Character actor Edward Hermann has passed away

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

We couldn’t get through the final day of 2014 without losing another recognized face from film and television as we remember character actor Edward Hermann who has passed away at the age of 71. Hermann succumbed after a long battle with brain cancer, depriving the world of stage and screen of another performer.

Hermann began his career in the 1970s working on films like THE PAPER CHASE, THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER, and Robert Altman‘s M*A*S*H. In his career, he worked with everyone from Woody Allen, Laurence Olivier, Oliver Stone, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Joel and Ethan Coen, and John Huston. His Broadway performances and voice-over work garnered him awards while he has also been a fixture on the small screen in series like LAW & ORDER, THE GILMORE GIRLS, THE GOOD WIFE, and his Emmy-nominated turn as Franklin Roosevelt in ELEANOR AND FRANKLIN.

Most fans may remember Hermann as the lead vampire, Max, in THE LOST BOYS or as Richard Rich, Sr in the Macaulay Culkin version of RICHIE RICH. The Emmy nominated and Tony-winning actor will remain in our memories as movie fans. He is survived by his wife and three children. Our thoughts are with them.

Also check out our tribute to all of those from film and television we lost this year.