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Edward Herrmann
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Executive Orders
- Who Says Elephants Can't Dance
- Raising a Modern-Day Knight
- The Spectator Bird
- No Ordinary Time
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Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Coach of the Year — Bill Ford2016
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life — Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)2016
- Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies — Narrator (voice)2015
- The Town that Dreaded Sundown — Reverend Cartwright2014
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History — Franklin Roosevelt (voice)2014
- Are You Here — Dr. Vincent2013
- The Wolf of Wall Street — Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)2013
- Treasure Buddies — Philip Wellington2012
- Christmas Oranges — Mr. Crampton2012
- Price Check — Jack Bennington2012
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Key facts
- Born
- Edward Kirk Herrmann , ( 1943-07-21 ) July 21, 1943, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- December 31, 2014 (2014-12-31) (aged 71), New York City , New York, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Bucknell University London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Occupations
- Actor, director, writer
- Years active
- 1971–2014
- Spouses
- Leigh Curran ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 ) Star Roman, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Tony Awards
- Number of children
- 3
Show 8 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-12-31
- date of birth
- 1943-07-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- name in native language
- Edward Herrmann
- birth name
- Edward Kirk Herrmann
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Encyclopedic overview
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) 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.
Herrmann started working in theatre on Broadway in 1972 with his debut in Moonchildren alongside James Woods. He received two Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Mrs. Warren's Profession at the 30th Tony Awards in 1976. Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Practice at the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1999. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture with the cast of Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995) at the 2nd Screen Actor's Guild Awards. Herrmann became known as a character actor having appeared in various films such as Warren Beatty's Reds (1981), Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Garry Marshall's Overboard (1987), Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987), Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) and Chris Rock's I Think I Love My Wife (2007).
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