Edward Herrmann
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Lost Boys
as Max
1987
James Dean
as Raymond Massey
2001
Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. Kilroy
1994
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
1987
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown
1985
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
1994
My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. Dingle
1993
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
2003
The Skeptic
as Shepard
2009
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
2006
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel
1984
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
2006
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
1988
The Cat's Meow
as W. R. Hearst
2001
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
2007
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
2007
The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig Anderson
1973
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
2009
Ape to Man
as Narrator
2005
Annie
as FDR
1982
TV Appearances
St. Elsewhere
as Father Joseph McCabe
1982
M*A*S*H
1972
Crossing Jordan
as Thomas Malden
2001
How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell
2005
Wings
as Y.M. Burg
1990
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)
2004
The Practice
as Anderson Pearson
1997
30 Rock
as Walter
2006
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Thomas Pandolfi
1993
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Folsom
1951
Gilmore Girls
as Richard Gilmore
2000
The States
2007