Acting credits
154
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Edward Herrmann
Acting
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1.4
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Movies: 108Series: 46Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 52995
IMDb ID: nm0001346
Known for: Acting
Born: July 21, 1943
Died: December 31, 2014
Age: 71
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2016
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q536437
Also known as
Ed Hermann • Edward Herman • Edward Kirk Herrmann • اد هرمان • اِد هرمان
Other jobs
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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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Edward Herrmann.
Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford
2016 Movie
5.8
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
2014 Movie
8.0
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
2013 Movie
5.1
Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent
2013 Movie
5.6
Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen
2012 Movie
5.1
Price Check
as Jack Bennington
2012 Movie
7.4
Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton
2012 Movie
6.1
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
2012 Movie
5.9
The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark
2011 Movie
5.9
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
2011 Movie
2.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson
2011 Movie
4.2
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson
2011 Movie
2.9
Son of Morning
as Thomas
2011 Movie
Ring Christmas Bells
as Self
2009 Movie
5.2
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough
2009 Movie
5.4
The Skeptic
as Shepard
2009 Movie
5.5
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
2009 Movie
Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator
2009 Movie
10.0
Andrew Jackson
as Narrator
2007 Movie
7.0
Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator
2007 Movie
10.0
Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator
2007 Movie
Sherman's March
as Narrator
2007 Movie
Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator
2007 Movie
5.3
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Edward Herrmann.
7.3
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Narrator (voice) • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.7
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice) • 7 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Perception
as Jack Pierce • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.3
Harry's Law
as Lester Babcock • 3 eps
2011 Series
6.5
Better With You
as Judge • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Lionel Deerfield • 6 eps
2009 Series
7.7
Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend Phillips • 1 eps
2009 Series
9.2
The Revolution
13 eps
2007 Series
The States
10 eps
2007 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Walter • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.4
The Ten Commandments
as Narrator • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Norman Shales • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Councilman (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.3
The Presidents
as Narrator • 9 eps
2005 Series
French Revolution
as Narrator • 2 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice) • 1 eps
2004 Series
10.0
Russia, Land of the Tsars
4 eps
2003 Series
8.3
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
2002 Series
7.2
Crossing Jordan
as Thomas Malden • 1 eps
2001 Series
Founding Fathers
as Narrator • 4 eps
2000 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mr. Vogel • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Gilmore Girls
as Richard Gilmore • 153 eps
2000 Series