The Great Waldo Pepper's cast included American actors and actresses.
Bo Svenson ( born 13 February 1941 ) is a Swedish-born American actor , known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s . Edward Kirk Herrmann ( July 21 , 1943 -- December 31 , 2014 ) was an American actor , director , writer , and comedian , best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television , Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls , a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova , and as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s . Margaret Ruth `` Margot '' Kidder ( born October 17 , 1948 ) is a Canadian American actress and activist . The Great Waldo Pepper . The cast also includes Margot Kidder , Bo Svenson , Edward Herrmann and Susan Sarandon .