Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Ed Hermann , Edward Herman , Edward Kirk Herrmann
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Movie Involvements: 75
TV Involvements: 27
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Grey's Anatomy
(2005) Norman ShalesLaw & Order
(1990) Frederic MatsonCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Mr. VogelThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1985) Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / LittonPerception
(2012) Jack PierceThe Good Wife
(2009) Lionel DeerfieldThe Practice
(1997) Anderson PearsonNature
(1982) Narrator (voice)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2016 | Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) | |
Bill Ford | ||
2014 | Reverend Cartwright | |
Franklin Roosevelt (voice) | ||
2013 | Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice) | |
Dr. Vincent | ||
2012 | Nate Christensen | |
Jack Bennington | ||
Jack Pierce | ||
Mr. Crampton | ||
Philip Wellington | ||
2011 | Garrett Clark | |
Les McCallum | ||
Senator Warren | ||
Governor Dawson | ||
Jeremiah Larson | ||
Thomas | ||
2010 | Judge | |
2009 | Lionel Deerfield | |
Self | ||
Reverend Phillips | ||
John Goodenough | ||
Shepard | ||
The Principal | ||
Narrator | ||
2007 | Narrator | |
Narrator | ||
N/A | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
N/A | ||
Narrator | ||
Mr. Landis | ||
2006 | James Townsend | |
Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
Self | ||
Walter | ||
Lyle | ||
Doug Clayton | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
2005 | Narrator | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Reverend Lowell | ||
Narrator | ||
Norman Shales | ||
Old Man (voice) | ||
Councilman (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
2004 | Joseph Breen | |
Benjamin Kaplan (voice) | ||
Lloyd | ||
Narrator | ||
Debate Moderator | ||
2003 | Rex Rexroth | |
Narrator | ||
N/A | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
self (voice) | ||
2002 | Headmaster Woodbridge | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
Narrator | ||
Self | ||
Narrator | ||
2001 | Narrator | |
W. R. Hearst | ||
Thomas Malden | ||
Milligan | ||
Raymond Massey | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
Charles Allsworth | ||
2000 | Narrator | |
Mr. Vogel | ||
Richard Gilmore | ||
1999 | D.A. Luzenberg | |
The President | ||
Narrator | ||
Narrator | ||
Reverend Vernon | ||
1998 | Doug Bedloe | |
Himself - Narrator (voice) | ||
Jack | ||
1997 | Narrator | |
Robert Payne | ||
Anderson Pearson | ||
1996 | President | |
Morton Treadway | ||
Dr. Shugrue | ||
Branch Rickey | ||
1995 | Nelson Rockefeller | |
Frank Jessmon | ||
Thomas Jefferson (voice) | ||
Herman Munster | ||
1994 | Richard Rich | |
Mr. Kilroy | ||
Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore | ||
1993 | Ralph | |
Mr. Dingle | ||
Ed Deverey | ||
N/A | ||
1992 | Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide | |
1991 | Robert | |
1990 | Drew Seeley | |
Defense Attorney Mosbeck | ||
Frederic Matson | ||
Self | ||
Y.M. Burg | ||
James Wagner | ||
1989 | Ralph | |
1988 | Graham Sherbourne | |
1987 | Grant Stayton III | |
Max | ||
Head Master | ||
1986 | Fred Friendly | |
1985 | Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton | |
Bob Singer | ||
Brown | ||
Henry | ||
1984 | Warden Peter Soffel | |
1983 | Ned Larwin | |
1982 | N/A | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
FDR | ||
Paul Stanton | ||
Tommy | ||
Dr. Quinn | ||
Father | ||
1981 | Max Eastman | |
The Stranger | ||
Harry Johnson | ||
1979 | Kip Lawton | |
Stephen Holmes | ||
Kip Lawton | ||
Frank Andrews | ||
Michael Hill | ||
Ed Branish | ||
1978 | Col. Walter Gilchrist | |
Dan Weyman | ||
Lou Gehrig | ||
1977 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
1976 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50 | |
1975 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
Ezra Stiles | ||
1974 | Klipspringer | |
1973 | Mike | |
Thomas Craig Anderson | ||
1972 | N/A | |
1971 | Policeman (uncredited) | |
Self | ||
1951 | Folsom | |
N/A | ||
Doug Bedloe | ||
Senator Warren | ||
N/A | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1999 | Presenter | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |