Actor

Edward Herrmann

July 21, 1943 · 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.

Notable work

8
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Norman Shales
7.2
The Aviator (2004)
as Joseph Breen
8.1
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
as Reverend Lowell
6
Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
as Richard Rich
7
American Dad! (2005)
as Councilman (voice) and as Old Man (voice)
7.1
The Lost Boys (1987)
as Max
6
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
as Rex Rexroth
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Mr. Vogel
7.9
Gilmore Girls (2000)
as Richard Gilmore
7.4
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
as Henry
6.8
Overboard (1987)
as Grant Stayton III

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