Herb Edelman

Acting

Herb Edelman

Born November 5, 1933Brooklyn, New York, USA100 credits

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 Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
6.0

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

Movie

2003

Cops n Roberts

Cops n Roberts

Movie

1995

Burke's Law
6.7

Burke's Law

TV

1994

6.0

The Second Half

TV

1993

The Naked Truth
2.4

The Naked Truth

Movie

1992

The Golden Palace
6.4

The Golden Palace

TV

1992

Filmography

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Momentsas Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)Movie
Cops n Roberts
1995Cops n RobertsMovie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas George MuldoonTV
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1993The Second Halfas BenTV
The Naked Truth
1992The Naked Truthas Rupert HessMovie
The Golden Palace
1992The Golden Palaceas Stan ZbornakTV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Stern (voice)TV
Grass Roots
1992Grass Rootsas Manny PearlMovie
The Bradys
1990The BradysTV
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the BeastTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Al JonesTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Arthur RydellTV
Picking Up the Pieces
1985Picking Up the Piecesas Mac GoodmanMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras TubbsTV
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas Stanley ZbornakTV
Crazy like a Fox
1984Crazy like a Foxas Inspector RoulettiTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lieutenant VarickTV
Highway to Heaven
1984Highway to HeavenTV
Wheels on Meals
1984Wheels on Mealsas MattMovie
Shooting Stars
1983Shooting StarsMovie
Smorgasbord
1983Smorgasbordas Dr. Jonas PletchickMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Richard ClarendonTV
Matt Houston
1982Matt HoustonTV
Hotel
1982Hotelas Everett GillanTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Joel SteigerTV
9 to 5
19829 to 5TV
Strike Force
1981Strike Forceas Commissioner Herb KleinTV
On the Right Track
1981On the Right Trackas SamMovie
Ladies' Man
1980Ladies' Manas ReggieTV
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1980A Cry for Loveas JackMovie
Marathon
1980Marathonas Saul FeigenbaumMovie
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979Tora-san's Dream of Springas MichaelMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Sergeant LevineTV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
Goin' Coconuts
1978Goin' Coconutsas SidMovie
The Comedy Company
1978The Comedy Companyas Lester DietzMovie
California Suite
1978California Suiteas Harry MichaelsMovie
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1978Special Olympicsas Doug RansomMovie
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Arthur GantmanTV
Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977Have I Got a Christmas for Youas RabbiMovie
Charge of the Model T's
1977Charge of the Model T'sas Villa NuevaMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Robert SavageTV
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977The San Pedro Beach BumsTV
CHiPs
1977CHiPsas SandersTV
Rafferty
1977RaffertyTV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Joey JanuaryTV
Big John, Little John
1976Big John, Little Johnas Big John MartinTV
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5as DannyMovie
Distant Early Warning
1975Distant Early WarningMovie
Hearts of the West
1975Hearts of the Westas PoloMovie
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery Queenas Taxi DriverTV
Crossfire
1975Crossfireas Bert GanzMovie
Barney Miller
1975Barney Milleras Alan SchusterTV
The Yakuza
1974The Yakuzaas WheatMovie
The Front Page
1974The Front Pageas SchwartzMovie
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974The Strange and Deadly Occurrenceas FelixMovie
Happy Days
1974Happy DaysTV
Kojak
1973Kojakas Toza StefanovicTV
The Way We Were
1973The Way We Wereas Bill VersoMovie
Steambath
1973Steambathas BiebermanMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Hawkins
1973Hawkinsas Lt. Joe HorowitzTV
Of Thee I Sing
1972Of Thee I Singas Louis LippmanMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
Banacek
1972Banacekas Joe TaddenhurstTV
Temperatures Rising
1972Temperatures Risingas Dr. PattersonTV
The War Between Men and Women
1972The War Between Men and Womenas Howard MannMovie
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971The New Dick Van Dyke Showas George BensonTV
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971Once Upon a Dead Manas Gregory ConstantineMovie
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Banyon
1971Banyonas Harry SpragueMovie
The Neon Ceiling
1971The Neon Ceilingas HarryMovie
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971The Feminist and the Fuzzas Wyatt FoleyMovie
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas Darby WillisTV
In Name Only
1969In Name Onlyas Bert ClaytonMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas Bob CurtisTV
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
The Bill Cosby Show
1969The Bill Cosby Showas Mr. MaherTV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas Howard FeinsteinTV
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!as MurrayMovie
The Good Guys
1968The Good Guysas Bert GramusTV
The Odd Couple
1968The Odd Coupleas MurrayMovie
P.J.
1968P.J.as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)Movie
Accidental Family
1967Accidental FamilyTV
The Mothers-in-Law
1967The Mothers-in-Lawas Police Sergeant CrumpTV
The Flying Nun
1967The Flying Nunas Albion 'Al' CaineTV
Good Morning World
1967Good Morning Worldas Uncle HarryTV
Barefoot in the Park
1967Barefoot in the Parkas Harry PepperMovie
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
In Like Flint
1967In Like Flintas Russian PremierMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleTV
Occasional Wife
1966Occasional WifeTV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Mr. AsterickTV
It's About Time
1966It's About TimeTV
That Girl
1966That GirlTV
Honey West
1965Honey Westas MoodyTV
Bewitched
1964BewitchedTV
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1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Seth SwineTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Rabbi David MillerTV