Edward Herrmann
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. Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving...
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The Aviator
as Joseph BreenA biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947,...
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Annie
as FDRAn orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her...
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In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's...
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The Lost Boys
as MaxWhen an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other...
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James Dean
as Raymond MasseyThe man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this...
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Overboard
as Grant Stayton IIIHeiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses...
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Compromising Positions
as Bob SingerAn ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an...
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Born Yesterday
as Ed DevereyA rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend...
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Down
as MilliganAfter the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its...
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Wedding Daze
as LyleAfter losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But...
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Brass Target
as Col. Walter GilchristGeneral George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. ...
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Big Business
as Graham SherbourneIn the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the...
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Double Take
as Charles AllsworthA man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a...
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Nixon
as Nelson RockefellerA look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while...
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard RichBillionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia...
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Hatching Pete
as The PrincipalPete is very inconspicuous at school, unlike his extrovert mate Cleatis who's happy to don a...
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Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex RexrothA revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of...
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Valley Forge
as uncreditedGeorge Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the...
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Hero
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing SuicideBernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of...
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Relative Strangers
as Doug ClaytonAn uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
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Critical Care
as Robert PayneWerner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two...
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Reds
as Max EastmanAn account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared...
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The Skeptic
as ShepardAfter the mysterious death of his Aunt, a confirmed skeptic lawyer, Bryan Becket, dismisses...
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Price Check
as Jack BenningtonA middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son...
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The Man with One Red Shoe
as BrownA man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
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Treasure Buddies
as Philip WellingtonDisney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway...
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Foreign Student
as Zachary 'Zach' GilmoreA French football playing exchange student falls in love.
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Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the...
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Christmas Oranges
as Mr. CramptonIn a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of...
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Vendetta
as D.A. LuzenbergBased on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian...
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Are You Here
as Dr. VincentWhen Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben...
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The Betsy
as Dan WeymanRuthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against...
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Death Valley
as Paul StantonA divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death...
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Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter SoffelKate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four...
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
as HenryCecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only...
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Freedom Road
as Stephen HolmesEx-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the...
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Lady Liberty
as Policeman (uncredited)The story concerns the difficulties and reactions of Maddalena (Sophia Loren), an Italian...
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The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster WoodbridgeWilliam Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his...
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Better Living
as JackA comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of...
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah LarsonA kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and...
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend CartwrightA masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer...
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Murrow
as Fred FriendlyFollow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London...
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The Paper Chase
as Thomas Craig AndersonA first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the...
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The Great Waldo Pepper
as Ezra StilesA biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in...
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Saint Maybe
as Doug BedloeA lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing...
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John GoodenoughA presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
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Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not...
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Bereft
as LloydA young Vermont widow is haunted by the memory of her dead husband, while trying to date again.
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Wonder Woman
as Senator WarrenIt's the modern day, and being Wonder Woman is complicated. Diana is leading a triple life -...
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The Cat's Meow
as W. R. HearstSemi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William...
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My Boyfriend's Back
as Mr. DingleMissy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her...
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The Face on the Milk Carton
as Frank JessmonBased on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day...
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A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallumMARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left...
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Don't Drink the Water
as Mr. KilroySomewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an...
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A Little Sex
as TommyMichael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot....
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The Day of the Dolphin
as MikeDr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a...
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Son of Morning
as ThomasAs a solar catastrophe threatens the world, Phillip Katz (Joseph Cross), a stressed-out...
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Night of 100 Stars III
as SelfA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)In one of the most hostile lands on the planet, an ancient people called the Israelites forged...
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Soul of the Game
as Branch RickeyIn 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the...
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The Electric Grandmother
as FatherTo a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most...
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The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett ClarkVera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job,...
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Lou GehrigLegendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife,...
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The Sorrows of Gin
as Kip LawtonAn affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their...
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is...
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Here Come the Munsters
as Herman MunsterThe Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, only to find out...
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Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen12-year-old Riley Ann Taylor recently lost her grandfather, who died right in front of her while...
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Walking Across Egypt
as Reverend VernonAn elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
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Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor DawsonFor Robbing the Dead is a story of compassion - compassion toward those who may seem the least...
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Take Down
as Ed BranishAn unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high...
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The French Revolution
as NarratorOn July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military...
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Ape to Man
as NarratorScientists from the mid-nineteenth century have searched for the fossil remains of the "missing...
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The North Avenue Irregulars
as Michael HillWhen crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are...
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Harry's War
as Harry JohnsonAfter his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up...
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A Season in Purgatory
as Dr. ShugrueTrue story about a kid from rich family with political ties who covers up a suspicious death of...
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Portrait of a Stripper
as Frank AndrewsA young widow, supporting herself and her pre-teen son by performing as a nightclub dancer,...
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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
as SelfA documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).
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A Foreign Field
as RalphNostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to...
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So Proudly We Hail
as James WagnerA white supremacist exploits the works of a college anthropologist and a teen who joins his group.
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What Love Sees
as Morton TreadwayJean Treadway, a beautiful young girl in her twenties, comes from a world of wealth and...
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The Gift of Life
as Dr. QuinnA young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to...
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Witness to 'Reds'
as SelfCast and crew of "Reds" revisit their memories and stories while making the film.
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Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
as Narrator (voice)Dinosaurs roamed and ruled earth for more than 150-million years, then suddenly vanished leaving...
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Fire in the Dark
as RobertA 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she...
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The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
as Narrator"The World Trade Center: Rise and Fall of an American Icon" discusses the planning,...
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Titanic's Achilles Heel
as NarratorAn expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her...
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Columbus The Lost Voyage
as NarratorColumbus' 4th voyage has been a total failure: he has not found the westward passage, he has no...
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The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as NarratorAn overview of the rise and fall of the Knights Templar. A medieval military/religious order...
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Stalin: Man of Steel
as Narrator (voice)Emmy Awards nominee for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: Multi-faceted...
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Banned from the Bible II
as NarratorBanned from the Bible II continues from the original documentary Banned from the Bible. The...
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Niagara: A History of the Falls
as NarratorThe history of Niagara Falls and the people that made it famous.
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Coach of the Year
as Bill FordA swim team tries to win a state championship - without a pool to practice in.
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Morristown: Where America Survived
as NarratorA thirty-minute High Definition documentary which revisits that winter of 1779-80 when...
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Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as NarratorThe Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people...
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Norman Rockwell: Painting America
as NarratorA documentary about American artist Norman Rockwell, featuring his biography accompanied with...
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Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as NarratorThis thorough documentary covers the life of President Theodore Roosevelt, from his birth until...
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Russia, Land of the Tsars
as NarratorThe history of the Russian Tsars.
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Ring Christmas Bells
as SelfThe Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents Ring Christmas Bells, the next musical masterpiece in a...
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Sherman's March
as NarratorThis documentary chronicles General William Tecumseh Sherman's fabled "March to the Sea" through...
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Isaac's Storm
as NarratorThe story of meteorology Isaac Cline and the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas,...
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Grey's Anatomy
as Norman ShalesFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mr. VogelA Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...
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How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend LowellA father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four...
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American Dad!
as Old Man (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
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American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...
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Law & Order
as Drew SeeleyIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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Law & Order
as Defense Attorney MosbeckIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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Law & Order
as Frederic MatsonIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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The Good Wife
as Lionel DeerfieldAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
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M*A*S*H
as uncreditedThe 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little...
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Gilmore Girls
as Richard GilmoreSet in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / LittonThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...
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Crossing Jordan
as Captain Thomas MaldenCrossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan...
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Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend PhillipsA shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a...
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Nature
as Narrator (voice)Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the...
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Homicide: Life on the Street
as uncreditedAn American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...
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The Practice
as Anderson PearsonA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...
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Wings
as Y.M. BurgBrothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket...
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30 Rock
as WalterLiz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...
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St. Elsewhere
as uncreditedSt. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...
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Perception
as Jack PierceDr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government...
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Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series created by Tim Heidecker and...
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Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)Set nearly a decade after the finale of the original series, this revival follows Lorelai, Rory...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as FolsomHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as uncreditedHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Doug BedloeHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Better With You
as JudgeMaddie and Ben have been dating for nine years and they know each other inside and out. Maddie's...
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The Ten Commandments
as NarratorOne biblical figure is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. His name is Moses, the...
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Liberty!
as NarratorDramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely...
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Pandora's Clock
as PresidentA man infected with a deadly virus boards Quantum Airlines flight 66 in Frankfurt, Germany. The...
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Russia, Land of the Tsars
as uncreditedThe history of the Russian Tsars.
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Atomic Train
as The PresidentA train carrying a Russian atomic weapon is on a runaway course with disaster - and time's...
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most...
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Founding Fathers
as NarratorFour episodes: "Rebels With A Cause" discusses Sam Adams and John Hancock and how they...
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Eleanor and Franklin
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of...
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Beacon Hill
as uncreditedShort lived soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.
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Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)One of America's most complex and enduring figures, Thomas Jefferson struggled personally and...
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French Revolution
as NarratorDocumentary about the bloody beginning, bloodier middle and unceremonious end of the French...
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Wonder Woman
as Senator WarrenIt's the modern day, and being Wonder Woman is complicated. Diana is leading a triple life -...
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The Revolution
as uncreditedThe American Revolution is a 2006 miniseries from The History Channel composed of thirteen...
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Rise and Fall of the Spartans
as Narrator (voice)Explores every aspect of Sparta's culture, lifestyle, history and legacy. Author Steven...
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The Presidents
as NarratorThe show documents each of the Presidents in the union, starting with George Washington,...
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Frank Lloyd Wright
as Himself - Narrator (voice)Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an...
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The Lawrenceville Stories
as Head MasterBased on the novels by Owen Johnson, the three-part miniseries follows the antics of William...
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The States
as uncreditedThe States is a 2007 American documentary television series about the history of each state in...
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