
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.

Law & Order
TV • 1990

Law & Order
TV • 1990

Law & Order
TV • 1990

Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000

American Dad!
TV • 2005

American Dad!
TV • 2005

30 Rock
TV • 2006

Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001

How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005

The Good Wife
TV • 2009

Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000

Great Performances
TV • 1971

The Practice
TV • 1997

M*A*S*H
TV • 1972

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982

Wings
TV • 1990

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993