THE LOST BOYS Actor Edward Herrmann Dies At 71

Veteran actor Edward Herrmann, 71, who played in director Joel Schumacher’s THE LOST BOYS and Richard Gilmore on television’s Gilmore Girls, died Wednesday (Dec. 31) in New York.

Herrman had been in treatment for brain cancer for months according to a statement released by his talent agent, Robyn Stecher.

His family told TMZ, which first reported the news, he had been in a hospital intensive care unit for nearly a month when the decision was made to remove him from a respirator.

Herrmann won a Tony Award for his 1976 portrayal of Frank Gardner in the Broadway play Mrs. Warren’s Profession. He earned Emmy nominations as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the made-for-television productions Eleanor and Franklin in 1976 and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years in 1977.

His previous film work included The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Aviator (2004), Intolerable Cruelty (2003) and The Cat’s Meow (2001).

Herrmann’s voiceover work could be heard on a number of programs on PBS and The History Channel, as well as television commercials for Dodge.

Source: UPI