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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.
The roles that explain the career.
77 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown | Reverend Cartwright | Film |
| 2013 | Are You Here | Dr. Vincent | Film |
| 2012 | Heaven's Door | Nate Christensen | Film |
| 2012 | Christmas Oranges | Mr. Crampton | Film |
| 2012 | Price Check | Jack Bennington | Film |
| 2012 | Treasure Buddies | Philip Wellington | Film |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Thomas | Film |
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Jeremiah Larson | Film |
| 2011 | A Christmas Wish | Les McCallum | Film |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Governor Dawson | Film |
| 2011 | The Christmas Pageant | Garrett Clark | Film |
| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | John Goodenough | Film |
| 2009 | The Skeptic | Shepard | Film |
| 2009 | Hatching Pete | The Principal | Film |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Mr. Landis | Film |
| 2007 | The States | TV | |
| 2007 | Titanic's Achilles Heel | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | Columbus The Lost Voyage | Narrator | Film |
| 2006 | Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments | Narrator | TV |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Doug Clayton | Film |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze | Lyle | Film |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Doug Clayton | Film |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | James Townsend | Film |
| 2005 | Ape to Man | Narrator | Film |
| 2005 | The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy | Narrator | Film |
| 2005 | Bible Battles | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseport | Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited) | Film |
| 2004 | Bereft | Lloyd | Film |
| 2004 | First Invasion: The War of 1812 | Narrator | Film |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Joseph Breen | Film |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Rex Rexroth | Film |
| 2003 | Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion | Narrator | Film |
| 2002 | The Emperor's Club | Headmaster Woodbridge | Film |
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | W. R. Hearst | Film |
| 2001 | James Dean | Raymond Massey | Film |
| 2001 | Down | Milligan | Film |
| 2001 | Double Take | Charles Allsworth | Film |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Richard Gilmore | TV |
| 1999 | Vendetta | D.A. Luzenberg | Film |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt | Reverend Vernon | Film |
| 1998 | Saint Maybe | Doug Bedloe | Film |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Narrator | TV |
| 1997 | Critical Care | Robert Payne | Film |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game | Branch Rickey | Film |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton | Frank Jessmon | Film |
| 1995 | Nixon | Nelson Rockefeller | Film |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Mr. Kilroy | Film |
| 1994 | Foreign Student | Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore | Film |
| 1994 | Ri¢hie Ri¢h | Richard Rich | Film |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Mr. Dingle | Film |
| 1993 | Born Yesterday | Ed Deverey | Film |
| 1988 | Big Business | Graham Sherbourne | Film |
| 1987 | The Lawrenceville Stories | Headmaster | TV |
| 1987 | Overboard | Grant Stayton III | Film |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | Max | Film |
| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Brown | Film |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Henry | Film |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions | Bob Singer | Film |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Warden Peter Soffel | Film |
| 1983 | Memorial Day | Ned Larwin | Film |
| 1982 | A Little Sex | Tommy | Film |
| 1982 | Death Valley | Paul Stanton | Film |
| 1982 | The Electric Grandmother | Father | Film |
| 1982 | Annie | FDR | Film |
| 1981 | Reds | Max Eastman | Film |
| 1981 | Harry's War | Harry Johnson | Film |
| 1979 | Freedom Road | Stephen Holmes | Film |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Michael Hill | Film |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Lou Gehrig | Film |
| 1978 | The Betsy | Dan Weyman | Film |
| 1978 | Brass Target | Col. Walter Gilchrist | Film |
| 1975 | The Great Waldo Pepper | Ezra Stiles | Film |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Klipspringer | Film |
| 1973 | The Paper Chase | Thomas Craig Anderson | Film |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin | Mike | Film |
| History's Lost & Found | TV |
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