Mr. Herrmann passed today at the age of 71; lately of "The Gilmore Girls", I mainly remember him from:
http://youtu.be/_vGKVvgzEbQ (played the Reverend of the church);
http://youtu.be/TgLe98ts0QU (very classy in this film and he made the plot twist work; warning: it is the end of the film, therefore, spoiler warning)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Herrmann states he was a Phi Kappa Psi.