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.
as Senator Warren(1 ep)
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)(1 ep)
as Bill Ford
as Narrator (voice)(3 eps)
as Reverend Cartwright
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)(7 eps)
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
as Dr. Vincent
as Nate Christensen
as Jack Bennington
as Jack Pierce(1 ep)
as Mr. Crampton
as Philip Wellington
as Garrett Clark
as Les McCallum
as Governor Dawson
as Jeremiah Larson
as Thomas
as Lester Babcock(3 eps)
as Judge(1 ep)
as Lionel Deerfield(6 eps)
as Self
as Reverend Phillips(1 ep)
as John Goodenough
as Shepard
as The Principal
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Mr. Landis
as James Townsend
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Walter(1 ep)
as Lyle
as Doug Clayton
as Narrator(2 eps)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Reverend Lowell(1 ep)
as Narrator
as Norman Shales(3 eps)
as Councilman (voice)(1 ep)
as Old Man (voice)(1 ep)
as Narrator(9 eps)
as Narrator
as Narrator(2 eps)
as Joseph Breen
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)(1 ep)
as Lloyd
as Narrator
as Narrator(5 eps)
as Narrator
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)
as Rex Rexroth
as Narrator
as Narrator(2 eps)
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
as self (voice)
as Headmaster Woodbridge
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)(2 eps)
as Narrator
as W. R. Hearst
as Narrator
as Thomas Malden(1 ep)
as Milligan
as Raymond Massey
as Narrator(2 eps)
as Narrator (voice)
as Charles Allsworth
as Narrator(4 eps)
as Mr. Vogel(1 ep)
as Richard Gilmore(153 eps)
as Reverend Vernon
as Narrator(4 eps)
as D.A. Luzenberg
as The President(2 eps)
as Narrator
as Narrator
as host(6 eps)
as Doug Bedloe
as Self - Narrator (voice)(2 eps)
as Jack
as Narrator(6 eps)
as Robert Payne
as Anderson Pearson(10 eps)
as President(2 eps)
as Morton Treadway
as Dr. Shugrue(2 eps)
as Branch Rickey
as Nelson Rockefeller
as Frank Jessmon
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)(2 eps)
as Herman Munster
as Mr. Rich
as Mr. Kilroy
as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore
as Ralph
as Mr. Dingle
as Ed Deverey
as Thomas Pandolfi(1 ep)
as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide
as Robert
as Henry
as Ben Cunningham(1 ep)
as Frederic Matson(1 ep)
as Drew Seeley(1 ep)
as Defense Attorney Mosbeck(1 ep)
as Self
as Y.M. Burg(1 ep)
as James Wagner
as Ralph(1 ep)
as Woods(1 ep)
as Graham Sherbourne
as Grant Stayton III
as Max
as Headmaster(3 eps)
as Fred Friendly
as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton(1 ep)
as Bob Singer
as Brown
as Henry
as Warden Peter Soffel
as Ned Larwin
as Father Joseph McCabe(4 eps)
as Narrator (voice)(1 ep)
as FDR
as Paul Stanton
as Tommy
as Dr. Quinn
as Father
as Alger Hiss(4 eps)
as The Headmaster(3 eps)
as Professor(1 ep)
as Max Eastman
as George Bernard Shaw
as The Stranger
as Harry Johnson
as Kip Lawton
as Stephen Holmes
as Kip Lawton
as Frank Andrews
as Ed Branish
as Michael Hill
as Col. Walter Gilchrist
as Dan Weyman
as Lou Gehrig
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50(2 eps)
as Folsom
as Richard Palmer(11 eps)
as Ezra Stiles
as Klipspringer
as Mike
as Thomas Craig Anderson
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Self(1 ep)
as Folsom(1 ep)
as Doug Bedloe(1 ep)
