
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.

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

The Lost Boys
1987 · as Max

The Aviator
2004 · as Joseph Breen

Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · as Richard Rich

Overboard
1987 · as Grant Stayton III

The Betsy
1978 · as Dan Weyman

Factory Girl
2006 · as James Townsend

Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · as Rex Rexroth

Annie
1982 · as FDR

James Dean
2001 · as Raymond Massey

The Great Gatsby
1974 · as Klipspringer

Wedding Daze
2006 · as Lyle

Are You Here
2013 · as Dr. Vincent

Down
2001 · as Milligan

Hero
1992 · as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

Nixon
1995 · as Nelson Rockefeller

Valley Forge
1975 · as Folsom

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 · as Reverend Cartwright