Edward Herrmann
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen 2004
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich 1994
The Lost Boys
as Max 1987
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth 2003
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry 1985
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III 1987
Annie
as FDR 1982
Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide 1992
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright 2014
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer 1974
Wedding Daze
as Lyle 2006
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge 2002
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller 1995
Reds
as Max Eastman 1981
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent 2013
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown 1985