Edward Herrmann Bio, Children, Death, Family, Tv Series and Movies

Edward Herrmann Biography

Edward Herrmann (full name:Edward Kirk Herrmann)  was an American actor, director, writer and comedian, best known for his television portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, an omnipresent narrator of historical programs on The History Channel and PBS productions such as Nova, and as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

Edward Herrmann Children

Edward was a father to three children namely: Emma Herrmann, Rory Herrmann, Ryan Herrmann

Edward Herrmann Death

The cause was brain cancer, his son, Rory, said.

Well over six feet tall, broad-shouldered and, especially in later years, hefty, Mr. Herrmann could be formidable or friendly, authoritative or milquetoast, insistent or obsequious. He was often cast in the role of an affluent or privileged personage; he played lawyers, judges, headmasters, executives, a lot of millionaires.

Edward Herrmann Family

Edward Herrmann was born on July 21, 1943, in Washington D.C. His father, John Anthony Herrmann, was an engineer in the automotive and rail industries, and his mother, Jean Eleanor Herrmann, was a homemaker. He was brought up at Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He graduated in 1965 from the’ Bucknell University’ in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He joined the’ London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts’ on a Fullbright Scholarship after developing a passion for British literature and poetry in the 17th century.

Edward Herrmann Movies And Tv Shows

• Lady Liberty (1971) as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Paper Chase (1973) as Thomas Craig Anderson
• The Day of the Dolphin (1973) as Mike – Research Team
• The Great Gatsby (1974) as Klipspringer
• The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) as Ezra Stiles
• Eleanor and Franklin (1976, TV) as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, age 20-50
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977, TV) as Franklin D. Roosevelt
• A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978, TV) as Lou Gehrig
• The Betsy (1978) as Dan Weyman
• Brass Target (1978) as Col. Walter Gilchrist
• Take Down (1979) as Ed Branish
• The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) as Michael Hill
• Portrait of a Stripper (1979, TV) as Frank Andrews
• 3 by Cheever (1979, TV) as Kip Lawton
• Freedom Road (1979, TV) as Stephen Holms
• M*A*S*H: “Heal Thyself S08E17” (1980, TV) as Capt. Steven J. Newsome
• Harry’s War (1981) as Harry Johnson
• Reds (1981) as Max Eastman
• The Electric Grandmother (1982, TV) as Father
• Death Valley (1982) as Paul Stanton
• A Little Sex (1982) as Tommy
• Annie (1982) as FDR
• Mrs. Soffel (1984) as Warden Peter Soffel
• Concealed Enemies (1984, TV) as Alger Hiss
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) as Henry
• The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) as Brown
• Compromising Positions (1985) as Bob Singer
• St. Elsewhere (1986, TV) as Father Joseph McCabe / Priest
• The Lawrenceville Stories (1986, TV) as Head Master
• Laughter in the Dark (1986)
• The Lost Boys (1987) as Max
• Overboard (1987) as Grant Stayton III
• Big Business (1988) as Graham Sherbourne
• Sweet Poison (1991) as Henry
• The End of a Sentence (1991, TV)
• Hero (1992) as Mr. Broadman – Man Committing Suicide (uncredited)
• Born Yesterday (1993) as Ed Devery
• My Boyfriend’s Back (1993) as Mr. Dingle
• A Foreign Field (1993) as Ralph
• Foreign Student (1994) as Zachary ‘Zach’ Gilmore
• Richie Rich (1994) as Richard Rich
• The Face on the Milk Carton (1995, TV movie) as Frank Jessmon
• Here Come the Munsters (1995, TV) as Herman Munster
• Law & Order (1995-2009, TV) as Frederic Matson / Mr. Mosbeck / Drew Seely
• Wings (1995, TV) as Y.M. Burg
• Nixon (1995) as Nelson Rockefeller
• A Season in Purgatory (1996, TV miniseries) as Dr. Shugrue
• Soul of the Game (1996) as Branch Rickey
• The Practice (1997-1999, TV) as Anderson Pearson
• Critical Care (1997) as Robert Payne
• Frank Lloyd Wright (1998) as Narrator (voice)
• Better Living (1998) as Jack
• A Civil Action (1998) (unconfirmed, uncredited)

Edward Herrmann Latest tv Series and Movies

• History’s Lost & Found (1999-2005, TV) as Narrator
• Atomic Train (1999, TV) as The President
• RKO 281 (1999, TV)
• Walking Across Egypt (1999) as Rev. Vernon
• Oz (2000-2003, TV) as Harrison Beecher
• Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) as Richard Gilmore
• Double Take (2001) as Charles Allsworth
• Down (aka The Shaft) (2001) as Milligan
• The Cat’s Meow (2001) as W.R. Hearst
• James Dean (2001) as Raymond Massey
• The Emperor’s Club (2002) as Headmaster Woodbridge
• Intolerable Cruelty (2003) as Rex Rexroth
• Russia, Land of the Tsars (2003) as Narrator
• Welcome to Mooseport (2004) as Avery Hightower (Debate Moderator) (uncredited)
• Isaac’s Storm (2004) as Narrator (voice)
• Bereft (2004) as Lloyd
• The Aviator (2004) as Joseph Breen
• Tom Goes to the Mayor (2005, TV) as Benjamin Kaplan
• Relative Strangers (2006) as Doug Clayton
• The Presidents (2005) as Host
• FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005) as Narrator (voice)
• The Revolution (2006) as Narrator
• Wedding Daze (2006) as Lyle
• Factory Girl (2006) as James Townsend
• I Think I Love My Wife (2007) as Mr. Landis
• Sherman’s March (2007)
• The States (2007, TV) as Narrator
• Grey’s Anatomy (2007, season four) as Dr. Norman Shales
• 30 Rock (2008, TV) as Co-Op Board Member
• The Skeptic (2009) as Dr. Shepard
• Hatching Pete (2009, TV) as Principal Fred Daly
• The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009) as Goodenough
• Ring Christmas Bells (2009, TV) as Narrator
• Son of Morning (2011) as Thomas
• Better with You (2011, TV) as Judge
• Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) as Jeremiah Larson
• A Christmas Wish (2011, Hallmark Movie) as Les McCallum
• The Good Wife (2010, TV) as Lionel Greenfield
• Drop Dead Diva (2011, TV) as Reverend Phillips
• Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011) as Governor Dawson
• The Christmas Pageant (2011, TV movie) as Garrett Clark
• Price Check (2012) as Jack Bennington
• Treasure Buddies (2012) as Philip Wellington
• Christmas Oranges (2012) as Mr. Crampton
• Heaven’s Door (2013) as Nate Christensen
• Are You Here (2013) as Dr. Vincent
• How I Met Your Mother (2013, TV) as Reverend Robert Lowell
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) as Reverend Cartwright
• The Roosevelts (2014, PBS-TV documentary) as Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Voice)
• Perception (2015, TV) as Jack Pierce
• Coach of the Year (2015) as Bill Ford
• Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015, PBS-TV documentary) as Narrator

Edward Herrmann Annie

Franklin D Roosevelt’s Edward role in numerous productions, including the television movie’ Eleanor and Franklin’ and the musical’ Annie,’ has immortalized him in the memories of people. Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film based on the same-name Broadway musical by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie comic strip.

Edward Herrmann Grey’s Anatomy

Herrmann portrayed Norman, a strikingly old intern, as a mid-season replacement on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, an American medical drama television series that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 27, 2005. The fictional series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and doctors attending as they develop into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives and relationships.

Edward Herrmann Lost Boys

He played Max in the 1987 movie The Lost Boys.  The movie is about American horror comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes.

Edward Herrmann How I Met Your Mother

In October 2013, in the episode “Knight Vision,” Herrmann made an appearance on How I Met Your Mother, playing a reverend. How I met your mother is a live-action sitcom created for CBS by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends at Manhattan in New York City. In the year 2030, as a framing device, Ted recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meet their mother.

Edward Herrmann Interview

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