Deceased

How Did Edward Herrmann Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asEd Hermann, Edward Herman, Edward Kirk Herrmann, اد هرمان, اِد هرمانGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/07/1943Born inWashington, District of Columbia, USADied31/12/2014Died inMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCausebrain cancerWikidataQ536437 ↗TMDb#52995 ↗

Edward Kirk Herrmann was an American actor, director, and writer. He was best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and 1982 film musical Annie, Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova. He was also known in the 1990s as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles.

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Filmography106 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeSeries	Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)	73
2015	Cancer: The Emperor of All MaladiesSeries	Narrator (voice)	72
2014	The Town that Dreaded SundownMovie	Reverend Cartwright	71
2014	The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistorySeries	Franklin Roosevelt (voice)	71
2013	The Wolf of Wall StreetMovie	Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)	70
2013	Are You HereMovie	Dr. Vincent	70
2012	Treasure BuddiesMovie	Philip Wellington	69
2012	PerceptionSeries	Jack Pierce	69
2012	Price CheckMovie	Jack Bennington	69
2012	Christmas OrangesMovie	Mr. Crampton	69
2012	Heaven's DoorMovie	Nate Christensen	69
2011	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarMovie	Jeremiah Larson	68
2011	A Christmas WishMovie	Les McCallum	68
2011	Harry's LawSeries	Lester Babcock	68
2011	Son of MorningMovie	Thomas	68
2011	The Christmas PageantMovie	Garrett Clark	68
2011	Redemption: For Robbing the DeadMovie	Governor Dawson	68
2010	Better With YouSeries	Judge	67
2009	The SkepticMovie	Shepard	66
2009	The Good WifeSeries	Lionel Deerfield	66
2009	Drop Dead DivaSeries	Reverend Phillips	66
2009	Hatching PeteMovie	The Principal	66
2009	The Six Wives of Henry LefayMovie	John Goodenough	66
2007	I Think I Love My WifeMovie	Mr. Landis	64
2006	30 RockSeries	Walter	63
2006	Wedding DazeMovie	Lyle	63
2006	Factory GirlMovie	James Townsend	63
2006	Relative StrangersMovie	Doug Clayton	63
2006	The Ten CommandmentsSeries	Narrator	63
2006	Witness to 'Reds'Movie	Self	63
2005	Grey's AnatomySeries	Norman Shales	62
2005	How I Met Your MotherSeries	Reverend Lowell	62
2005	American Dad!Series	Councilman (voice)	62
2005	The PresidentsSeries	Narrator	62
2004	The AviatorMovie	Joseph Breen	61
2004	Welcome to MooseportMovie	Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)	61
2004	Tom Goes to the MayorSeries	Benjamin Kaplan (voice)	61
2003	Intolerable CrueltyMovie	Rex Rexroth	60
2002	It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')Movie	Self	59
2002	The Emperor's ClubMovie	Headmaster Woodbridge	59
2001	Crossing JordanSeries	Thomas Malden	58
2001	The Cat's MeowMovie	W. R. Hearst	58
2001	DownMovie	Milligan	58
2001	Double TakeMovie	Charles Allsworth	58
2001	James DeanMovie	Raymond Massey	58
2000	CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries	Mr. Vogel	57
2000	Gilmore GirlsSeries	Richard Gilmore	57
1999	VendettaMovie	D.A. Luzenberg	56
1999	Atomic TrainSeries	The President	56
1999	Walking Across EgyptMovie	Reverend Vernon	56
1999	Niagara: A History of the FallsMovie	Narrator	56
1998	Frank Lloyd WrightSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	55
1998	Saint MaybeMovie	Doug Bedloe	55
1998	Better LivingMovie	Jack	55
1997	The PracticeSeries	Anderson Pearson	54
1997	Critical CareMovie	Robert Payne	54
1997	Liberty!Series	Narrator	54
1996	Soul of the GameMovie	Branch Rickey	53
1996	Pandora's ClockSeries	President	53
1995	NixonMovie	Nelson Rockefeller	52
1995	The Face on the Milk CartonMovie	Frank Jessmon	52
1995	Here Come the MunstersMovie	Herman Munster	52
1994	Don't Drink the WaterMovie	Mr. Kilroy	51
1994	Ri¢hie Ri¢hMovie	Richard Rich	51
1994	Foreign StudentMovie	Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore	51
1993	Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries	Thomas Pandolfi	50
1993	My Boyfriend's BackMovie	Mr. Dingle	50
1993	Born YesterdayMovie	Ed Deverey	50
1992	HeroMovie	Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide	49
1990	Law & OrderSeries	Defense Attorney Mosbeck	47
1990	WingsSeries	Y.M. Burg	47
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	47
1989	Screen OneSeries	Ralph	46
1988	Big BusinessMovie	Graham Sherbourne	45
1987	OverboardMovie	Grant Stayton III	44
1987	The Lost BoysMovie	Max	44
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton	42
1985	Compromising PositionsMovie	Bob Singer	42
1985	The Purple Rose of CairoMovie	Henry	42
1985	The Man with One Red ShoeMovie	Brown	42
1984	Mrs. SoffelMovie	Warden Peter Soffel	41
1983	Memorial DayMovie	Ned Larwin	40
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Father Joseph McCabe	39
1982	NatureSeries	Narrator (voice)	39
1982	AnnieMovie	FDR	39
1982	Death ValleyMovie	Paul Stanton	39
1982	A Little SexMovie	Tommy	39
1982	The Electric GrandmotherMovie	Father	39
1981	RedsMovie	Max Eastman	38
1981	Harry's WarMovie	Harry Johnson	38
1979	The North Avenue IrregularsMovie	Michael Hill	36
1979	Freedom RoadMovie	Stephen Holmes	36
1979	Portrait of a StripperMovie	Frank Andrews	36
1978	Brass TargetMovie	Col. Walter Gilchrist	35
1978	The BetsyMovie	Dan Weyman	35
1977	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsMovie	Franklin D. Roosevelt	34
1975	The Great Waldo PepperMovie	Ezra Stiles	32
1975	Beacon HillSeries	Richard Palmer	32
1974	The Great GatsbyMovie	Klipspringer	31
1973	The Paper ChaseMovie	Thomas Craig Anderson	30
1973	The Day of the DolphinMovie	Mike	30
1972	MAS*HSeries	—	29
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Self	28
1971	Lady LibertyMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	28
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Doug Bedloe	8
0	Wonder WomanSeries	Senator Warren	—