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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.

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

Coach of the Year
as Bill Ford

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
as Narrator (voice)

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Reverend Cartwright

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

The Wolf of Wall Street
as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

Are You Here
as Dr. Vincent

Heaven's Door
as Nate Christensen

Price Check
as Jack Bennington

Perception
as Jack Pierce

Christmas Oranges
as Mr. Crampton

Treasure Buddies
as Philip Wellington

The Christmas Pageant
as Garrett Clark

A Christmas Wish
as Les McCallum

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Governor Dawson

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Jeremiah Larson

Son of Morning
as Thomas

Harry's Law
as Lester Babcock

Better With You
as Judge

The Good Wife
as Lionel Deerfield

Ring Christmas Bells
as Self

Drop Dead Diva
as Reverend Phillips

The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
as John Goodenough

The Skeptic
as Shepard

Hatching Pete
as The Principal

Morristown: Where America Survived
as Narrator

Andrew Jackson
as Narrator

Columbus The Lost Voyage
as Narrator

The Revolution

Titanic's Achilles Heel
as Narrator

Sherman's March
as Narrator

The States

Banned from the Bible II
as Narrator

I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Landis

Factory Girl
as James Townsend

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Witness to 'Reds'
as Self

30 Rock
as Walter

Wedding Daze
as Lyle

Relative Strangers
as Doug Clayton

The Ten Commandments
as Narrator

Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
as Narrator

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
as Narrator (voice)

Ape to Man
as Narrator

Bible Battles
as Narrator (voice)

The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
as Narrator

How I Met Your Mother
as Reverend Lowell
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
as Narrator

Grey's Anatomy
as Norman Shales

American Dad!
as Councilman (voice)

The Presidents
as Narrator

The French Revolution
as Narrator

French Revolution
as Narrator

The Aviator
as Joseph Breen

Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

Bereft
as Lloyd

First Invasion: The War of 1812
as Narrator

Isaac's Storm
as Narrator

Welcome to Mooseport
as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

Intolerable Cruelty
as Rex Rexroth