Edward Herrmann on screen and stage

Edward Herrmann was an American actor of the stage and screen.

He was most known for his performances as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the limited series Eleanor and Franklin (1976), and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) and as Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).

Herrmann started his career 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 in 1976. For his work on television, Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning for his performance in The Practice in 1999. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with the ensemble for Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). 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), Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) and Chris Rock's I Think I Love My Wife (2007). He is also known for his guest performances in television M*A*S*H, Law & Order, and The Good Wife.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 Lady Liberty Policeman Uncredited
1973 The Paper Chase Thomas Craig Anderson
The Day of the Dolphin Mike
1974 The Great Gatsby Klipspringer
1975 The Great Waldo Pepper Ezra Stiles
1978 The Betsy Dan Weyman
Brass Target Colonel Walter Gilchrist
1979 Take Down Ed Branish
The North Avenue Irregulars Reverend Michael Hill
1981 Harry's War Harry Johnson
Reds Max Eastman
1982 Death Valley Paul Stanton
A Little Sex Tommy
Annie President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1984 Mrs. Soffel Warden Peter Soffel
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo Henry
The Man with One Red Shoe Brown
Compromising Positions Bob Singer
1986 Laughter in the Dark
1987 The Lost Boys Max
Overboard Grant Stayton III
1988 Big Business Graham Sherbourne
1992 Hero Mr. Broadman Uncredited
1993 Born Yesterday Ed Devery
My Boyfriend's Back Mr. Dingle
1994 Foreign Student Zachary "Zach" Gilmore
Richie Rich Richard Rich Sr.
1995 Nixon Nelson Rockefeller
1997 Critical Care Robert Payne
1998 Better Living Jack
A Civil Action Uncredited
1999 Walking Across Egypt Reverend Vernon
2001 Double Take Charles Allsworth
Down Matthew Milligan
The Cat's Meow William Randolph Hearst
2002 The Emperor's Club Headmaster Woodbridge
2003 Intolerable Cruelty Rex Rexroth
2004 Welcome to Mooseport Avery Hightower Uncredited
Bereft Lloyd
The Aviator Joseph Breen
2005 Ape to Man The Narrator Direct-to-video documentary
2006 Relative Strangers Doug Clayton
Wedding Daze Lyle
Factory Girl James Townsend
2007 I Think I Love My Wife Mr. Landis
2009 The Skeptic Dr. Shepard
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Goodenough
2010 The Surge: The Untold Story The Narrator Documentary short
2011 Son of Morning Thomas
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jeremiah Larson
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Governor Dawson
2012 Price Check Jack Bennington
Treasure Buddies Philip Wellington Direct-to-video
Christmas Oranges Mr. Crampton
Heaven's Door Nate Christensen
Enduring Legacy Charles Francis Adams Voice, Short
2013 Are You Here Dr. Vincent
The Wolf of Wall Street Stratton Oakmont Commercial Voice
2014 The Town That Dreaded Sundown Reverend Joe Cartwright
2015 Coach of the Year Bill Ford

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 Beacon Hill Richard Palmer 11 episodes
Valley Forge Folsom Television film
1976 Eleanor and Franklin Franklin D. Roosevelt
(age 20–50)
TV miniseries; 2 episodes
1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Television film
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Lou Gehrig
1979 Portrait of a Stripper Frank Andrews
Freedom Road Stephen Holms
3 by Cheever Kip Lawton TV miniseries

2 episodes

1980 M*A*S*H Captain Steven J. Newsome Episode: "Heal Thyself"
1981 The Private History of a Campaign That Failed The Stranger Television film
Dear Liar George Bernard Shaw
1982 The Electric Grandmother Father
The Gift of Life Dr. Quinn
1983 Freedom to Speak TV miniseries; 4 episodes
Memorial Day Ned Larwin Television film
1984-1986 St. Elsewhere Priest / Father Joseph McCabe 4 episodes
1984
1991
American Playhouse Alger Hiss
English Professor
Episodes: "Concealed Enemies" (4)
"The End of a Sentence"[1]
1986 Murrow Fred Friendly Television film
1987–1989 The Lawrenceville Stories The Headmaster TV miniseries; 3 episodes
1987 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton Episode: "The Mole"
1988 Hothouse Woods Episode: "The Actress"
1990 So Proudly We Hail James Wagner Television film
1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater Ben Cunningham Episode: "The Last Act Is a Solo"
Sweet Poison Henry Television film
Fire in the Dark Robert
1993 A Foreign Field Ralph
1994 Don't Drink the Water Mr. Kilroy
1995 The Face on the Milk Carton Frank Jessmon
Here Come the Munsters Herman Munster
Wings Y.M. Burg Episode: "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong"
1995-1999
2009
Law & Order Drew Seely
Mr. Mosbeck
Frederic Matson
3 episodes
1996 Soul of the Game Branch Rickey Television film
A Season in Purgatory Dr. Shugrue TV miniseries; 2 episodes
What Love Sees Morton Treadway Television film
Homicide: Life on the Street Thomas Pandolfi Episode: "M.E., Myself and I"
Doomsday Virus President TV miniseries; 2 episodes
1997–1998
2001
The Practice Anderson Pearson 10 episodes
1997 Biography The Narrator Episode: "F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer"
Liberty! The American Revolution TV miniseries; 6 episodes
The Fifties TV miniseries documentary; 7 episodes
1998 Frank Lloyd Wright Documentary television film
Saint Maybe Doug Bedloe Television film
1998–2000 Nova The Narrator Documentary series

7 episodes

1999 Atomic Train President Fellwick TV miniseries; 2 episodes
Vendetta District Attorney Luzenberg Television film
RKO 281
The Korean War: Fire and Ice The Narrator TV miniseries documentary
Niagara: A History of the Falls Documentary television film
1999–2002 Save Our History Host / The Narrator Documentary series; 4 episodes
1999–2005 History's Lost & Found The Narrator Documentary series; 65 episodes
2000 Horror in the East Documentary television film
Battle History of the U.S. Navy TV miniseries documentary; 4 episodes
Founding Fathers
2000–2001
2003
Oz Harrison Beecher 6 episodes
2000–2007 Gilmore Girls Richard Gilmore 86 episodes
2001 James Dean Raymond Massey Television film
In Search of Christmas Host / The Narrator
2002 Antarctica: A Frozen History The Narrator Documentary television film
Founding Brothers
First Mothers
The World Trade Center:
Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Rise and Fall of the Spartans miniseries; 4 episodes
2003 The Louisiana Purchase Documentary television film
Crossing Jordan Captain Thomas Malden Episode: "Pandora's Trunk: Part 2"
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion The Narrator Documentary television film
Modern Marvels Documentary series

Episode: "4x4"

Mavericks, Miracles and Medicine TV miniseries documentary

4 episodes

Russia, Land of the Tsars
Nostradamus: 500 Years Later Documentary television film
The Day They Died
The Samurai
Stalin: Man of Steel
2004 Isaac's Storm
First Invasion: The War of 1812
Countdown to Armageddon
2005 Beyond the Da Vinci Code
The Presidents Documentary series

8 episodes

The French Revolution Documentary television film
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Giganto: The Real King Kong
Decoding the Past Episode: "Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle"
Tom Goes to the Mayor Benjamin Kaplan (voice) Episode: "Porcelain Birds"
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy The Narrator Documentary television film
UFO Files Episode: "Beyond the War of the Worlds"
Bible Battles Television special documentary
2006 The Ten Commandments TV miniseries

2 episodes

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces Documentary television film
Violent Earth: New England's Killer Hurricane
Mayan Doomsday Prophecy
Desperate Crossing:
The True Story of the Mayflower
Eighty Acres of Hell
2007 Banned from the Bible II
The States 10 episodes
Titanic's Achilles Heel Documentary television film
The Revolution Documentary series

4 episodes

Columbus: The Lost Voyage Documentary television film
Grey's Anatomy Dr. Norman Shales 3 episodes
Andrew Jackson The Narrator Documentary television film
How the Earth Was Made Documentary television special
2008 30 Rock Walter Episode: "210"
2009 Hatching Pete Principal Fred Daly Television film
2010 Hold at All Costs:
The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry
The Narrator Documentary television film
2010–2013 The Good Wife Lionel Deerfield 6 episodes
2011 Better with You Judge Episode: "Better with the Baby"
A Christmas Wish Les McCallum Television film
Drop Dead Diva Reverend Phillips Episode: "Ah, Men"
The Christmas Pageant Garrett Clark Television film
Wonder Woman Senator Warren Unaired television pilot
2012-2016 American Dad! Old Man / Councilman Voice; 2 episodes
2012 Harry's Law Judge Lester Babcock 3 episodes
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Vogel Episode: "In Vino Veritas"
How I Met Your Mother Reverend Lowell Episode: "Knight Vision"
2014 Black Box Dr. Reynaud 2 episodes
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Franklin D. Roosevelt (voice) 7 episodes
2015 Perception Jack Pierce Episode: "Brainstorm"
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies The Narrator 3 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1972 Moonchildren Performer Royale Theatre, Broadway [2]
1976 Mrs. Warren's Profession Frank Gardner Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway
1980 The Philadelphia Story Macaulay Connor
1983 Plenty Raymond Brock Plymouth Theatre, Broadway
1989 Love Letters Andrew Makepiece Ladd II Edison Theatre, Broadway
1998 The Deep Blue Sea William Collyer Criterion Center Stage, Broadway

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Men of Valor Narrator

References

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  1. ^ "End of a Sentence, The (1991) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. ^ "Edward Herrmann". Playbill. Retrieved June 5, 2021.