Edward Herrmann movies and series

July 21, 1943 - December 31, 2014 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.

His titles like The Aviator, Ri¢hie Ri¢h, and The Lost Boys - his biggest roles first. Last updated: October 1, 2026

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The Aviator

2004December 2004 by Martin Scorsese

Minor role as Joseph Breen

Minor role as Joseph Breen

6.79 Good+ 6,021 ratings
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994December 1994 by Donald Petrie

Starring as Mr. Rich

Starring as Mr. Rich

5.51 Okay 2,492 ratings
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The Lost Boys

1987July 1987 by Joel Schumacher

Supporting as Max

Supporting as Max

6.65 Good 2,408 ratings
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Intolerable Cruelty

2003October 2003 by Joel Coen

Supporting as Rex Rexroth

Supporting as Rex Rexroth

5.54 Okay 1,715 ratings
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Overboard

1987December 1987 by Garry Marshall

Starring as Grant Stayton III

Starring as Grant Stayton III

6.35 Good- 1,046 ratings
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Gilmore Girls

2000–2007 by Amy Sherman-Palladino

Minor role as Richard Gilmore

Minor role as Richard Gilmore

7.14 Good++ 1,316 ratings
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The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985March 1985 by Woody Allen

Minor role as Henry

Minor role as Henry

6.84 Good+ 1,169 ratings
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Reds

1981December 1981 by Warren Beatty

Starring as Max Eastman

Starring as Max Eastman

6.29 Good-- 381 ratings
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Annie

1982May 1982 by John Huston

Minor role as FDR

Minor role as FDR

6.08 Okay++ 802 ratings
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014October 2014 by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Minor role as Reverend Cartwright

Minor role as Reverend Cartwright

5.60 Okay 550 ratings
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The Great Gatsby

1974March 1974 by Jack Clayton

Minor role as Klipspringer

Minor role as Klipspringer

5.89 Okay+ 527 ratings
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Big Business

1988June 1988 by Jim Abrahams

Supporting as Graham Sherbourne

Supporting as Graham Sherbourne

5.98 Okay++ 310 ratings
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Wedding Daze

2006September 2006 by Michael Ian Black

Supporting as Lyle

Supporting as Lyle

5.47 Okay 420 ratings
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The Emperor's Club

2002November 2002 by Michael Hoffman

Supporting as Headmaster Woodbridge

Supporting as Headmaster Woodbridge

6.48 Good- 413 ratings
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The Man with One Red Shoe

1985July 1985 by Stan Dragoti

Supporting as Brown

Supporting as Brown

5.59 Okay 321 ratings
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The Cat's Meow

2002April 2002 by Peter Bogdanovich

Starring as W. R. Hearst

Starring as W. R. Hearst

5.79 Okay+ 137 ratings
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I Think I Love My Wife

2007March 2007 by Chris Rock

Supporting as Mr. Landis

Supporting as Mr. Landis

5.47 Okay 216 ratings
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Nixon

1995December 1995 by Oliver Stone

Minor role as Nelson Rockefeller

Minor role as Nelson Rockefeller

6.25 Good-- 412 ratings
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Down

2001September 2001 by Dick Maas

Supporting as Milligan

Supporting as Milligan

5.39 Okay- 201 ratings
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Factory Girl

2006December 2006 by George Hickenlooper

Minor role as James Townsend

Minor role as James Townsend

5.76 Okay+ 276 ratings
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011September 2011 by Tom Brady

Supporting as Jeremiah Larson

Supporting as Jeremiah Larson

5.00 Mediocre++ 199 ratings
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Double Take

2001January 2001 by George Gallo

Supporting as Charles Allsworth

Supporting as Charles Allsworth

5.76 Okay+ 121 ratings
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Hatching Pete

2009April 2009 by Stuart Gillard

Minor role as The Principal

Minor role as The Principal

5.61 Okay 188 ratings
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James Dean

2001August 2001 by Mark Rydell

Supporting as Raymond Massey

Supporting as Raymond Massey

6.16 Good-- 117 ratings
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The Paper Chase

1973October 1973 by James Bridges

Supporting as Thomas Craig Anderson

Supporting as Thomas Craig Anderson

6.17 Good-- 122 ratings
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Born Yesterday

1993March 1993 by Luis Mandoki

Supporting as Ed Deverey

Supporting as Ed Deverey

5.69 Okay+ <100 ratings
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The Skeptic

2009May 2009 by Tennyson Bardwell

Supporting as Shepard

Supporting as Shepard

5.68 Okay+ 109 ratings
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Treasure Buddies

2012January 2012 by Robert Vince

Supporting as Philip Wellington

Supporting as Philip Wellington

5.90 Okay++ 127 ratings
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My Boyfriend's Back

1993August 1993 by Bob Balaban

Supporting as Mr. Dingle

Supporting as Mr. Dingle

5.83 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Don't Drink the Water

1994December 1994 by Woody Allen

Supporting as Mr. Kilroy

Supporting as Mr. Kilroy

5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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A Christmas Wish

2011November 2011 by Craig Clyde

Starring as Les McCallum

Starring as Les McCallum

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay

2009June 2009 by Howard Michael Gould

Supporting as John Goodenough

Supporting as John Goodenough

5.63 Okay 120 ratings
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The Great Waldo Pepper

1975March 1975 by George Roy Hill

Supporting as Ezra Stiles

Supporting as Ezra Stiles

6.06 Okay++ 101 ratings
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Mrs. Soffel

1984December 1984 by Gillian Armstrong

Supporting as Warden Peter Soffel

Supporting as Warden Peter Soffel

5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Relative Strangers

2006May 2006 by Greg Glienna

Supporting as Doug Clayton

Supporting as Doug Clayton

5.76 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Here Come the Munsters

1995January 1995 by Robert Ginty

Lead role as Herman Munster

Lead role as Herman Munster

5.93 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Christmas Oranges

2012June 2012 by John Lyde

Lead role as Mr. Crampton

Lead role as Mr. Crampton

6.17 Good-- <100 ratings
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Frank Lloyd Wright

1998

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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The Day of the Dolphin

1973December 1973 by Mike Nichols

Minor role as Mike

Minor role as Mike

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Death Valley

1982May 1982 by Dick Richards

Supporting as Paul Stanton

Supporting as Paul Stanton

5.81 Okay+ <100 ratings
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The Face on the Milk Carton

1995May 1995 by Waris Hussein

Starring as Frank Jessmon

Starring as Frank Jessmon

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014 by Ken Burns

Supporting as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Supporting as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

6.20 Good-- <100 ratings
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The North Avenue Irregulars

1979February 1979 by Bruce Bilson

Lead role as Michael Hill

Lead role as Michael Hill

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Critical Care

1997October 1997 by Sidney Lumet

Minor role as Robert Payne

Minor role as Robert Payne

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Brass Target

1978December 1978 by John Hough

Supporting as Col. Walter Gilchrist

Supporting as Col. Walter Gilchrist

5.90 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Atomic Train

1999 by David Jackson

Minor role as The President

Minor role as The President

5.71 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Son of Morning

2011February 2011 by Yaniv Raz

Starring as Thomas

Starring as Thomas

5.79 Okay+ <100 ratings
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The Betsy

1978February 1978 by Daniel Petrie

Minor role as Dan Weyman

Minor role as Dan Weyman

5.85 Okay+ <100 ratings
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Compromising Positions

1985August 1985 by Frank Perry

Starring as Bob Singer

Starring as Bob Singer

5.97 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Price Check

2012November 2012 by Michael Walker

Minor role as Jack Bennington

Minor role as Jack Bennington

5.88 Okay+ <100 ratings
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The Presidents

2005 by Craig Haffner

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Saint Maybe

1998November 1998 by Michael Pressman

Starring as Doug Bedloe

Starring as Doug Bedloe

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Electric Grandmother

1982January 1982 by Noel Black

Starring as Father

Starring as Father

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Walking Across Egypt

1999December 1999 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Supporting as Reverend Vernon

Supporting as Reverend Vernon

5.95 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Christmas Pageant

2011December 2011 by David S. Cass Sr.

Supporting as Garrett Clark

Supporting as Garrett Clark

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies

2015

Starring as Narrator (voice)

Starring as Narrator (voice)

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Vendetta

1999September 1999 by Nicholas Meyer

Minor role as D.A. Luzenberg

Minor role as D.A. Luzenberg

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Ape to Man

2005December 2005 by Nic Young

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Soul of the Game

1996April 1996 by Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Starring as Branch Rickey

Starring as Branch Rickey

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Heaven's Door

2012November 2012 by Craig Clyde

Supporting as Nate Christensen

Supporting as Nate Christensen

6.01 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Harry's War

1981March 1981 by Kieth Merrill

Lead role as Harry Johnson

Lead role as Harry Johnson

Needs more reviews
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Take Down

1979March 1979 by Kieth Merrill

Lead role as Ed Branish

Lead role as Ed Branish

Needs more reviews
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The Revolution

2007

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977March 1977 by Daniel Petrie

Starring as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Starring as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Needs more reviews
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A Little Sex

1982April 1982 by Bruce Paltrow

Starring as Tommy

Starring as Tommy

Needs more reviews
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Freedom Road

1979October 1979 by Ján Kadár

Supporting as Stephen Holmes

Supporting as Stephen Holmes

Needs more reviews
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Rise and Fall of the Spartans

2002

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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The French Revolution

2005January 2005 by Doug Shultz

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Sweet Poison

1991June 1991 by Brian Grant

Starring as Henry

Starring as Henry

Needs more reviews
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Portrait of a Stripper

1979October 1979 by John A. Alonzo

Starring as Frank Andrews

Starring as Frank Andrews

Needs more reviews
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

2006November 2006 by Lisa Wolfinger

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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Foreign Student

1994April 1994 by Eva Sereny

Supporting as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

Supporting as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

Needs more reviews
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History's Lost & Found

Air date unknown

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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Liberty!

1997

Minor role as Narrator

Minor role as Narrator

6.12 Good-- <100 ratings
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The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution

2001

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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The Korean War: Fire and Ice

1999

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy

2005November 2005

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Eleanor and Franklin

1976

Starring as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

Starring as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

Needs more reviews
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Memorial Day

1983November 1983 by Joseph Sargent

Supporting as Ned Larwin

Supporting as Ned Larwin

Needs more reviews
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Andrew Jackson

2007November 2007 by Jim Lindsay

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Better Living

1998November 1998 by Max Mayer

Starring as Jack

Starring as Jack

Needs more reviews
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Bereft

2004September 2004 by Tim Daly

Supporting as Lloyd

Supporting as Lloyd

Needs more reviews
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Murrow

1986January 1986 by Jack Gold

Supporting as Fred Friendly

Supporting as Fred Friendly

Needs more reviews
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Founding Fathers

2000

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003May 2003 by David De Vries

Supporting as Narrator

Supporting as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Titanic's Achilles Heel

2007June 2007 by Kirk Wolfinger

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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Columbus The Lost Voyage

2007October 2007 by Anna Thomson

Supporting as Narrator

Supporting as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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What Love Sees

1996September 1996 by Michael Switzer

Minor role as Morton Treadway

Minor role as Morton Treadway

Needs more reviews
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Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003

Starring

Starring

Needs more reviews
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The Lawrenceville Stories

1987–1989 by Jan Jaffe Kahn

Starring as Headmaster

Starring as Headmaster

Needs more reviews
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A Foreign Field

1993September 1993 by Charles Sturridge

Supporting as Ralph

Supporting as Ralph

Needs more reviews
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Beacon Hill

1975

Supporting as Richard Palmer

Supporting as Richard Palmer

Needs more reviews
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Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011October 2011 by Thomas Russell

Minor role as Governor Dawson

Minor role as Governor Dawson

Needs more reviews
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Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain

1995

Starring as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Starring as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Needs more reviews
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Fire in the Dark

1991July 1991 by David Hugh Jones

Minor role as Robert

Minor role as Robert

Needs more reviews