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Edward Herrmann profile
Actor

Edward Herrmann

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Acting credits

154

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

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

Presenter (1)

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Edward Herrmann.

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life poster
7.3

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) • 1 eps

2016 Series
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies poster
7.7

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

as Narrator (voice) • 3 eps

2015 Series
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History poster
7.7

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

as Franklin Roosevelt (voice) • 7 eps

2014 Series
Perception poster
7.2

Perception

as Jack Pierce • 1 eps

2012 Series
Harry's Law poster
7.3

Harry's Law

as Lester Babcock • 3 eps

2011 Series
Better With You poster
6.5

Better With You

as Judge • 1 eps

2010 Series
The Good Wife poster
7.6

The Good Wife

as Lionel Deerfield • 6 eps

2009 Series
Drop Dead Diva poster
7.7

Drop Dead Diva

as Reverend Phillips • 1 eps

2009 Series
The Revolution poster
9.2

The Revolution

13 eps

2007 Series
The States poster

The States

10 eps

2007 Series
30 Rock poster
7.5

30 Rock

as Walter • 1 eps

2006 Series
The Ten Commandments poster
5.4

The Ten Commandments

as Narrator • 2 eps

2006 Series
How I Met Your Mother poster
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

as Reverend Lowell • 1 eps

2005 Series
Grey's Anatomy poster
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Norman Shales • 3 eps

2005 Series
American Dad! poster
7.0

American Dad!

as Councilman (voice) • 1 eps

2005 Series
The Presidents poster
6.3

The Presidents

as Narrator • 9 eps

2005 Series
French Revolution poster

French Revolution

as Narrator • 2 eps

2005 Series
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster
6.8

Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Benjamin Kaplan (voice) • 1 eps

2004 Series
Russia, Land of the Tsars poster
10.0

Russia, Land of the Tsars

4 eps

2003 Series
Rise and Fall of the Spartans poster
8.3

Rise and Fall of the Spartans

as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps

2002 Series
Crossing Jordan poster
7.2

Crossing Jordan

as Thomas Malden • 1 eps

2001 Series
Founding Fathers poster

Founding Fathers

as Narrator • 4 eps

2000 Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster
7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mr. Vogel • 1 eps

2000 Series
Gilmore Girls poster
7.9

Gilmore Girls

as Richard Gilmore • 153 eps

2000 Series
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