Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Date of Birth:

Jul 21, 1943

Place of Birth:

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 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.

Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.

filmography:

Hero Hero

1992

Vendetta Vendetta

1999

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

2005

What Love Sees What Love Sees

1996

A Foreign Field A Foreign Field

1993

Coach of the Year Coach of the Year

2016

Walking Across Egypt Walking Across Egypt

1999

Valley Forge Valley Forge

1975

Bible Battles Bible Battles

2005

Relative Strangers Relative Strangers

2006

A Season in Purgatory A Season in Purgatory

1996

The Christmas Pageant The Christmas Pageant

2011

Heaven's Door Heaven's Door

2012

Double Take Double Take

2001

O Youth and Beauty! O Youth and Beauty!

1979

Nixon Nixon

1995

The Aviator The Aviator

2004

The Sorrows of Gin The Sorrows of Gin

1979

Take Down Take Down

1979

Murrow Murrow

1986

Memorial Day Memorial Day

1983

Morristown: Where America Survived Morristown: Where America Survived

2009

Price Check Price Check

2012

Christmas Oranges Christmas Oranges

2012

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978

Freedom Road Freedom Road

1979

Hatching Pete Hatching Pete

2009

Son of Morning Son of Morning

2011

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran

2006

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

2002

So Proudly We Hail So Proudly We Hail

1990

Night of 100 Stars III Night of 100 Stars III

1990

The Day of the Dolphin The Day of the Dolphin

1973

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

2006

The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon

2002

Sherman's March Sherman's March

2007

Russia, Land of the Tsars Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003

In Search of Christmas In Search of Christmas

2001

Niagara: A History of the Falls Niagara: A History of the Falls

1999

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

1981

Lady Liberty Lady Liberty

1971

Isaac's Storm Isaac's Storm

2004

The Samurai The Samurai

2003

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

Born Yesterday Born Yesterday

1993

Stalin: Man of Steel Stalin: Man of Steel

2003

Titanic's Achilles Heel Titanic's Achilles Heel

2007

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011

Norman Rockwell: Painting America Norman Rockwell: Painting America

1999

Witness to 'Reds' Witness to 'Reds'

2006

Banned from the Bible II Banned from the Bible II

2007

FDR: A Presidency Revealed FDR: A Presidency Revealed

2005

Dinosaur Secrets Revealed Dinosaur Secrets Revealed

2002

Antarctica: A Frozen History Antarctica: A Frozen History

2002

The Emperor's Club The Emperor's Club

2002

A Little Sex A Little Sex

1982

Annie Annie

1982

Bereft Bereft

2004

Ape to Man Ape to Man

2005

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009

I Think I Love My Wife I Think I Love My Wife

2007

The North Avenue Irregulars The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

Reds Reds

1981

Brass Target Brass Target

1978

Death Valley Death Valley

1982

The Great Waldo Pepper The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

2006

Down Down

2001

The Paper Chase The Paper Chase

1973

The Cat's Meow The Cat's Meow

2001

The Man with One Red Shoe The Man with One Red Shoe

1985

Ri¢hie Ri¢h Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994

Overboard Overboard

1987

Don't Drink the Water Don't Drink the Water

1994

James Dean James Dean

2001

My Boyfriend's Back My Boyfriend's Back

1993

The Skeptic The Skeptic

2009

Factory Girl Factory Girl

2006

Big Business Big Business

1988

Mrs. Soffel Mrs. Soffel

1984

Wedding Daze Wedding Daze

2006

Intolerable Cruelty Intolerable Cruelty

2003

Ring Christmas Bells Ring Christmas Bells

2009

Soul of the Game Soul of the Game

1996

The Purple Rose of Cairo The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

The Town that Dreaded Sundown The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014

Are You Here Are You Here

2013

The Betsy The Betsy

1978

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977

The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

1974

Better Living Better Living

1998

A Christmas Wish A Christmas Wish

2011

The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

The Gift of Life The Gift of Life

1982

Fire in the Dark Fire in the Dark

1991

Critical Care Critical Care

1997

Here Come the Munsters Here Come the Munsters

1995

Portrait of a Stripper Portrait of a Stripper

1979

Foreign Student Foreign Student

1994

Harry's War Harry's War

1981

Treasure Buddies Treasure Buddies

2012

The Electric Grandmother The Electric Grandmother

1982

Saint Maybe Saint Maybe

1998

The Face on the Milk Carton The Face on the Milk Carton

1995

Compromising Positions Compromising Positions

1985

The Face: Jesus in Art The Face: Jesus in Art

2001

The French Revolution The French Revolution

2005

Columbus The Lost Voyage Columbus The Lost Voyage

2007

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003

The Lost Boys The Lost Boys

1987

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