Better known for his uncanny portrayal of Our contries president Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "Eleanor and Franklin" (1976, TV) & once more in the made-for-TV movie Eleanor and Franklin: A White Home Years (1977), Herrmann's acting career spans thirty-two years & has earned him each an Emmy in 1999 for his guest appearances on The Practice and a Tony Award in 1976, for his performance in Mrs. Warren’s Profession.

Herrmann is besides known for his voluminous "voice work" for The History Channel, various PBS specials, and has been a "Voice of Dodge" for twelve years.

Herrmann graduated from either Bucknell University in 1965 and studied acting at London's Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (1968 - 1969) on the Fulbright Fellowship.

Herrmann occurs as easily-known self-propelled enthusiast & restores classic drive cars. He is the MC for the Pebble Beach Concours Five hundred'Elegance each August.

Select filmography

The Great Gatsby (1971) The Paper Chase (1972) Eleanor and Franklin (1976, TV) Reds (1981) Annie (1982) St. Elsewhere (1981, TV) Mrs. Soffel (1984) The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) The Lost Boys (1987) A Foreign Field (1993) Richie Rich (1994) Law & Order (1995, TV) Oz (1997, TV) The Practice (1997-99, TV) Gilmore Girls (2000-, TV) ''The Cat's Meow (2001) The Emperor's Club (2002) Intolerable Cruelty (2003) The Aviator'' (2004)