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.
Filmography (12)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright
Wedding Daze
as Lyle
Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth
The Emperor's Club
as Headmaster Woodbridge
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
as Richard Rich
Overboard
as Grant Stayton III
The Lost Boys
as Max
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Henry
Mrs. Soffel
as Warden Peter Soffel
Annie
as FDR
Reds
as Max Eastman
The Great Gatsby
as Klipspringer