Edward Herrmann

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Birth Date 21 Jul 1943

Place of Birth Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Personal Name Edward Herrmann

Also known as

Ed Hermann
Edward Herman
Edward Kirk Herrmann

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.

Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.