
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.

as Bill Ford

as Reverend Cartwright

as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

as Dr. Vincent

as Nate Christensen

as Jack Bennington

as Mr. Crampton

as Philip Wellington

as Garrett Clark

as Les McCallum

as Governor Dawson

as Jeremiah Larson

as Thomas

as Self

as John Goodenough

as Shepard

as The Principal

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Mr. Landis

as James Townsend

as Self - Narrator (voice)

as Self

as Lyle

as Doug Clayton

as Narrator

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Joseph Breen

as Lloyd

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

as Rex Rexroth

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Narrator (voice)

as self (voice)

as Headmaster Woodbridge

as Narrator (voice)

as Narrator

as W. R. Hearst

as Narrator

as Milligan

as Raymond Massey

as Narrator (voice)

as Charles Allsworth

as Reverend Vernon

as D.A. Luzenberg

as Narrator

as Narrator

as Doug Bedloe

as Jack

as Robert Payne

as Morton Treadway

as Branch Rickey

as Nelson Rockefeller

as Frank Jessmon

as Herman Munster

as Mr. Rich

as Mr. Kilroy

as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

as Ralph

as Mr. Dingle

as Ed Deverey

as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

as Robert

as Henry

as Self

as James Wagner

as Graham Sherbourne

as Grant Stayton III

as Max

as Fred Friendly

as Bob Singer

as Brown

as Henry

as Warden Peter Soffel

as Ned Larwin

as FDR

as Paul Stanton

as Tommy

as Dr. Quinn

as Father

as Max Eastman

as George Bernard Shaw

as The Stranger

as Harry Johnson

as Kip Lawton

as Stephen Holmes

as Kip Lawton

as Frank Andrews

as Ed Branish

as Michael Hill

as Col. Walter Gilchrist

as Dan Weyman

as Lou Gehrig

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Folsom

as Ezra Stiles

as Klipspringer

as Mike

as Thomas Craig Anderson

as Policeman (uncredited)