Edward Herrmann

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Edward Herrmann

Acting July 21, 1943

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 Fran…

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The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

8.0 2013 Movie
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.2 2005 TV Show
American Dad!

American Dad!

7.0 2005 TV Show
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

8.1 2005 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
The Aviator

The Aviator

7.2 2004 Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6 2000 TV Show
Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

7.9 2000 TV Show
Ri¢hie Ri¢h

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

6.0 1994 Movie
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

7.1 1987 Movie
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

6.0 2003 Movie
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

7.6 2009 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

    TV show Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

  2. 2016
    Coach of the Year

    Movie Bill Ford

  3. 2015
    Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  4. 2014
    The Town that Dreaded Sundown

    Movie Reverend Cartwright

  5. 2014
    The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

    TV show Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

  6. 2013
    The Wolf of Wall Street

    Movie Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

  7. 2013
    Are You Here

    Movie Dr. Vincent

  8. 2012
    Heaven's Door

    Movie Nate Christensen

  9. 2012
    Price Check

    Movie Jack Bennington

  10. 2012
    Perception

    TV show Jack Pierce

  11. 2012
    Christmas Oranges

    Movie Mr. Crampton

  12. 2012
    Treasure Buddies

    Movie Philip Wellington

  13. 2011
    The Christmas Pageant

    Movie Garrett Clark

  14. 2011
    A Christmas Wish

    Movie Les McCallum

  15. 2011
    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

    Movie Governor Dawson

  16. 2011
    Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

    Movie Jeremiah Larson

More credits
  1. 2011
    Son of Morning

    Movie Thomas

  2. 2011
    Harry's Law

    TV show Lester Babcock

  3. 2010
    Better With You

    TV show Judge

  4. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Lionel Deerfield

  5. 2009
    Ring Christmas Bells

    Movie Self

  6. 2009
    Drop Dead Diva

    TV show Reverend Phillips

  7. 2009
    The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

    Movie John Goodenough

  8. 2009
    The Skeptic

    Movie Shepard

  9. 2009
    Hatching Pete

    Movie The Principal

  10. 2009
    Morristown: Where America Survived

    Movie Narrator

  11. 2007
    Andrew Jackson

    Movie Narrator

  12. 2007
    Columbus The Lost Voyage

    Movie Narrator

  13. 2007
    The Revolution

    TV show

  14. 2007
    Titanic's Achilles Heel

    Movie Narrator

  15. 2007
    Sherman's March

    Movie Narrator

  16. 2007
    The States

    TV show

  17. 2007
    Banned from the Bible II

    Movie Narrator

  18. 2007
    I Think I Love My Wife

    Movie Mr. Landis

  19. 2006
    Factory Girl

    Movie James Townsend

  20. 2006
    Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  21. 2006
    Witness to 'Reds'

    Movie Self

  22. 2006
    30 Rock

    TV show Walter

  23. 2006
    Wedding Daze

    Movie Lyle

  24. 2006
    Relative Strangers

    Movie Doug Clayton