dr. Vincent | |
| 2012 | Heaven's Dooras Nate Christensen | |
| 2012 | Price Checkas Jack Bennington | |
| 2012 | Perceptionas Jack Pierce | |
| 2012 | Christmas Orangesas Mr. Crampton | |
| 2012 | Treasure Buddiesas Philip Wellington | |
| 2011 | The Christmas Pageantas Garrett Clark | |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wishas Les McCallum | |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Deadas Governor Dawson | |
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Staras Jeremiah Larson | |
| 2011 | Son of Morningas Thomas | |
| 2011 | Harry's Lawas Lester Babcock | |
| 2010 | Better With Youas Judge | |
| 2009 | The Good Wifeas Lionel Deerfield | |
| 2009 | Ring Christmas Bellsas Self | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Divaas Reverend Phillips | |
| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefayas John Goodenough | |
| 2009 | The Skepticas Shepard | |
| 2009 | Hatching Peteas The Principal | |
| 2009 | Morristown: Where America Survivedas Narrator | |
| 2007 | Andrew Jacksonas Narrator | |
| 2007 | Columbus The Lost Voyageas Narrator | |
| 2007 | The Revolutionas | |
| 2007 | Titanic's Achilles Heelas Narrator | |
| 2007 | Sherman's Marchas Narrator | |
| 2007 | The Statesas | |
| 2007 | Banned from the Bible IIas Narrator | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wifeas Mr. Landis | |
| 2006 | Factory Girlas James Townsend | |
| 2006 | Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayfloweras Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | Witness to 'Reds'as Self | |
| 2006 | 30 Rockas Walter | |
| 2006 | Wedding Dazeas Lyle | |
| 2006 | Relative Strangersas Doug Clayton | |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandmentsas Narrator | |
| 2006 | Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koranas Narrator | |
| 2006 | Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Piecesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | Ape to Manas Narrator | |
| 2005 | Bible Battlesas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecyas Narrator | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Motheras Reverend Lowell | |
| 2005 | FDR: A Presidency Revealedas Narrator | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Norman Shales | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Councilman (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!as Old Man (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Presidentsas Narrator | |
| 2005 | The French Revolutionas Narrator | |
| 2005 | French Revolutionas Narrator | |
| 2004 | The Aviatoras Joseph Breen | |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayoras Benjamin Kaplan (voice) | |
| 2004 | Bereftas Lloyd | |
| 2004 | First Invasion: The War of 1812as Narrator | |
| 2004 | Isaac's Stormas Narrator | |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseportas Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | Intolerable Crueltyas Rex Rexroth | |
| 2003 | Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Narrator | |
| 2003 | Russia, Land of the Tsarsas | |
| 2003 | The Louisiana Purchaseas Narrator | |
| 2003 | Russia, Land of the Tsarsas Narrator | |
| 2003 | The Samuraias self (voice) | |
| 2003 | Stalin: Man of Steelas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | The Emperor's Clubas Headmaster Woodbridge | |
| 2002 | Dinosaur Secrets Revealedas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | Rise and Fall of the Spartansas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')as Self | |
| 2002 | Antarctica: A Frozen Historyas Narrator | |
| 2001 | In Search of Christmasas Narrator | |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meowas W. R. Hearst | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordanas Thomas Malden | |
| 2001 | Downas Milligan | |
| 2001 | James Deanas Raymond Massey | |
| 2001 | The Impressionists: The Other French Revolutionas Narrator | |
| 2001 | The Face: Jesus in Artas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Double Takeas Charles Allsworth | |
| 2000 | Founding Fathersas Narrator | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Mr. Vogel | |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girlsas Richard Gilmore | |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egyptas Reverend Vernon | |
| 1999 | The Korean War: Fire and Iceas Narrator | |
| 1999 | Vendettaas D.A. Luzenberg | |
| 1999 | Atomic Trainas The President | |
| 1999 | Norman Rockwell: Painting Americaas Narrator | |
| 1999 | Niagara: A History of the Fallsas Narrator | |
| 1999 | Ultimate autosas host | |
| 1998 | Saint Maybeas Doug Bedloe | |
| 1998 | Frank Lloyd Wrightas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1998 | Better Livingas Jack | |
| 1997 | Liberty!as Narrator | |
| 1997 | Critical Careas Robert Payne | |
| 1997 | The Practiceas Anderson Pearson | |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clockas President | |
| 1996 | What Love Seesas Morton Treadway | |
| 1996 | A Season in Purgatoryas Dr. Shugrue | |
| 1996 | A Season in Purgatoryas Dr. Shugrue | |
| 1996 | Soul of the Gameas Branch Rickey | |
| 1995 | Nixonas Nelson Rockefeller | |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Cartonas Frank Jessmon | |
| 1995 | Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountainas Thomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 1995 | Here Come the Munstersas Herman Munster | |
| 1994 | Ri¢hie Ri¢has Richard Rich | |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Wateras Mr. Kilroy | |
| 1994 | Foreign Studentas Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore | |
| 1993 | A Foreign Fieldas Ralph | |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Backas Mr. Dingle | |
| 1993 | Born Yesterdayas Ed Deverey | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Streetas Thomas Pandolfi | |
| 1992 | Heroas Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide | |
| 1991 | Fire in the Darkas Robert | |
| 1991 | Sweet Poisonas Henry | |
| 1991 | The General Motors Playwrights Theateras Ben Cunningham | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Mosbeck | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Drew Seeley | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Frederic Matson | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self | |
| 1990 | Wingsas Y.M. Burg | |
| 1990 | So Proudly We Hailas James Wagner | |
| 1989 | Screen Oneas Ralph | |
| 1988 | Hothouseas Woods | |
| 1988 | Big Businessas Graham Sherbourne | |
| 1987 | Overboardas Grant Stayton III | |
| 1987 | The Lost Boysas Max | |
| 1987 | The Lawrenceville Storiesas Headmaster | |
| 1986 | Murrowas Fred Friendly | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton | |
| 1985 | Compromising Positionsas Bob Singer | |
| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoeas Brown | |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairoas Henry | |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffelas Warden Peter Soffel | |
| 1983 | Memorial Dayas Ned Larwin | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhereas Father Joseph McCabe | |
| 1982 | Natureas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Annieas FDR | |
| 1982 | Death Valleyas Paul Stanton | |
| 1982 | A Little Sexas Tommy | |
| 1982 | The Gift of Lifeas Dr. Quinn | |
| 1982 | The Electric Grandmotheras Father | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Alger Hiss | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Professor | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas The Headmaster | |
| 1981 | Redsas Max Eastman | |
| 1981 | Dear Liaras George Bernard Shaw | |
| 1981 | The Private History of a Campaign That Failedas The Stranger | |
| 1981 | Harry's Waras Harry Johnson | |
| 1979 | O Youth and Beauty!as Kip Lawton | |
| 1979 | Freedom Roadas Stephen Holmes | |
| 1979 | The Sorrows of Ginas Kip Lawton | |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripperas Frank Andrews | |
| 1979 | Take Downas Ed Branish | |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregularsas Michael Hill | |
| 1978 | Brass Targetas Col. Walter Gilchrist | |
| 1978 | The Betsyas Dan Weyman | |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Lou Gehrig | |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 1976 | Eleanor and Franklinas Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50 | |
| 1975 | Valley Forgeas Folsom | |
| 1975 | Beacon Hillas Richard Palmer | |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepperas Ezra Stiles | |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsbyas Klipspringer | |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphinas Mike | |
| 1973 | The Paper Chaseas Thomas Craig Anderson | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has | |
| 1971 | Lady Libertyas Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Doug Bedloe | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Folsom | |
| History's Lost & Foundas | ||
| Wonder Womanas Senator Warren |
| 1999 | Niagara: A History of the Falls...Presenter |
