Edward Herrmann Net Worth

Edward Herrmann's Quotes

• I love the spoken word. I love hearing it. The way the words can seduce you.

Interesting Facts about Edward Herrmann

1. Father of Ryen Herrmann and Emma Herrmann. His stepson Rory Herrmann (is named after the Gilmore Girls main character) works as Chef.
2. Member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Bucknell University, where he was a graduate.
3. He loved restoring classic cars. He had several in his collection.
4. He grew up in the Detroit area, studied drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (on a Fulbright Fellowship no less) and performed in several repertory stage productions in the Dallas area early in his career.
5. He had completed many voiceover assignments: from Dodge TV commercials, to documentaries to dozens of audio-books (in many cases, using different accents and dialects).
6. 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.
7. Won his Tony the same year that Kelly Bishop - who portrays his wife in Gilmore Girls (2000) - won hers, albeit in two completely different shows.
8. 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).
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Was the voice of many specials on The History Channel. [May 2004]
12. Was known as "Mr. Pathmark" in the 1980s by appearing in a series of commercials for the grocery chain.
13. Appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Reds (1981), The Aviator (2004) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
14. 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).
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. His father was of German descent and his mother was of Irish and English ancestry.
18. His ashes are buried near his home in Sharon, Connecticut.
19. Convert to Roman Catholicism.
20. 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.