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Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Actor · Died December 31, 2014, aged 71 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) in Washington, D.C., was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1943
Died
December 31, 2014 (aged 71)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
104 on Motif · 162 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Edward Herrmann's films like?

Across their 66 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Motif score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama18 titlesTypical Motif score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Motif score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action4 titlesTypical Motif score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Motif score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Motif score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
17%
Morality
16%
Society
15%
Power
13%
Ideas
8%
Survival
8%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth7 titles, browse their movies with this themePower6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 18 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 38 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 30 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 31 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 18

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 32 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 31 · Full focus 1

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 32 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 24 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 24
Hero
4 of 24
Herald
4 of 24
Ally
3 of 24
Threshold guardian
3 of 24
Shadow
3 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Melancholic
30
Contemplative
19
Absurd
18
Warm
14
Other
73

How their films linger

Thought-provoking23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Edward Herrmann's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 104 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Herrmann's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

162 credits, 104 with a Motif page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Gilmore (archive sound) (uncredited)

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Coach of the Year (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bill Ford

  • Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown(2014)

    as Reverend Cartwright

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Roosevelts: An Intimate History(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    as Stratton Oakmont Commercial (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Are You Here(2013)

    as Dr. Vincent

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Door(2012)

    as Nate Christensen

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Price Check(2012)

    as Jack Bennington

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Pierce

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Oranges(2012)

    as Mr. Crampton

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Treasure Buddies(2012)

    as Philip Wellington

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Pageant(2011)

    as Garrett Clark

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Wish(2011)

    as Les McCallum

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Redemption: For Robbing the Dead(2011)

    as Governor Dawson

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star(2011)

    as Jeremiah Larson

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Son of Morning(2011)

    as Thomas

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Harry's Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lester Babcock

  • Better With You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lionel Deerfield

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Phillips

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Six Wives of Henry Lefay(2009)

    as John Goodenough

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Skeptic(2008)

    as Shepard

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hatching Pete(2009)

    as The Principal

    Motif score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Morristown: Where America Survived (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Andrew Jackson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Columbus: The Lost Voyage(2007)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Revolution(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic's Achilles Heel(2007)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sherman's March(2007)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The States (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Banned from the Bible II(2007)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • I Think I Love My Wife(2007)

    as Mr. Landis

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Factory Girl(2006)

    as James Townsend

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Wedding Daze(2006)

    as Lyle

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Relative Strangers(2006)

    as Doug Clayton

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran(2006)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ape to Man(2005)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bible Battles(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Lowell

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • FDR: A Presidency Revealed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Norman Shales

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Councilman (voice) · as Old Man (voice)

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Presidents(2005)

    Show 9 episodes · as Narrator

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • French Revolution (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • The French Revolution (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • The Aviator(2004)

    as Joseph Breen

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Kaplan (voice)

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Bereft (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Lloyd

  • First Invasion: The War of 1812(2004)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Isaac's Storm (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Welcome to Mooseport(2004)

    as Avery Hightower Debate Moderator (uncredited)

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Intolerable Cruelty(2003)

    as Rex Rexroth

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • TR: An American Lion(2003)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Russia, Land of the Tsars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Louisiana Purchase (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Russia, Land of the Tsars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Stalin: Man of Steel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Emperor's Club(2002)

    as Headmaster Woodbridge

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Dinosaur Secrets Revealed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Rise and Fall of the Spartans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Antarctica: A Frozen History (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator

  • The Cat's Meow(2001)

    as W. R. Hearst

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The World Trade Center: Rise and Fall of an American Icon(2002)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • In Search of Christmas(2001)

    as Narrator

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Malden

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Shaft(2001)

    as Milligan

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • James Dean(2001)

    as Raymond Massey

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Face: Jesus in Art(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Double Take(2001)

    as Charles Allsworth

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Founding Fathers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Vogel

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 153 episodes · as Richard Gilmore

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Walking Across Egypt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Reverend Vernon

  • The Korean War: Fire and Ice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • Vendetta(1999)

    as D.A. Luzenberg

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Atomic Train (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as The President

  • Norman Rockwell: Painting America (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • Niagara: A History of the Falls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Presenter · as Narrator

  • New York: A Documentary Film(1999)

    Show Actor

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate autos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as host

  • Saint Maybe(1998)

    as Doug Bedloe

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Better Living (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jack

  • Liberty! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Critical Care(1997)

    as Robert Payne

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · as Anderson Pearson

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Pandora's Clock (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as President

  • What Love Sees (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Morton Treadway

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Shugrue

  • Soul of the Game(1996)

    as Branch Rickey

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Nixon(1995)

    as Nelson Rockefeller

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Face on the Milk Carton(1995)

    as Frank Jessmon

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

  • Here Come the Munsters(1995)

    as Herman Munster

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Richie Rich(1994)

    as Mr. Rich

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Don't Drink the Water(1994)

    as Mr. Kilroy

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Foreign Student(1994)

    as Zachary 'Zach' Gilmore

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Foreign Field (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ralph

  • My Boyfriend's Back(1993)

    as Mr. Dingle

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Born Yesterday(1993)

    as Ed Deverey

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Pandolfi

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hero(1992)

    as Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Fire in the Dark(1991)

    as Robert

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Poison (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Henry

  • The General Motors Playwrights Theater (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Cunningham

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Defense Attorney Mosbeck · as Drew Seeley · as Frederic Matson

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Wings(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Y.M. Burg

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • So Proudly We Hail(1990)

    as James Wagner

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Screen One (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph

  • Hothouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Woods

  • Big Business(1988)

    as Graham Sherbourne

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Overboard(1987)

    as Grant Stayton III

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Boys(1987)

    as Max

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Lawrenceville Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Headmaster

  • Murrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Fred Friendly

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Maxwell Stoddard / Litton

  • Compromising Positions (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    as Bob Singer

  • The Man with One Red Shoe(1985)

    as Brown

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)

    as Henry

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Soffel(1984)

    as Warden Peter Soffel

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Memorial Day(1983)

    as Ned Larwin

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Father Joseph McCabe

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Annie(1982)

    as FDR

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Death Valley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Paul Stanton

  • A Little Sex(1982)

    as Tommy

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Gift of Life(1982)

    as Dr. Quinn

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Electric Grandmother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    as Father

  • American Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Alger Hiss · as Professor · as The Headmaster

  • Reds(1981)

    as Max Eastman

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Dear Liar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as George Bernard Shaw

  • The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as The Stranger

  • Harry's War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    as Harry Johnson

  • O Youth and Beauty! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kip Lawton

  • Freedom Road(1979)

    as Stephen Holmes

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Sorrows of Gin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kip Lawton

  • Portrait of a Stripper(1979)

    as Frank Andrews

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Take Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ed Branish

  • The North Avenue Irregulars(1979)

    as Michael Hill

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Brass Target(1978)

    as Col. Walter Gilchrist

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Betsy(1978)

    as Dan Weyman

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1977)

    as Lou Gehrig

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years(1977)

    as Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor and Franklin(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Age 20-50

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Valley Forge(1975)

    as Folsom

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Beacon Hill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 11 episodes · as Richard Palmer

  • The Great Waldo Pepper(1975)

    as Ezra Stiles

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Great Gatsby(1974)

    as Klipspringer

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Nova(1974)

    Show as Narrator

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Day of the Dolphin(1973)

    as Mike

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Paper Chase(1973)

    as Thomas Craig Anderson

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Lady Liberty(1971)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Bedloe · as Folsom

  • History's Lost & Found (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Wonder Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Warren

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 159 titles, 157 of them dated from 1951 to 2016; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

$121M worldwide

Highest rated

New York: A Documentary Film (1999)

Motif 99th

Most popular right now

Gilmore Girls (2000)

Film career

19512016

Peak 1994 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting159 of 159: 158 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Motif score60thOther crew1 of 159: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s25 · acting1990s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2000s59 · acting2010s19 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 4% of 45 roles
738388980308

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Edward Herrmann's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 79; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Motif score across 104 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up40
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

37 of their 104 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic8
  • Crowd Pleaser37
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

The Face: Jesus in Art (2001)

93rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Motif 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Edward Herrmann's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 Motif titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles7–76 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles22–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles32–71 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–36 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles8–87 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Edward Herrmann work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Herrmann's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Clyde shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles