Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
21 Juli 1943
Died
31 Dezember 2014
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as
Ed Hermann · Edward Herman · Edward Kirk Herrmann · اد هرمان
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.
Bekannt für
7.9
Series
Gilmore Girls
Richard Gilmore
2000–2007
7.2
Film
The Aviator
Joseph Breen
2004
8.0
Film
Antarctica: A Frozen History
Narrator
2002
7.1
Film
The Lost Boys
Max
1987
6.5
Film
Annie
FDR
1982
6.0
Film
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Mr. Rich
1994
6.4
Film
Big Business
Graham Sherbourne
1988
7.1
Film
The Emperor's Club
Headmaster Woodbridge
2002
6.8
Film
Overboard
Grant Stayton III
1987
7.4
Film
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Henry
1985
5.7
Film
The Man with One Red Shoe
Brown
1985
7.8
Series
Liberty!
Narrator
1997
6.5
Film
The Great Waldo Pepper
Ezra Stiles
1975
6.8
Film
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
1995
5.0
Film
Down
Milligan
2001
6.0
Film
Intolerable Cruelty
Rex Rexroth
2003
6.0
Film
Factory Girl
James Townsend
2006
4.9
Series
Atomic Train
The President
1999
7.7
Series
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
2014
6.1
Film
Treasure Buddies
Philip Wellington
2012
4.8
Film
The Betsy
Dan Weyman
1978
5.6
Film
Wedding Daze
Lyle
2006
6.3
Film
The Great Gatsby
Klipspringer
1974
7.0
Series
Beacon Hill
Richard Palmer
1975
6.5
Series
The Presidents
Narrator
2005
8.0
Series
Founding Fathers
Narrator
2000
5.8
Film
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Reverend Cartwright
2014
3.8
Series
Eleanor and Franklin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
1976
5.0
Series
The Lawrenceville Stories
Headmaster
1987–1989
10.0
Series
Russia, Land of the Tsars
2003
7.7
Series
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Narrator (voice)
2015
8.5
Series
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
Narrator (voice)
2002
7.4
Series
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Narrator (voice)
1998
9.4
Series
The Revolution
2007
7.7
Series
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
Narrator
1999
7.0
Series
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
Narrator
2001
Acting credits 36 titles
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Narrator (voice)
7.7
2015
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
7.7
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
5.8
2014
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
6.1
2012
The Revolution
9.4
2007
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
5.6
2006
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
6.0
2006
The Presidents
as Narrator
6.5
2005
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
7.2
2004
Russia, Land of the Tsars
10.0
2003
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
6.0
2003
Rise and Fall of the Spartans
as Narrator (voice)
8.5
2002
Antarctica: A Frozen History
as Narrator
8.0
2002
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
7.1
2002
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
as Narrator
7.0
2001
Down
as Milligan
5.0
2001
Founding Fathers
as Narrator
8.0
2000
Gilmore Girls
as Richard Gilmore
7.9
2000–2007
The Korean War: Fire and Ice
as Narrator
7.7
1999
Atomic Train
as The President
4.9
1999
Frank Lloyd Wright
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.4
1998
Liberty!
as Narrator
7.8
1997
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
6.8
1995
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Mr. Rich
6.0
1994
Big Business
as Graham Sherbourne
6.4
1988
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
6.8
1987
The Lawrenceville Stories
as Headmaster
5.0
1987–1989
The Lost Boys
as Max
7.1
1987
The Man with One Red Shoe
as Brown
5.7
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry
7.4
1985
Annie
as FDR
6.5
1982
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman
4.8
1978
Eleanor and Franklin
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50
3.8
1976
The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra Stiles
6.5
1975
Beacon Hill
as Richard Palmer
7.0
1975
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
6.3
1974