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Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American television and film actor. Born in Washington, D.C., he is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and 1982 film musical Annie, to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel and PBS, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s. Herrmann started working in theatre on Broadway in 1972 with his debut in Moonchildren alongside James Woods. He received two Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Mrs. Warren's Profession at the 30th Tony Awards in 1976. Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Practice at the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1999. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture with the cast as Nelson Rockefeller in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995) at the 2nd Screen Actor's Guild Awards. Herrmann became known as a character actor, having appeared in various films such as Warren Beatty's Reds (1981), Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Garry Marshall's Overboard (1987), Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys (1987), Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) and Chris Rock's I Think I Love My Wife (2007). He also played two fictional presidents in two NBC miniseries from the 90s: Doomsday Virus (1996) and Atomic Train (1999).
Edward Herrmann
Uncle Ben
for Uncle Ben in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (1987)
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A year later after Spider-Man thwarted the twisted plot of The Green Goblin and putting Osborn behind bars for the murder of Gwen Stacy (Elizabeth Shue), Peter Parker (Michael J Fox) and Gwen's childhood friend, Mary Jane (Molly Ringwald) are still recovering and grieving over the terrible fate of their friend. Parker later then meets his new science teacher, Otto Octavius (Bob Hoskins) who has respect for Peter until an accident inside of his home occurred with a technological experiment gone wrong, linking his brainwaves with the mechanical harness and becoming the calculative and dangerous Doctor Octopus while an unknown thief (Christine Elise) has been sneaking into each home and stealing expensive jewelry. Now it is a race against time for Parker to not only put a stop to the thief that is at large, but also putting a stop to Dock Ock's sinister plans.
