Claim: The Great Waldo Pepper's cast included American actor Edward Herrmann.
Evidence: The cast also includes Margot Kidder , Bo Svenson , Edward Herrmann and Susan Sarandon.
Edward Kirk Herrmann -LRB- July 21 , 1943 -- December 31 , 2014 -RRB- was an American actor , director , writer , and comedian , best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television , Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls , a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova , and as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.