Edward Herrmann | Originals for BBC

Edward Herrmann

1 FOLLOWER • 56 CREDITS • JUL 21, 1943 - DEC 31, 2014 • 71

Biography

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.

Overview

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Hallmark Hall of Fame

How I Met Your Mother

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Crossing Jordan

Drop Dead Diva

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

Homicide: Life on the Street

Tom Goes to the Mayor

Hero

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Man with One Red Shoe

Compromising Positions

Soul of the Game

Reds

Portrait of a Stripper

French Revolution

So Proudly We Hail

The Korean War: Fire and Ice

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