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Edward Herrmann
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Biography
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.
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From Transylvania to Treasure Island
Trace Tim Curry's wild ride from cult icon to family favourite, one unforgettable role at a time.
8 films
Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall
It began with a gun, a bullet, and an audience leaping out of their seats. When Justus D. Barnes leveled his revolver at the camera in The Great Train Robbery (...
8 films
The Classroom Without Walls
From a London schoolroom to a Parisian banlieue, a journey through films where teaching becomes an act of defiance and connection.
8 films
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 · Reverend Cartwright
The Presidents
2005 · Narrator
The Aviator
2004 · Joseph Breen
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · Rex Rexroth
The Emperor's Club
2002 · Headmaster Woodbridge
Liberty!
1997 · Narrator
Nixon
1995 · Nelson Rockefeller
The Lost Boys
1987 · Max
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · Henry
Annie
1982 · FDR
Reds
1981 · Max Eastman
Valley Forge
1975 · Folsom