Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

1943–2014 (aged 71)·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.

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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2016Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedRussia, Land of the Tsars
7.6 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Edward Herrmann shows

  1. 1Russia, Land of the Tsars posterRussia, Land of the Tsars4 eps · 200310.0
  2. 2The Revolution posterThe Revolution13 eps · 20079.4
  3. 3Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameFolsom · 1 ep · 19518.8
  4. 4Rise and Fall of the Spartans posterRise and Fall of the SpartansNarrator (voice) · 2 eps · 20028.5
  5. 5Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomyNorman Shales · 3 eps · 20058.2
  6. 6How I Met Your Mother posterHow I Met Your MotherReverend Lowell · 1 ep · 20058.1
  7. 7Gilmore Girls posterGilmore GirlsRichard Gilmore · 2000–2007 · Drama8.1
  8. 8Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetThomas Pandolfi · 1 ep · 19938.1
  9. 9Founding Fathers posterFounding FathersNarrator · 4 eps · 20008.0
  10. 10M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*H1 ep · 19727.9
  11. 11Nature posterNatureNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 19827.9
  12. 12Liberty! posterLiberty!Narrator · 6 eps · 19977.8
  13. 13Drop Dead Diva posterDrop Dead DivaReverend Phillips · 1 ep · 20097.7
  14. 14The Roosevelts: An Intimate History posterThe Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryFranklin Roosevelt (voice) · 7 eps · 20147.7
  15. 15Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies posterCancer: The Emperor of All MaladiesNarrator (voice) · 3 eps · 20157.7
  16. 16The Korean War: Fire and Ice posterThe Korean War: Fire and IceNarrator · 4 eps · 19997.7
  17. 17The Practice posterThe PracticeAnderson Pearson · 10 eps · 19977.7
  18. 18CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posterCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMr. Vogel · 1 ep · 20007.6
  19. 19The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeLionel Deerfield · 6 eps · 20097.6
  20. 20Hothouse posterHothouseWoods · 1 ep · 19887.5
  21. 2130 Rock poster30 RockWalter · 1 ep · 20067.5
  22. 22Harry's Law posterHarry's LawLester Babcock · 3 eps · 20117.4
  23. 23Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life posterGilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeRichard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1 ep · 20167.3
  24. 24Law & Order posterLaw & OrderFrederic Matson · 1 ep · 19907.3
  25. 25The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterThe New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton · 1 ep · 19857.2
  26. 26Screen One posterScreen OneRalph · 1 ep · 19897.2
  27. 27Crossing Jordan posterCrossing JordanThomas Malden · 1 ep · 20017.2
  28. 28Perception posterPerceptionJack Pierce · 1 ep · 20127.2
  29. 29American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Councilman (voice) · 1 ep · 20057.0
  30. 30Beacon Hill posterBeacon HillRichard Palmer · 11 eps · 19757.0
  31. 31The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution posterThe Impressionists: The Other French RevolutionNarrator · 2 eps · 20017.0
  32. 32Tom Goes to the Mayor posterTom Goes to the MayorBenjamin Kaplan (voice) · 1 ep · 20046.9
  33. 33Wings posterWingsY.M. Burg · 1 ep · 19906.8
  34. 34Better With You posterBetter With YouJudge · 1 ep · 20106.5
  35. 35St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereFather Joseph McCabe · 4 eps · 19825.7
  36. 36The Ten Commandments posterThe Ten CommandmentsNarrator · 2 eps · 20065.7
  37. 37Pandora's Clock posterPandora's ClockPresident · 2 eps · 19965.5
  38. 38The Lawrenceville Stories posterThe Lawrenceville StoriesHead Master · 3 eps · 19875.0
  39. 39Wonder Woman posterWonder WomanSenator Warren · 1 ep4.9
  40. 40Atomic Train posterAtomic TrainThe President · 2 eps · 19994.9

Top movies 30best Edward Herrmann movies

  1. 1So Proudly We Hail posterSo Proudly We HailJames Wagner · 199010.0
  2. 2The Sorrows of Gin posterThe Sorrows of GinKip Lawton · 197910.0
  3. 3Andrew Jackson posterAndrew JacksonNarrator · 200710.0
  4. 4Titanic's Achilles Heel posterTitanic's Achilles HeelNarrator · 200710.0
  5. 5First Invasion: The War of 1812 posterFirst Invasion: The War of 1812Narrator · 200410.0
  6. 6A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story posterA Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryLou Gehrig · 19789.5
  7. 7Fire in the Dark posterFire in the DarkRobert · 19919.0
  8. 8O Youth and Beauty! posterO Youth and Beauty!Kip Lawton · 19799.0
  9. 9Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces posterTitanic's Final Moments: Missing PiecesNarrator (voice) · 20068.5
  10. 10The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy posterThe Templar Code: Crusade of SecrecyNarrator · 20058.3
  11. 11The Wolf of Wall Street posterThe Wolf of Wall StreetStratton Oakmont Commercial (voice) · 20138.0
  12. 12Bible Battles posterBible BattlesNarrator (voice) · 20058.0
  13. 13Antarctica: A Frozen History posterAntarctica: A Frozen HistoryNarrator · 20028.0
  14. 14Dinosaur Secrets Revealed posterDinosaur Secrets RevealedNarrator (voice) · 20028.0
  15. 15What Love Sees posterWhat Love SeesMorton Treadway · 19967.8
  16. 16Christmas Oranges posterChristmas OrangesMr. Crampton · 20127.5
  17. 17Russia, Land of the Tsars posterRussia, Land of the TsarsNarrator · 20037.5
  18. 18The Purple Rose of Cairo posterThe Purple Rose of CairoHenry · 19857.4
  19. 19The Aviator posterThe AviatorJoseph Breen · 20047.2
  20. 20The Emperor's Club posterThe Emperor's ClubHeadmaster Woodbridge · 20027.1
  21. 21The Lost Boys posterThe Lost BoysMax · 19877.1
  22. 22A Season in Purgatory posterA Season in PurgatoryDr. Shugrue · 19967.0
  23. 23Valley Forge posterValley ForgeFolsom · 19757.0
  24. 24The Electric Grandmother posterThe Electric GrandmotherFather · 19827.0
  25. 25Ape to Man posterApe to ManNarrator · 20057.0
  26. 26Niagara: A History of the Falls posterNiagara: A History of the FallsNarrator · 19997.0
  27. 27Dear LiarGeorge Bernard Shaw · 19817.0
  28. 28Columbus The Lost Voyage posterColumbus The Lost VoyageNarrator · 20077.0
  29. 29The Louisiana Purchase posterThe Louisiana PurchaseNarrator · 20037.0
  30. 30FDR: A Presidency RevealedNarrator · 20057.0

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