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Edward Herrmann
- Birthday: 7/21/1943
- Deathday: 12/31/2014
- Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Fame for: Acting
- Also known as: Ed Hermann, Edward Herman, Edward Kirk Herrmann
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. Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.