46 Facts About Edward Herrmann

Edward Kirk Herrmann was an American actor, director, and writer.

Edward Herrmann was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin and 1982 film musical Annie, Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls, and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova.

Edward Herrmann was known as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

Edward Herrmann received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Mrs Warren's Profession in 1976.

Edward Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for his performance in The Practice in 1999.

Edward Herrmann received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with the ensemble for Oliver Stone's Nixon.

Edward Herrmann became known as a character actor having appeared in various films such as Warren Beatty's Reds, Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo, Garry Marshall's Overboard, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and Chris Rock's I Think I Love My Wife.

Edward Kirk Herrmann was born on July 21,1943, in Washington, DC, the son of Jean Eleanor and John Anthony Herrmann.

Edward Herrmann studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art on a Fulbright Fellowship.

Edward Herrmann moved with the show to New York City to make his Broadway debut the following year.

Edward Herrmann returned to Broadway in 1976 to portray Frank Gardner in the revival of Mrs Warren's Profession.

Edward Herrmann stated he had joined after becoming tired with constantly having to wear a suit in his prior roles and finding Cassius the most complex of the available roles.

Frank Rich opined that Edward Herrmann was the "liveliest of the leads by far" and that he would be better suited in the role of Brutus.

Edward Herrmann was nominated for a Tony Award for Plenty in 1983 and Emmy Awards in 1986 and 1987 for two guest-starring appearances as Father Joseph McCabe on St Elsewhere.

In 1984, Edward Herrmann played Alger Hiss in the PBS docudrama Concealed Enemies.

Edward Herrmann appeared in the 1994 television film Don't Drink the Water.

Edward Herrmann earned an Emmy in 1999 for his guest appearances on The Practice.

Also in 1999, Edward Herrmann appeared as President Fellwick in the television miniseries Atomic Train.

Ray Richmond commented that Edward Herrmann "makes a swell US President, reassuring and authoritative".

Edward Herrmann portrayed Norman, a strikingly old intern, on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.

Edward Herrmann loved talking about it so we had those long Friday-night dinner scenes where we'd be sitting at a table all day, and he would share so much.

In October 2013, Edward Herrmann made an appearance on How I Met Your Mother in the episode "Knight Vision", playing a minister.

Edward Herrmann's death was written in via his character Richard in the 2016 revival of Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Edward Herrmann's death was just a loss for us personally.

Edward Herrmann played the lead in the 1979 Kieth Merrill movie, Take Down, in the role as the high-school English teacher turned wrestling coach.

Edward Herrmann was offered praise for the role, Vincent Canby citing him as one of the four actors heading "the excellent supporting cast", and Malcolm Johnson writing Herrmann and Fred Dalton Thompson had the "most convincing performances".

Edward Herrmann appeared in the following year's Foreign Student, released on July 29,1994.

Edward Herrmann appeared in the 1998 film Better Living, a priest who becomes a family counselor.

Oliver Jones wrote that Edward Herrmann was in "a rare comic form" in the role.

Edward Herrmann had a supporting role as William Randolph Hearst in the 2001 film The Cat's Meow, starring Kirsten Dunst as Marion Davies.

Edward Herrmann had a small role as Joseph Breen in the 2004 film The Aviator, being assessed by Rich Drees as joining several actors in making "memorable moments" and cited by Roger Friedman of joining other featured actors in creating "lovely cameos".

In March 2007, Edward Herrmann had a supporting role in I Think I Love My Wife.

In 2011, Edward Herrmann appeared in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, playing a father whose son discovers his previous career.

In 2012, Edward Herrmann appeared in Treasure Buddies, portraying the film's antagonist.

Edward Herrmann took on the role due to the character being an English villain, allowing him to portray an antagonist with an accent, as well as being able to work with animals and make a film for children.

Edward Herrmann was known for his voluminous voice work for The History Channel and various PBS specials, including hosting a revival of Frank Capra's Why We Fight, and made appearances and did voiceovers in Dodge commercials from 1992 to 2001, and Rayovac batteries in the same timeframe.

Edward Herrmann played Gutman in Blackstone Audio's Grammy-nominated dramatization of The Maltese Falcon and played Cauchon in Blackstone's audio version of Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan.

Edward Herrmann provided the narration for the 2010 non-fiction book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, Josh Schwartz praising Edward Herrmann as doing "a great job", and Susan Rife assessing his narration as "urgent".

Edward Herrmann received praise, Neil Genzlinger noting him as among the "top-drawer talent" of the voiceover cast.

Edward Herrmann came from a prominent Unitarian family, based in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Edward Herrmann was married twice and had two daughters, Ryen and Emma.

Roman and Edward Herrmann eventually married, and the union lasted from 1994 until his death in 2014.

Edward Herrmann was a well-known automotive enthusiast and restored classic automobiles.

Edward Herrmann was a regular master of ceremonies for the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and hosted the television show Automobiles on The History Channel.

On December 31,2014, Edward Herrmann died from brain cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, at the age of 71.

The estate of Edward Herrmann has licensed his synthesized voice for audiobook narration through DeepZen.