jakeem Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Edward Herrmann has died at the age of 71. He probably was best known for his role as patriarch Richard Gilmore on the TV series "Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007) and for his portrayals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the TV movies "Eleanor and Franklin" (1976) and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" (1977). Herrmann reprised the role of FDR in John Huston's 1982 screen version of the Broadway musical "Annie." And he was the voice of the 32nd president for Ken Burns' acclaimed 2014 documentary "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." Meryl Streep provided the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt. The narrator was Peter Coyote. Herrmann won a 1998-99 Primetime Emmy as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performances as Anderson Pearson, a law professor accused of murder, in "The Practice." He received a 1976 Tony Award for his role as Frank Gardner in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession." His award was for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-edward-herrmann-20150101-story.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Sad news! He was recently the voice of F.D.R. in Ken Burns' brilliant documentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. One of my favorite of his screen roles was as Max Eastman inn Reds (1981). He has been taken from us far too soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton_Keyes Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Oddly enough, I was watching THE PAPER CHASE (1973) on TCM this morning, a film in which Hermann has a supporting role. That film was aired in honor of cinematographer Gordon Willis as part of TCM's 'In Memoriam' programming. How coincidental, then, that Edward Hermann should have died today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Edward Herrmann has died at the age of 71. He probably was best known for his role as patriarch Richard Gilmore on the TV series "Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007) and for his portrayals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the TV movies "Eleanor and Franklin" (1976) and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" (1977). Herrmann reprised the role of FDR in John Huston's 1982 screen version of the Broadway musical "Annie." And he was the voice of the 32nd president for Ken Burns' acclaimed 2014 documentary "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." Meryl Streep provided the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt. The narrator was Peter Coyote. Herrmann won a 1998-99 Primetime Emmy as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performances as Anderson Pearson, a law professor accused of murder, in "The Practice." He received a 1976 Tony Award for his role as Frank Gardner in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession." His award was for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. http://www.tmz.com/2014/12/31/edward-herrmann-dead-gilmore-girls/ What a shame. 71 is no age at all. And he was the voice of the 32nd president for Ken Burns' acclaimed 2014 documentary "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." And he did an outstanding job. Like Philip Seymour Hoffman, I will miss Edward Herrmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Edward Herrmann has died at the age of 71. He probably was best known for his role as patriarch Richard Gilmore on the TV series "Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007) and for his portrayals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the TV movies "Eleanor and Franklin" (1976) and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" (1977). Herrmann reprised the role of FDR in John Huston's 1982 screen version of the Broadway musical "Annie." And he was the voice of the 32nd president for Ken Burns' acclaimed 2014 documentary "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." Meryl Streep provided the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt. The narrator was Peter Coyote. Herrmann won a 1998-99 Primetime Emmy as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performances as Anderson Pearson, a law professor accused of murder, in "The Practice." He received a 1976 Tony Award for his role as Frank Gardner in a revival of George Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession." His award was for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. http://www.tmz.com/2014/12/31/edward-herrmann-dead-gilmore-girls/ He did the old Dodge car commercials and was in an episode of MASH "Heal Thyself" as Steven J. Newsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 He also hosted a TV series on classic cars several years ago. I think it was on PBS, but could have been the History Channel back when it actually was a history channel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lydecker Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I've always been an Edward Herrmann fan and was so sorry to read of his death. Great talent and, by all accounts, a truly classy guy. Died way too soon. Lydecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyk65 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 This made me sad. I am a big Gilmore Girls fan and have always held out hope for a reunion show...it was always a futile hope, but now? He had a great voice and did a lot of voiceovers for the History Channel and, in an odd case of casting against type, was the head vampire in The Lost Boys. (BTW am I the only person who wonders what the heck they tell the insurance companies in cases like this? LOL) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 "Tofutti, To-fuuuu-ti, ah, Toffutti....where are you when I need you? Tofutti Klein-Dine-Dine-Dine-Dine." (Herrman as "Grant Staton" in Overboard (1987.) ) Honest to God, I chant that to myself so many times a week....The man could just take a throwaway line or a thankless role or an itty bitty bit part and do something with it that would latch on to you forever. Such a good actor, such a great voice. ps- seriously, f*** autocorrect right in the ear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I liked Edward Herrmann in the Hawn\Russell movie Overboard. Yea, kind of a silly movie but the wife and I found it romantic and funny. Herrmann played a cad and was good in the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 "Tofutti, To-fuuuu-ti, ah, Toffutti....where are you when I need you? Tofutti Klein-Dine-Dine-Dine-Dine." (Herrman as "Grant Staton" in Overboard (1987.) ) Honest to God, I chant that to myself so many times a week....The man could just take a throwaway line or a thankless role or an itty bitty bit part and do something with it that would latch on to you forever. Such a good actor, such a great voice. ps- seriously, f*** autocorrect right in the ear. Try using a foreign language equivalent. I got a kick out of the Russian translation for shield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primosprimos Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 "Tofutti, To-fuuuu-ti, ah, Toffutti....where are you when I need you? Tofutti Klein-Dine-Dine-Dine-Dine." (Herrman as "Grant Staton" in Overboard (1987.) ) Honest to God, I chant that to myself so many times a week....The man could just take a throwaway line or a thankless role or an itty bitty bit part and do something with it that would latch on to you forever. Such a good actor, such a great voice. ps- seriously, f*** autocorrect right in the ear. ps- seriously, f*** autocorrect right in the ear. You are my new hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LornaHansonForbes Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 ps- seriously, f*** autocorrect right in the ear. You are my new hero. Well, I almost left that last bit out, but it just ANNOYED me how it kept inserting "taffeta" for Tofutti. (it was a real pain on my phone too, until I had a tech-savvy friend disable it. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldbestar Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'm sorry to see this as well as the notice about Donna Douglas. His voice was made for those History Channel documentaries and delightful car series. It's nice to know he was such a classy man off-screen as well. He also did a comedy-drama for Disney with Susan Clark and Karen Valentine, The North Avenue Irregulars, which showed his versatility. Joan Blondell and Cloris Leachman are also in it so he was shining with some real pros. I'll miss him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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