People News Edward Herrmann dies at age 71 12/31/2014 Edward Herrmann, 71, who played Richard Gilmore on television's "Gilmore Girls," died Wednesday in New York. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Edward Herrmann Gilmore Girls