Edward Herrmann
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
The Aviator
2004
as Joseph Breen
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Richard Rich
The Lost Boys
1987
as Max
Overboard
1987
as Grant Stayton III
Nixon
1995
as Nelson Rockefeller
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Klipspringer
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Rex Rexroth
Annie
1982
as FDR
Down
2001
as Milligan
Hero
1992
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
Factory Girl
2006
as James Townsend
The Emperor's Club
2002
as Headmaster Woodbridge
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Brown
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Henry
Reds
1981
as Max Eastman
James Dean
2001
as Raymond Massey
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
as Jeremiah Larson
Are You Here
2013
as Dr. Vincent
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self