Tall and bulky (he was 6’5”), with a large, long head, and frequently bespectacled, Mr. Herrmann was an imposing, patrician presence who used his physicality in service of both joviality or menace, depending on the role, but mainly played souls that veered toward the kind. His rich, plummy voice and noble bearing was well suited to the authority figures, wealthy titans and Englishmen he often portrayed, as well as the many documentaries and commercials he narrated throughout his long career. (He was the confidence-instilled voice behind the commercial for Stratton Oakmont, the reckless brokerage depicted in the film “The Wolf of Wall Street.”)