About Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

With a voice that was authoritative but warm, he lent
the perfect dash of gravitas to true tales of courage and heroism.

Top Performances

The Bully Pulpit
A psychologically charged study in leadership.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
"He was raised to wield power."
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Unbroken
"It was not a great presence but a great absence...that seemed to swallow heaven itself."
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The Tommyknockers
She [Bobbi Anderson] literally trips over the biggest find of her life.
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Einstein
"...he was driven by an imagination that broke from the confines of conventional wisdom."
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  • The Bully Pulpit
  • A psychologically charged study in leadership.
  • Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
  • "He was raised to wield power."
  • Unbroken
  • "It was not a great presence but a great absence...that seemed to swallow heaven itself."
  • The Tommyknockers
  • She [Bobbi Anderson] literally trips over the biggest find of her life.
  • Einstein
  • "...he was driven by an imagination that broke from the confines of conventional wisdom."

Greatest Hits

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams Audiolibro Por Stephen King arte de portada
The Boys in the Boat Audiolibro Por Daniel James Brown arte de portada
Unbroken Audiolibro Por Laura Hillenbrand arte de portada
The Tommyknockers Audiolibro Por Stephen King arte de portada

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More About Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann had a true love for audiobooks, which shone in his trailblazing performances. As he put it himself, "I love the spoken word. I love hearing it. The way the words can seduce you." Throughout his rich and storied career, Edward Herrmann, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 71, won numerous Audie Awards and Earphone Awards, an AudioFile Golden Voice Award, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and many others.
Herrmann had a certain knack for bringing histories and biographies to life. His voice was authoritative but warm, and lent the perfect dash of gravitas to true tales of courage and heroism like Unbroken, The Boys in the Boat, and A Beautiful Mind. He also narrated the personal stories of many giants of modern history, including Albert Einstein, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lou Gehrig, and Robert Ebert. The common thread is that each story grabs you and takes you on a journey.
As an audiobook performer, Herrmann believed his role was "reading a story to someone, not narrating," and that approach made Herrmann a favorite among early fans of the audiobook format. "It’s a very specialized art form," he once said. "The voice is important in a way that it is not in film or television. The whole character and color of the emotional life of a scene must be conveyed by the voice of the actor alone."
From the time he was a young boy, Edward Herrmann loved how stories stirred his imagination, and he eventually pursued drama studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art on a Fulbright Fellowship. He began acting on stage on Broadway, but quickly transitioned to film and TV where he’s beloved for his appearances on MASH, Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls, The History Channel, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Aviator. He also (fittingly) portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt on screen three times.


Awards and Accolades

Emmy Award
Outstanding Guest Actor
in a Drama Series, 1999

Tony Award
Featured Actor
in a Play, 1976

Audio Publishers
Association Special
Achievement Award, 2015


The Narrator Hall of Fame





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