1943Born, Washington
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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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The Wolf of Wall StreetStratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
Grey's AnatomyNorman Shales
The AviatorJoseph Breen
How I Met Your MotherReverend Lowell
American Dad!Councilman (voice)2016Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeRichard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
2016Coach of the YearBill FordMovie
2015Cancer: The Emperor of All MaladiesNarrator (voice) · 3 episodesShow
2014The Town that Dreaded SundownReverend CartwrightMovie
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryFranklin Roosevelt (voice) · 7 episodesShow
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetStratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)Movie
2013Are You HereDr. VincentMovie
2012Heaven's DoorNate ChristensenMovie
2012Price CheckJack BenningtonMovie
2012PerceptionJack Pierce · 1 episodeShow
2012Christmas OrangesMr. CramptonMovie
2012Treasure BuddiesPhilip WellingtonMovie
2011The Christmas PageantGarrett ClarkMovie
2011A Christmas WishLes McCallumMovie
2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadGovernor DawsonMovie
2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarJeremiah LarsonMovie
2011Son of MorningThomasMovie
2011Harry's LawLester Babcock · 3 episodesShow
2010Better With YouJudge · 1 episodeShow
2009Drop Dead DivaReverend Phillips · 1 episodeShow
2009The Six Wives of Henry LefayJohn GoodenoughMovie
2009The SkepticShepardMovie
2009Hatching PeteThe PrincipalMovie
2009Morristown: Where America SurvivedNarratorMovie
2007Andrew JacksonNarratorMovie
2007Columbus The Lost VoyageNarratorMovie
2007The Revolution13 episodesShow
2007Titanic's Achilles HeelNarratorMovie
2007Sherman's MarchNarratorMovie
2007The States10 episodesShow
2007Banned from the Bible IINarratorMovie
2007I Think I Love My WifeMr. LandisMovie
2006Factory GirlJames TownsendMovie
200630 RockWalter · 1 episodeShow
2006Wedding DazeLyleMovie
2006Relative StrangersDoug ClaytonMovie
2006The Ten CommandmentsNarrator · 2 episodesShow
2006Decoding the Past: Secrets of the KoranNarratorMovie
2006Titanic's Final Moments: Missing PiecesNarrator (voice)Movie
2005Ape to ManNarratorMovie
2005Bible BattlesNarrator (voice)Movie
2005The Templar Code: Crusade of SecrecyNarratorMovie
2005FDR: A Presidency RevealedNarratorMovie
2005The French RevolutionNarratorMovie
2005French RevolutionNarrator · 2 episodesShow
2004The AviatorJoseph BreenMovie
2004Tom Goes to the MayorBenjamin Kaplan (voice) · 1 episodeShow
2004BereftLloydMovie
2004First Invasion: The War of 1812NarratorMovie
2004Isaac's StormNarratorMovie
2004Welcome to MooseportAvery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)Movie
2003Intolerable CrueltyRex RexrothMovie
2003Teddy Roosevelt: An American LionNarratorMovie
2003Teddy Roosevelt: An American LionNarrator · 2 episodesShow
2003Russia, Land of the Tsars4 episodesShow
2003The Louisiana PurchaseNarratorMovie
2003Russia, Land of the TsarsNarratorMovie
2003Stalin: Man of SteelNarrator (voice)Movie
2002The Emperor's ClubHeadmaster WoodbridgeMovie
2002Dinosaur Secrets RevealedNarrator (voice)Movie
2002Rise and Fall of the SpartansNarrator (voice) · 2 episodesShow
2002Antarctica: A Frozen HistoryNarratorMovie
2002The Cat's MeowW. R. HearstMovie
2001In Search of ChristmasNarratorMovie
2001Crossing JordanThomas Malden · 1 episodeShow
2001DownMilliganMovie
2001James DeanRaymond MasseyMovie
2001The Impressionists: The Other French RevolutionNarrator · 2 episodesShow
2001The Face: Jesus in ArtNarrator (voice)Movie
2001Double TakeCharles AllsworthMovie
2000Founding FathersNarrator · 4 episodesShow
1999Walking Across EgyptReverend VernonMovie
1999The Korean War: Fire and IceNarrator · 4 episodesShow
1999VendettaD.A. LuzenbergMovie
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