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Edward Herrmann

Actor • Born 1943

Edward Herrmann

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomySeries • 2005CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posterCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Series • 2005How I Met Your Mother posterHow I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005Gilmore Girls posterGilmore GirlsSeries • 2000The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeSeries • 2009M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*HSeries • 197230 Rock poster30 RockSeries • 2006Crossing Jordan posterCrossing JordanSeries • 2001Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982The Practice posterThe PracticeSeries • 1997Nature posterNatureSeries • 1982St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Wings posterWingsSeries • 1990The Wolf of Wall Street posterThe Wolf of Wall StreetMovie • 2013Drop Dead Diva posterDrop Dead DivaSeries • 2009Perception posterPerceptionSeries • 2012The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterThe New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985Harry's Law posterHarry's LawSeries • 2011The Aviator posterThe AviatorMovie • 2004Tom Goes to the Mayor posterTom Goes to the MayorSeries • 2004The Lost Boys posterThe Lost BoysMovie • 1987