1943-07-21 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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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Coach of the Year | Bill Ford | 2016-11-03 |
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown | Reverend Cartwright | 2014-10-16 |
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Are You Here | Dr. Vincent | 2013-09-07 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street | Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice) | 2013-12-25 |
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Price Check | Jack Bennington | 2012-11-16 |
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Treasure Buddies | Philip Wellington | 2012-01-31 |
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Christmas Oranges | Mr. Crampton | 2012-06-01 |
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Heaven's Door | Nate Christensen | 2012-11-27 |
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The Christmas Pageant | Garrett Clark | 2011-12-11 |
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A Christmas Wish | Les McCallum | 2011-11-20 |
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Son of Morning | Thomas | 2011-02-28 |
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Jeremiah Larson | 2011-09-09 |
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Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Governor Dawson | 2011-10-16 |
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay | John Goodenough | 2009-06-18 |
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Morristown: Where America Survived | Narrator | 2009-03-28 |
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The Skeptic | Shepard | 2009-05-01 |
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Hatching Pete | The Principal | 2009-04-24 |
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Ring Christmas Bells | Self | 2009-09-01 |
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Andrew Jackson | Narrator | 2007-11-18 |
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Sherman's March | Narrator | 2007-04-22 |
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I Think I Love My Wife | Mr. Landis | 2007-03-07 |
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Banned from the Bible II | Narrator | 2007-04-08 |
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Columbus The Lost Voyage | Narrator | 2007-10-08 |
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Titanic's Achilles Heel | Narrator | 2007-06-17 |
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Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran | Narrator | 2006-03-02 |
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Relative Strangers | Doug Clayton | 2006-05-01 |
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Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces | Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-26 |
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Wedding Daze | Lyle | 2006-09-09 |
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Factory Girl | James Townsend | 2006-12-29 |
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Witness to 'Reds' | Self | 2006-10-17 |
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-11-23 |
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The French Revolution | Narrator | 2005-01-17 |
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Ape to Man | Narrator | 2005-12-27 |
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The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy | Narrator | 2005-11-07 |
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FDR: A Presidency Revealed | Narrator | 2005-04-17 |
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Bible Battles | Narrator (voice) | 2005-12-21 |
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First Invasion: The War of 1812 | Narrator | 2004-09-12 |
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The Aviator | Joseph Breen | 2004-12-17 |
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Bereft | Lloyd | 2004-09-13 |
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Isaac's Storm | Narrator | 2004-08-07 |
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Welcome to Mooseport | Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited) | 2004-02-24 |
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Intolerable Cruelty | Rex Rexroth | 2003-09-02 |
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Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion | Narrator | 2003-05-27 |
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Russia, Land of the Tsars | Narrator | 2003-02-01 |
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The Louisiana Purchase | Narrator | 2003-04-28 |
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Stalin: Man of Steel | Narrator (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
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The Samurai | self (voice) | 2003-01-01 |
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Antarctica: A Frozen History | Narrator | 2002-04-15 |
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Dinosaur Secrets Revealed | Narrator (voice) | 2002-10-21 |
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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon | Narrator | 2002-09-02 |
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The Emperor's Club | Headmaster Woodbridge | 2002-11-22 |
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The Face: Jesus in Art | Narrator (voice) | 2001-04-15 |
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Down | Milligan | 2001-09-06 |
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James Dean | Raymond Massey | 2001-08-04 |
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The Cat's Meow | W. R. Hearst | 2001-10-08 |
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In Search of Christmas | Narrator | 2001-12-01 |
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Double Take | Charles Allsworth | 2001-01-12 |
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Walking Across Egypt | Reverend Vernon | 1999-01-01 |
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Norman Rockwell: Painting America | Narrator | 1999-05-02 |
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Vendetta | D.A. Luzenberg | 1999-09-12 |
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Niagara: A History of the Falls | Narrator | 1999-01-31 |
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Saint Maybe | Doug Bedloe | 1998-11-22 |
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Better Living | Jack | 1998-11-02 |
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Critical Care | Robert Payne | 1997-10-31 |
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What Love Sees | Morton Treadway | 1996-09-22 |
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Soul of the Game | Branch Rickey | 1996-04-20 |
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A Season in Purgatory | Dr. Shugrue | 1996-05-05 |
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Nixon | Nelson Rockefeller | 1995-12-22 |
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Here Come the Munsters | Herman Munster | 1995-01-11 |
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The Face on the Milk Carton | Frank Jessmon | 1995-05-24 |
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h | Richard Rich | 1994-12-19 |
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Don't Drink the Water | Mr. Kilroy | 1994-12-18 |
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Foreign Student | Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore | 1994-04-20 |
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Born Yesterday | Ed Deverey | 1993-03-26 |
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My Boyfriend's Back | Mr. Dingle | 1993-08-06 |
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A Foreign Field | Ralph | 1993-09-10 |
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Hero | Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide | 1992-10-02 |
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Fire in the Dark | Robert | 1991-07-01 |
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Sweet Poison | Henry | 1991-06-13 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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So Proudly We Hail | James Wagner | 1990-01-23 |
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Big Business | Graham Sherbourne | 1988-06-10 |
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The Lost Boys | Max | 1987-07-31 |
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Overboard | Grant Stayton III | 1987-12-16 |
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Murrow | Fred Friendly | 1986-01-19 |
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Compromising Positions | Bob Singer | 1985-08-30 |
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The Purple Rose of Cairo | Henry | 1985-03-01 |
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The Man with One Red Shoe | Brown | 1985-07-18 |
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Mrs. Soffel | Warden Peter Soffel | 1984-12-26 |
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Memorial Day | Ned Larwin | 1983-11-23 |
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Death Valley | Paul Stanton | 1982-05-07 |
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Annie | FDR | 1982-05-21 |
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The Gift of Life | Dr. Quinn | 1982-03-15 |
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The Electric Grandmother | Father | 1982-01-17 |
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A Little Sex | Tommy | 1982-04-02 |
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Reds | Max Eastman | 1981-12-25 |
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Harry's War | Harry Johnson | 1981-03-06 |
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The Private History of a Campaign That Failed | The Stranger | 1981-04-06 |
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The North Avenue Irregulars | Michael Hill | 1979-02-09 |
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Portrait of a Stripper | Frank Andrews | 1979-10-02 |
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Take Down | Ed Branish | 1979-01-13 |
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The Sorrows of Gin | Kip Lawton | 1979-10-24 |
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Freedom Road | Stephen Holmes | 1979-10-29 |
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O Youth and Beauty! | Kip Lawton | 1979-10-31 |
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Brass Target | Col. Walter Gilchrist | 1978-12-22 |
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Lou Gehrig | 1978-01-15 |
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The Betsy | Dan Weyman | 1978-02-02 |
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1977-03-13 |
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The Great Waldo Pepper | Ezra Stiles | 1975-03-13 |
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Valley Forge | 1975-12-03 | |
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The Great Gatsby | Klipspringer | 1974-03-27 |
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The Paper Chase | Thomas Craig Anderson | 1973-10-16 |
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The Day of the Dolphin | Mike | 1973-12-19 |
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La mortadella | Policeman (uncredited) | 1971-12-22 |