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Edward Herrmann in Die Zeit der Prüfungen (1973)
Father of Ryen Herrmann and Emma Herrmann. His step-son Rory Herrmann (is named after the Gilmore Girls main character) works as Chef.
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Timothy Bottoms, Edward Herrmann, Graham Beckel, James Naughton, etc.
Member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Bucknell University, where he was a graduate.
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Timothy Bottoms and Edward Herrmann in Die Zeit der Prüfungen (1973)
He loved restoring classic cars. He had several in his collection.
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Susan Sarandon and Edward Herrmann in Tödliche Beziehung (1985)
Won Broadway's 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for George Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession." Was also Tony-nominated in 1983 as Best Actor (Play) for "Plenty". Won his Tony the same year that Kelly Bishop -- who portrays his wife in Gilmore Girls (2000) -- won hers.
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Susan Sarandon and Edward Herrmann in Tödliche Beziehung (1985)
He played Franklin D. Roosevelt three times: Eleanor and Franklin (1976), Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) and Annie (1982). In 2005, he hosted the documentary, about Roosevelt, called FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005).
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Edward Herrmann in Richie Rich (1994)
In 1999, he hosted a program on The History Channel, History's Lost & Found (1999) which chronicles the whereabouts of history's best known artifacts. Later Herrmann hosted (or narrated) dozens of History Channel specials mostly about historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Edward Herrmann and Christine Ebersole in Richie Rich (1994)
He was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for his performance in "The Cherry Orchard", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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Edward Herrmann, Christine Ebersole, and John Larroquette in Richie Rich (1994)
Was the voice of many specials on The History Channel. [May 2004]
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John Goodman and Edward Herrmann in Blondinen küßt man nicht (1993)
Was known as "Mr. Pathmark" in the 1980s by appearing in a series of commercials for the grocery chain.
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John Goodman, Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, etc.
Appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Reds (1981), The Aviator (2004) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
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Edward Herrmann and Robert Vaughn in Verstecktes Ziel (1978)
His future second wife, Star Roman, sued him for paternity after he fathered a child with her during the filming of Harry's War (1981) (1981).
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Edward Herrmann and Robert Vaughn in Verstecktes Ziel (1978)
Was a TV pitchman for the now defunct Fair Financing Company which operated a Ponzi scheme by Tim Durham and others resulting in convictions for wire and securities fraud.
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Edward Herrmann and Dianne Wiest in The Lost Boys (1987)
One of his last acting credits was narrating a documentary series on cancer, while he himself was dying of brain cancer. He thought of it as a fitting and important final performance.
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Edward Herrmann in CSI: Vegas (2000)
His ashes are buried near his home in Sharon, Connecticut.
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Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann in Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Convert to Roman Catholicism.
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Diane Keaton, Warren Beatty, Edward Herrmann, etc.
In addition to his portrayals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and narration of documentaries about the 32nd President, Herrmann also appeared in the movie "Richie Rich" with Michael McShane, who appeared on the sitcom 'Seinfeld' as FDR-Franklin Delano Romanowski.
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Kevin Kline, Edward Herrmann, and Caitlin O'Heaney in Club der Cäsaren (2002)
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