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blogslut

(37,997 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2014, 05:02 PM Dec 2014

R.I.P. Edward Hermann

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-edward-herrmann-dies-at-71/

He will always be the consummate FDR to me.

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R.I.P. Edward Hermann (Original Post) blogslut Dec 2014 OP

RIP... Tom_Foolery Dec 2014 #1

He was a great character actor hifiguy Dec 2014 #2

He was Alec Guinness' protoge Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2014 #3

I saw him in London with Alec Guinness in "A Walk in the Woods". greatauntoftriplets Jan 2015 #6

You have my envy, GAOT Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2015 #8

Blast! I loved him! Demoiselle Dec 2014 #4

Loved him! Are_grits_groceries Jan 2015 #5

It's currently on Netflix PennyK Jan 2015 #7

He also just took part in Ken Burns' "The Roosevelts" on PBS, was the voice of FDR Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #9

Tom_Foolery

(4,691 posts)

1. RIP...

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 05:11 PM

Dec 2014

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

2. He was a great character actor

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 05:42 PM

Dec 2014

and narrator/voiceover artist. Always enjoyed his work.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

3. He was Alec Guinness' protoge

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 06:33 PM

Dec 2014

RIP

greatauntoftriplets

(175,731 posts)

6. I saw him in London with Alec Guinness in "A Walk in the Woods".

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 10:28 AM

Jan 2015

They were amazing together!

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

8. You have my envy, GAOT

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 03:43 PM

Jan 2015

That would have been amazing to see.

Demoiselle

(6,787 posts)

4. Blast! I loved him!

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 09:37 PM

Dec 2014

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)

5. Loved him!

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 03:54 AM

Jan 2015

I was glad that the younger generations got to know him when he starred in Gilmore Girls.
Loved that show.

PennyK

(2,302 posts)

7. It's currently on Netflix

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 10:59 AM

Jan 2015

And he's priceless in it, playing a patrician. The twinkle in his eyes never seems to leave and he makes the character quite real.

Rhiannon12866

(205,132 posts)

9. He also just took part in Ken Burns' "The Roosevelts" on PBS, was the voice of FDR