Herrmann started his career in the early ’70s with roles in classic films like The Paper Chase, The Great Gatsby and The Great Waldo Pepper, as well playing Franklin D. Roosevelt in a series of “Eleanor and Franklin” TV movies for which he received two Emmy nominations.
He won his first and only Emmy in 1999 for his guest appearances on “The Practice” after four previous Emmy nominations, two for the “Eleanor and Franklin” movies and two for appearing on “St. Elsewhere.” He also won his first Tony for the 1976 play “Mr. Warren’s Profession” and a second one seven years later for “Plenty.”
Possibly some of his most notable roles were playing the vampire Max in 1987’s The Lost Boys and father to Macaulay Culkin’s Richie Rich in the 1994 movie.
He then became a series regular on the WB show “Gilmore Girls’ through its entire run from 2000 – 2007 and most recently appeared on episodes of “The Good Wife” and “How I Met Your Mother” on CBS and “Black Box” on ABC.
Herrmann’s distinctive voice could also be heard narrating many documentaries and TV specials including his return to voice Franklin Roosevelt on PBS’s “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.”
Herrmann is survived by three children from his two marriages.
