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Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Birthday: 1943-07-21 | 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. Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Gilmore Girls: Celebrating 25 Years

as    Richard Gilmore

2015
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

as    Narrator (voice)

2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as    Franklin Roosevelt

2014
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as    Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

as    Reverend Cartwright

2012
Christmas Oranges

as    Mr. Crampton

2012
Heaven's Door

as    Nate Christensen

2012
Treasure Buddies

as    Philip Wellington

2011
The Christmas Pageant

as    Garrett Clark

2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

as    Jeremiah Larson

2011
A Christmas Wish

as    Les McCallum

2011
Wonder Woman

as    Senator Warren

2011
Son of Morning

as    Thomas

2010
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

as    John Goodenough

2009
2009
Ring Christmas Bells

as    Self

2009
The Skeptic

as    Shepard

2009
Hatching Pete

as    The Principal

2008
Wedding Daze

as    Lyle

2007
I Think I Love My Wife

as    Mr. Landis

2007
Columbus The Lost Voyage

as    Narrator

2007
Sherman's March

as    Narrator

2006
Relative Strangers

as    Doug Clayton

2006
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

as    Self - Narrator (voice)