Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/21/1943
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
Ed HermannEdward HermanEdward Kirk Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
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.
Known For
Reds
as Max Eastman
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
The Aviator
as Joseph Breen
Hatching Pete
as The Principal
Annie
as FDR
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
The Skeptic
as Shepard
The Betsy
as Dan Weyman
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer
Death Valley
as Paul Stanton
Better Living
as Jack
Brass Target
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
Nixon
as Nelson Rockefeller
Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)
Down
as Milligan
A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum
Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
Career Timeline
2016
2014
2013
2012
2011
2009
2007
2006
Factory Girl
as James Townsend
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
30 Rock
as Walter
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton
The Ten Commandments
as Narrator
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Ape to Man
as Narrator
Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator
How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator
Grey's Anatomy
as Norman Shales
American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)
American Dad!
as Old Man (voice)
The Presidents
as Narrator
The French Revolution
as Narrator
French Revolution
as Narrator