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Edward Herrmann

Highest Rated: 93% James Dean (2001)

Lowest Rated: 3% Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)

Birthday: Jul 21, 1943

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA

The embodiment of erudite, well-bred men of means in American entertainment, Edward Herrmann was an Emmy- and Tony-winning actor whose gift for quiet drama and frothy comedy enlivened such projects as "Eleanor and Franklin" (ABC, 1976), "Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story" (NBC, 1978), "Reds" (1981), "The Lost Boys" (1987) and "Gilmore Girls" (The WB, 2000-07). Tall, reserved and possessed of a marvelously fluid voice, Herrmann's characters ran the gamut of the rich, intelligent and powerful - from multiple portrayals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the kindly founder of St. Eligius hospital on "St. Elsewhere" (NBC, 1982-88) to a venal William Randolph Hearst in the feature film "The Cat's Meow" and the emotionally complex patriarch on "Gilmore Girls." In all cases, Herrmann's portrayals found the humanity behind the occasionally stuffy veneer of his roles, which kept him busy in films, documentary narration, advertising and on television and the stage for over four decades. His death on December 31, 2014, following a brief battle with brain cancer, was mourned by fans and peers alike.

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Highest rated movies

93% 76% James Dean
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90% 82% Reds
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88% 79% The North Avenue Irregulars
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81% 72% The Paper Chase
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76% 48% Intolerable Cruelty
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76% 52% The Cat's Meow
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75% 85% The Lost Boys
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67% 64% Soul of the Game
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Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann THE BETSY, Edward Herrmann, 1978, ©Allied Artists / COMPROMISING POSITIONS, Edward Herrmann, 1985, (c)Paramount THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, Edward Herrmann, 1985, (c)Orion Pictures THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS, Patsy Kelly, Edward Herrmann, 1979, (c) Walt Disney COMPROMISING POSITIONS, Susan Sarandon, Edward Herrmann, 1985, (c)Paramount BORN YESTERDAY, from left: Edward Herrmann, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, 1993, © Buena Vista INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, Edward Herrmann, 2003, (c) Universal THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, Milo O'Shea, Deborah Rush, John Wood, Edward Herrmann, 1985, (c)Orion Pictures ANNIE, Lois De Banzie, Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Edward Herrmann, 1982 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
66% 40% The Town That Dreaded Sundown Reverend Hardwood (Character) - 2014
6% 22% Are You Here Dr. Vincent (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 69% Christmas Oranges Mr. Crampton (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 25% Doorway to Heaven Nate (Character) - 2012
62% 30% Price Check Bennington (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 89% Redemption Governor Dawson (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 52% Treasure Buddies Philip Wellington (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 50% The Christmas Pageant Garrett Clark (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 60% A Christmas Wish Les (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 16% Son of Morning Thomas (Character) - 2011
3% 25% Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Jeremiah Larson (Character) $2.3M 2011
8% 27% The Skeptic Dr. Shepard (Character) $6.2K 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alzheimer's Disease: Facing the Facts Unknown (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Columbus: The Lost Voyage Unknown (Character) - 2007
33% 38% Wedding Daze Lyle (Character) - 2006
21% 60% Factory Girl James Townsend (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 31% Relative Strangers Doug Clayton (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Decoding the Past - Templar Code: Parts 1 & 2 Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 29% Bereft Lloyd (Character) - 2004
86% 79% The Aviator Joseph Breen (Character) $102.6M 2004
76% 48% Intolerable Cruelty Rex Rexroth (Character) $35.1M 2003
50% 67% The Emperor's Club Headmaster Woodbridge (Character) $14.1M 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Founding Brothers Narrator - 2002
76% 52% The Cat's Meow William Randolph Hearst (Character) $3.2M 2001
93% 76% James Dean Raymond Massey (Character) - 2001
20% 19% Down Milligan (Character) - 2001
12% 50% Double Take Charles Allsworth (Character) $29.8M 2001
No Score Yet 60% The Face: Jesus In Art Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Better Living Jack (Character) $1.4K 2000
No Score Yet 61% Vendetta D.A. Luzenberg (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Atomic Train The President (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 32% Atomic Train Unknown (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 88% Frank Lloyd Wright Narrator - 1998
No Score Yet 30% Saint Maybe Doug Bedloe (Character) - 1998
59% 30% Critical Care Robert Payne (Character) $169.4K 1997
67% 64% Soul of the Game Branch Rickey (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet What Love Sees Morton Treadway (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Season in Purgatory Dr. Shugrue (Character) - 1996
75% 74% Nixon Nelson Rockefeller (Character) $13.7M 1995
No Score Yet 44% Here Come the Munsters Herman Munster (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 60% The Face on the Milk Carton Frank Jessmon (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 48% Foreign Student Zachary `'Zach'` Gilmore (Character) $95.6K 1994
27% 32% Richie Rich Richard Rich Sr. (Character) $37.1M 1994
No Score Yet 71% A Foreign Field Ralph (Character) - 1993
13% 45% My Boyfriend's Back Mr. Dingle (Character) $3.2M 1993
25% 27% Born Yesterday Ed Devery (Character) $17.8M 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet Poison Henry (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fire in the Dark Robert (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet So Proudly We Hail James Wagner (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hickey and Company Head Master (Character) - 1989
52% 69% Big Business Graham Sherbourne (Character) $39.6M 1988
75% 85% The Lost Boys Max (Character) $31.7M 1987
46% 74% Overboard Grant Stayton III (Character) $23.9M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Prodigious Mr. William Hicks Headmaster (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Return of Hickey Head Master (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murrow Fred Friendly (Character) - 1986
47% 40% The Man With One Red Shoe Brown (Character) - 1985
56% 38% Compromising Positions Bob Singer (Character) - 1985
46% 44% Mrs. Soffel Warden Peter Soffel (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Memorial Day Ned Larwin (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 28% Death Valley Paul Stanton (Character) - 1982
49% 69% Annie Franklin Roosevelt (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gift of Life Dr. Quinn (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 76% Harry's War Harry Johnson (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 35% A Little Sex Tommy (Character) - 1981
90% 82% Reds Max Eastman (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Private History of a Campaign That Failed The Stranger (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dear Liar Franklin Delano Roosevelt age 20-50 (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Portrait of a Stripper Frank Andrews (Character) - 1979
88% 79% The North Avenue Irregulars Michael Hill (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 60% Take Down Ed Branish (Character) - 1979
17% 22% The Betsy Dan Weyman (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 38% Brass Target Col. Walter Gilchrist (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Lou Gehrig (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 67% Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Franklin D. Roosevelt (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 100% Eleanor and Franklin Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Character) - 1976
67% 57% The Great Waldo Pepper Ezra Stiles (Character) - 1975
40% 47% The Great Gatsby Klipspringer (Character) - 1974
43% 42% The Day of the Dolphin Mike (Character) - 1973
81% 72% The Paper Chase Thomas Craig Anderson (Character) - 1973

TV

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No Score Yet 90% American Dad! Unknown (Guest Voice) 2012 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Narrator 2015
100% 94% The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Unknown (Voice) 2014
26% 61% Black Box Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
93% 90% The Good Wife Lionel Deerfield (Guest Star) 2010 2012-2013
84% 85% How I Met Your Mother Reverend Robert Lowell (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
78% 60% Drop Dead Diva Reverend Phillips (Guest Star) 2011
65% No Score Yet Better With You Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1995 1999 2009
78% 92% 30 Rock Walter (Guest Star) 2008
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 88% Gilmore Girls Edward Hermann (Character) 2000-2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Revolution Narrator 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ten Commandments Narrator 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Decoding the Past Narrator 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet UFO Files Narrator 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Presidents Narrator 2005
25% No Score Yet MDs Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Founding Fathers Narrator 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 1997-1998
91% 90% Homicide: Life on the Street Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Screen One Ralph (Character) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet St. Elsewhere Unknown (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet 87% M*A*S*H Capt. Steven J. Newsome (Guest Star) 1980