Tony and Emmy® Award-winning actor Edward Herrmann, who plays family patriarch Richard Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls," boasts an impressive career that spans more than 30 years in theatre, film and television.
Herrmann's work on Broadway includes "Mrs. Warren's Profession," for which he won a Tony Award; "The Philadelphia Story," for which he earned a Tony nomination; "Plenty"; and "Love Letters."
On the big screen, Herrmann created memorable characters in "Nixon," "Richie Rich," "Born Yesterday," "The Lost Boys," "Compromising Positions," "The Man with One Red Shoe," "The Purple Rose of Cairo," "A Little Sex," "The Great Gatsby," "Annie," "Reds," "The Great Waldo Pepper," "The Day of the Dolphin," "Critical Care," "Overboard," "Big Business," "Mrs. Soffel," "Take Down," "The Paper Chase," "Double Take," "The Cat's Meow," "Down," "The Emperor's Club" and "Welcome to Mooseport." Herrmann also has starring roles in the Coen brothers feature film "Intolerable Cruelty"; Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator"; "The Skeptic," opposite Tim Daly; "Relative Strangers," with Danny DeVito; "The Pleasure of Your Company," alongside Isla Fisher and Jason Biggs; and "Factory Girl," starring Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce.
Herrmann appeared on television in a six-episode story arc on "The Practice" that earned him a 1999 Emmy® Award. He also guest starred in the 200th episode of "Law & Order" and in a recurring role on "Oz." Herrmann received additional Emmy® nominations for his work on "St. Elsewhere," the telefilm "Concealed Enemies" and "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years." Among his other telefilm credits are "Atomic Train," "Vendetta," "Saint Maybe," "Pandora's Clock," "Soul of the Game," "What Love Sees," "The Face on the Milk Carton," "The End of a Sentence," "Fire in the Dark," "Murrow," "The Prodigious Hickey," "The Electric Grandmother," "A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story" and "The Last Act Is a Solo."
Herrmann frequently returns to the stage. He performed in Neil Simon's play "The Dinner Party," at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In summer 2002, he performed at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the play "Educating Rita," directed by the late Bruce Paltrow.
Herrmann also carries a full schedule of recording books on tape, having done over 50 thus far, including the latest novel in Tom Clancy's Net Force series. In 1999, he was awarded an AUDIE Award for his work in the complete recording of the King James Bible.
Additionally, he serves as the narrator of "History's Lost and Found" and the series "Founding Fathers." He also continues his work as the announcer for The History Channel as well as hosting the series "The Ultimate Auto," which has established Herrmann as a leading figure among automobile hobbyists. With six automobile restorations to his credit, Herrmann is an active participant in rallies and car shows.
Herrmann's birth date is July 21.
