Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Actor Nov 5 (died age 62) Brooklyn, New York, USA 1951–2003 (52 year career)

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Biography

Herbert "Herb" Edelman (November 5, 1933 – July 21, 1996) was an American actor of stage, film and television. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his television work. One of his best remembered roles was as Stanley Zbornak, the ex-husband of Dorothy Zbornak (played by Beatrice Arthur) on the long-running situation comedy, The Golden Girls. He also had a recurring role on the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere.

Known For

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Murray

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

Harry Pepper

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Bill Verso

The Front Page

The Front Page

Schwartz

Wheels on Meals

Wheels on Meals

Matt

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

Wheat

California Suite

California Suite

Harry Michaels

In Like Flint

In Like Flint

Russian Premier

Filmography

Acting (99)

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Movies (39)

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)

Cops n Roberts

Cops n Roberts

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as Rupert Hess

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

as Manny Pearl

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

as Mac Goodman

Wheels on Meals

Wheels on Meals

as Matt

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord

as Dr. Jonas Pletchick

On the Right Track

On the Right Track

as Sam

A Cry for Love

as Jack

Marathon

Marathon

as Saul Feigenbaum

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

as Michael

California Suite

California Suite

as Harry Michaels

Goin' Coconuts

Goin' Coconuts

as Sid

Special Olympics

as Doug Ransom

The Comedy Company

The Comedy Company

as Lester Dietz

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Have I Got a Christmas for You

as Rabbi

Charge of the Model T's

Charge of the Model T's

as Villa Nueva

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

as Danny

Distant Early Warning

Distant Early Warning

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

as Polo

Crossfire

Crossfire

as Bert Ganz

The Front Page

The Front Page

as Schwartz

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

as Wheat

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

as Felix

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

as Bill Verso

Steambath

Steambath

as Bieberman

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

as Howard Mann

Of Thee I Sing

Of Thee I Sing

as Louis Lippman

Banyon

Banyon

as Harry Sprague

The Neon Ceiling

The Neon Ceiling

as Harry

Once Upon a Dead Man

Once Upon a Dead Man

as Gregory Constantine

The Feminist and the Fuzz

The Feminist and the Fuzz

as Wyatt Foley

In Name Only

In Name Only

as Bert Clayton

P.J.

P.J.

as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as Murray

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

as Murray

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

as Harry Pepper

In Like Flint

In Like Flint

as Russian Premier

Television (60)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as George Muldoon

The Second Half

as Ben

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

as Stern (voice)

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

as Stan Zbornak

The Bradys

The Bradys

thirtysomething

thirtysomething

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as Al Jones

Matlock

Matlock

as Arthur Rydell

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Tubbs

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as Stanley Zbornak

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as George

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as Inspector Rouletti

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as Richard Clarendon

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as Joel Steiger

Hotel

Hotel

as Everett Gillan

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

9 to 5

9 to 5

Strike Force

Strike Force

as Commissioner Herb Klein

Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

as Reggie

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as Sergeant Levine

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as Arthur Gantman

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as Howard von Buren

CHiPs

CHiPs

as Sanders

Rafferty

Rafferty

The San Pedro Beach Bums

The San Pedro Beach Bums

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Joey January

Big John, Little John

Big John, Little John

as Big John Martin

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as Alan Schuster

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as Taxi Driver

Happy Days

Happy Days

Kojak

Kojak

as Toza Stefanovic

Police Story

Police Story

Hawkins

Hawkins

as Lt. Joe Horowitz

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Banacek

Banacek

as Joe Taddenhurst

Temperatures Rising

as Dr. Patterson

Cannon

Cannon

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

as Darby Willis

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as Marion Feinstein

Medical Center

Medical Center

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Howard Feinstein

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mr. Maher

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

as Bert Gramus

Ironside

Ironside

The Mothers-in-Law

The Mothers-in-Law

as Police Sergeant Crump

The Flying Nun

The Flying Nun

as Albion 'Al' Caine

Accidental Family

Accidental Family

Good Morning World

Good Morning World

as Uncle Harry

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

That Girl

That Girl

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Mr. Asterick

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

It's About Time

It's About Time

as Tony Nugent

Honey West

Honey West

as Moody

Bewitched

Bewitched

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Seth Swine

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rabbi David Miller