Edward Herrmann

Age: 66
Height: 6' 5"

Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Jul. 21st, 1943

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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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In 1999, he hosted a program on The History Channel, "History's Lost and Found" which chronicles the whereabouts of history's best known artifacts. Since that time Herrmann has hosted (or narrated) dozens of History Channel specials mostly about historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Theodore Roosevelt and FDR.
He has completed many voiceover assignments: from Dodge TV commercials, to documentaries to dozens of audiobooks (in many cases, using different accents and dialects).
A graduate of Bucknell University.
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.
Won Broadway's 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for 'George Bernard Shaw' (qv)'s "Mrs. Warren's Profession." Was also Tony-nominated in 1983 as Best Actor (Play) for "Plenty."
He loves restoring classic cars. He has several in his collection.
He has played Franklin Roosevelt three times in Eleanor and Frankin (TV)(1976), Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (TV)(1977) and Annie (1982). In 2005, he hosted the documentary about Roosevelt called FDR: A Presidency Revealed.
He grew up in the Detroit area, studied drama in England at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (on a Fullbright Fellowship no less) and performed in several repertory stage productions in the Dallas area early in his career.

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