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Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann
1943 - 2014

Edward Herrmann  American Actor

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71
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Zodiac
Cancer

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Edward Herrmann was previously married to Star Benson (1992 - 2014) and Leigh Curran (1978 - 1986).

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American Actor Edward Herrmann was born Edward Kirk Herrmann on 21st July, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia USA and passed away on 31st Dec 2014 New York City, New York USA aged 71. He is most remembered for The Lost Boys, Gilmore Girls. His zodiac sign is Cancer.

Edward Herrmann was in 10 on-screen matchups, including Dianne Wiest in The Lost Boys (1987), Blythe Danner in A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978), Christine Ebersole in Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994), Daniel Gerroll in Big Business (1988) and Jill Eikenberry in Law & Order (1990).

Edward Herrmann is a member of the following lists: Emmy Award winners, American film actors and American television actors.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married2 24 years, 11 months 17 years, 11 months 11 years
Total2 24 years, 11 months 17 years, 11 months 11 years

Details

First Name Edward
Middle Name Kirk
Last Name Herrmann
Full Name at Birth Edward Kirk Herrmann
Alternative Name Ed Herrmann, Edward Kirk Herrmann
Age 71 (age at death) years
Birthday 21st July, 1943
Birthplace Washington, District of Columbia USA
Died 31st December, 2014
Place of Death New York City , New York USA
Cause of Death Brain Cancer
Height 6' 5" (196 cm)
Build Large
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Salt and Pepper
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity White
Nationality American
University Bucknell University
Occupation Text Actor
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame The Lost Boys, Gilmore Girls
Year(s) Active 1971–present, 1971–2014
Father John Anthony Herrmann
Mother Jean Eleanor O'Connor

Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova, and as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

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Partner Comparison

NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Edward Herrmann71 CancerActor
American
Star Benson-
Leigh Curran77 Sagittarius

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
RyanFemaleStar Benson
EmmaFemaleStar Benson

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Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Coach of the Year2015Bill FordMovie
The Town That Dreaded Sundown2014Reverend CartwrightMovie
Black Box2014Dr. ReynaudTV Show
The Wolf of Wall Street2013Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)Movie
Are You Here2013Dr. VincentMovie
Heaven's Door2013Nate ChristensenMovie
Price Check2012Jack BenningtonMovie
Perception2012Jack PierceTV Show
Christmas Oranges2012Mr. CramptonMovie
Enduring Legacy2012Charles Francis Adams (voice)Short Film
Christmas Oranges Behind the Scenes Dvd-extra2012Mr. CramptonShort Film
Son of Morning2011ThomasMovie
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star2011Jeremiah LarsonMovie
Harry's Law2011Judge Lester BabcockTV Show
Wonder Woman2011Senator WarrenTV Movie
A Christmas Wish2011Les McCallumTV Movie
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead2011Governor DawsonMovie
The Christmas Pageant2011Garrett ClarkTV Movie
Better with You2010JudgeTV Show
The Surge: The Untold Story2010NarratorShort Film
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay2009GoodenoughMovie
The Skeptic2009Dr. Shepard (as Ed Herrmann)Movie
Hatching Pete2009Principal Fred DalyTV Movie
Drop Dead Diva2009Reverend PhillipsTV Show
The Good Wife2009Lionel DeerfieldTV Show
I Think I Love My Wife2007Mr. LandisMovie
Andrew Jackson2007Narrator (voice)TV Movie
Factory Girl2006James TownsendMovie
Relative Strangers2006Doug ClaytonMovie
Wedding Daze2006LyleMovie
The Ten Commandments2006NarratorTV Show
30 Rock2006WalterTV Show
The Mayflower2006NarratorTV Movie
Eighty Acres of Hell2006NarratorTV Movie
Violent Earth: New England's Killer Hurricane2006NarratorTV Movie
The French Revolution2005Narrator (voice)TV Movie
American Dad!2005Councilman, Old ManTV Show
Grey's Anatomy2005Dr. Norman ShalesTV Show
How I Met Your Mother2005Reverend LowellTV Show
Bible Battles2005Narrator (voice)TV Movie
The Aviator2004Joseph BreenMovie
Welcome to Mooseport2004Avery Hightower (Debate Moderator) (uncredited)Movie
Bereft2004LloydTV Movie
First Invasion: The War of 18122004NarratorTV Movie
Tom Goes to the Mayor2004Benjamin KaplanTV Show
UFO Files2004NarratorTV Show
Isaac's Storm2004Narrator (voice)TV Movie
Intolerable Cruelty2003Rex RexrothMovie
Nostradamus: 500 Years Later2003NarratorTV Movie
The Emperor's Club2002Headmaster WoodbridgeMovie
Double Take2001Charles AllsworthMovie
Down2001MilliganMovie
The Cat's Meow2001W.R. HearstMovie
James Dean2001Raymond MasseyTV Movie
Crossing Jordan2001Captain Thomas MaldenTV Show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000Mr. VogelTV Show
Gilmore Girls2000Richard GilmoreTV Show
Walking Across Egypt1999Rev. VernonMovie
Atomic Train1999The PresidentTV Show
Vendetta1999D.A. LuzenbergTV Movie
A Civil Action1998Movie
Better Living1998JackMovie
Saint Maybe1998Doug BedloeTV Movie
Critical Care1997Robert PayneMovie
Liberty! The American Revolution1997NarratorTV Show
Oz1997Harrison BeecherTV Show
The Practice1997Anderson PearsonTV Show
A Season in Purgatory1996Dr. ShugrueTV Show
Pandora's Clock1996PresidentTV Show
Soul of the Game1996Branch RickeyTV Movie
What Love Sees1996Morton TreadwayTV Movie
Nixon1995Nelson Rockefeller (as Ed Herrmann)Movie
Here Come the Munsters1995Herman MunsterTV Movie
The Face on the Milk Carton1995Frank JessmonTV Movie
Foreign Student1994Zachary 'Zach' GilmoreMovie
Ri¢hie Ri¢h1994Mr. RichMovie
Don't Drink the Water1994Mr. KilroyTV Movie
Born Yesterday1993Ed DeveryMovie
My Boyfriend's Back1993Mr. DingleMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street1993Thomas PandolfiTV Show
Hero1992Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide (uncredited)Movie
Sweet Poison1991HenryTV Movie
Fire in the Dark1991RobertTV Movie
The General Motors Playwrights Theater1991Ben CunninghamTV Show
So Proudly We Hail1990James WagnerTV Movie
Law & Order1990Drew Seely, Frederic Matson, Mr. MosbeckTV Show
Wings1990Y.M. BurgTV Show
Big Business1988Graham SherbourneMovie
Hothouse1988WoodsTV Show
Overboard1987Grant Stayton IIIMovie
The Lost Boys1987Max (as Ed Herrmann)Movie
Biography1987NarratorTV Show
Murrow1986Fred FriendlyTV Movie
The Lawrenceville Stories1986Head MasterTV Show
Laughter in the Dark1986Movie
Compromising Positions1985Bob SingerMovie
The Man with One Red Shoe1985Brown (as Ed Herrmann)Movie
The Purple Rose of Cairo1985HenryMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985Dr. Maxwell Stoddard, LittonTV Show
Screen One1985RalphTV Show
Mrs. Soffel1984Warden Peter SoffelMovie
Memorial Day1983Ned LarwinTV Movie
A Little Sex1982TommyMovie
Annie1982FDRMovie
Death Valley1982Paul StantonMovie
The Electric Grandmother1982FatherTV Movie
St. Elsewhere1982Father Joseph McCabe, PriestTV Show
Freedom to Speak1982TV Show
The Gift of Life1982Dr. QuinnTV Movie
Harry's War1981Harry JohnsonMovie
Reds1981Max EastmanMovie
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed1981The StrangerTV Movie
American Playhouse1981Alger Hiss, HeadmasterTV Show
Dear Liar1981George Bernard ShawTV Movie
Take Down1979Ed BranishMovie
The North Avenue Irregulars1979Michael HillMovie
Freedom Road1979Stephen HolmsTV Movie
Portrait of a Stripper1979Frank AndrewsTV Movie
3 by Cheever1979Kip LawtonTV Show
Brass Target1978Col. Walter GilchristMovie
The Betsy1978Dan WeymanMovie
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story1978Lou GehrigTV Movie
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years1977Franklin D. RooseveltTV Movie
Eleanor and Franklin1976Franklin Delano Roosevelt, age 20-50TV Show
The Great Waldo Pepper1975Ezra StilesMovie
Valley Forge1975FolsomTV Movie
Beacon Hill1975Richard PalmerTV Show
The Great Gatsby1974KlipspringerMovie
Nova1974NarratorTV Show
The Day of the Dolphin1973MikeMovie
The Paper Chase1973AndersonMovie
M*A*S*H1972Capt. Steven J. NewsomeTV Show
Lady Liberty1971Policeman (uncredited)Movie
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Posted commentsView all comments (4)

TillyMouse20TillyMouse20Jan 1, 2015

RIP. A Lost Boy has been found.

CraigSnyderCraigSnyderMay 21, 2013

He will always be Max from The Lost Boys to me.
I never realized he was in 1974's The Great Gatsby but he's a good actor.

karentatertotkarentatertotJan 28, 2013

My guilty pleasure Gilmore Girl's come back! You're great

heatherachaseheatherachaseJan 9, 2011

Love!

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