Actor profile

Herb Edelman

5th November 1933 Brooklyn, New York, USA Acting

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.

39 Movies 61 TV Shows 100 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments poster

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments 2nd June 2003 as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)

Cops n Roberts poster

Cops n Roberts 1st January 1995

The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth 29th September 1992 as Rupert Hess

Grass Roots poster

Grass Roots 24th February 1992 as Manny Pearl

Picking Up the Pieces poster

Picking Up the Pieces 22nd October 1985 as Mac Goodman

Wheels on Meals poster

Wheels on Meals 17th August 1984 as Matt

Shooting Stars poster

Shooting Stars 28th July 1983

Smorgasbord poster

Smorgasbord 13th April 1983 as Dr. Jonas Pletchick

On the Right Track poster

On the Right Track 6th March 1981 as Sam

A Cry for Love 20th October 1980 as Jack

Marathon poster

Marathon 30th January 1980 as Saul Feigenbaum

Tora-san's Dream of Spring poster

Tora-san's Dream of Spring 28th December 1979 as Michael

Goin' Coconuts poster

Goin' Coconuts 6th October 1978 as Sid

The Comedy Company poster

The Comedy Company 21st July 1978 as Lester Dietz

California Suite poster

California Suite 19th March 1978 as Harry Michaels

Special Olympics 22nd February 1978 as Doug Ransom

Have I Got a Christmas for You poster

Have I Got a Christmas for You 16th December 1977 as Rabbi

Charge of the Model T's poster

Charge of the Model T's 4th November 1977 as Villa Nueva

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 poster

Smash-Up on Interstate 5 2nd February 1976 as Danny

Distant Early Warning poster

Distant Early Warning 21st October 1975

Hearts of the West poster

Hearts of the West 8th October 1975 as Polo

Crossfire poster

Crossfire 24th March 1975 as Bert Ganz

The Yakuza poster

The Yakuza 21st December 1974 as Wheat

The Front Page poster

The Front Page 1st November 1974 as Schwartz

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence poster

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence 24th September 1974 as Felix

The Way We Were poster

The Way We Were 17th October 1973 as Bill Verso

Steambath poster

Steambath 4th May 1973 as Bieberman

Of Thee I Sing poster

Of Thee I Sing 24th October 1972 as Louis Lippman

The War Between Men and Women poster

The War Between Men and Women 1st June 1972 as Howard Mann

Once Upon a Dead Man poster

Once Upon a Dead Man 17th September 1971 as Gregory Constantine

Banyon poster

Banyon 15th March 1971 as Harry Sprague

The Neon Ceiling poster

The Neon Ceiling 8th February 1971 as Harry

The Feminist and the Fuzz poster

The Feminist and the Fuzz 26th January 1971 as Wyatt Foley

In Name Only poster

In Name Only 25th November 1969 as Bert Clayton

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! poster

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 18th October 1968 as Murray

The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple 16th May 1968 as Murray

P.J. poster

P.J. 27th March 1968 as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)

Barefoot in the Park poster

Barefoot in the Park 25th May 1967 as Harry Pepper

In Like Flint poster

In Like Flint 15th March 1967 as Russian Premier

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as George Muldoon

The Second Half 7th September 1993 as Ben

The Golden Palace poster

The Golden Palace 18th September 1992 as Stan Zbornak

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Stern (voice)

The Bradys poster

The Bradys 9th February 1990

thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething 29th September 1987

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 25th September 1987 as Harold Levinson

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Al Jones

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Arthur Rydell

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 29th September 1985 as Bart Riggins

The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls 14th September 1985 as Stanley Zbornak

Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox 30th December 1984 as Inspector Rouletti

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as George

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Richard Clarendon

Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston 26th September 1982

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982 as Everett Gillan

9 to 5 poster

9 to 5 25th March 1982

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982 as Joel Steiger

Strike Force poster

Strike Force 13th November 1981 as Commissioner Herb Klein

Ladies' Man poster

Ladies' Man 27th October 1980 as Reggie

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing 27th December 1979 as Sergeant Levine

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979

Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island 28th January 1978 as Arthur Gantman

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Howard von Buren

The San Pedro Beach Bums poster

The San Pedro Beach Bums 19th September 1977

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Sanders

Rafferty poster

Rafferty 5th September 1977

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Joey January

Big John, Little John poster

Big John, Little John 11th September 1976 as Big John Martin

Ellery Queen poster

Ellery Queen 11th September 1975 as Max Sheldon

Barney Miller poster

Barney Miller 23rd January 1975 as Alan Schuster

Happy Days poster

Happy Days 15th January 1974

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Jack Cohen

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973 as Mr. Morrell

Hawkins poster

Hawkins 13th March 1973 as Lt. Joe Horowitz

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972 as Sam

Banacek poster

Banacek 13th September 1972 as Joe Taddenhurst

Temperatures Rising poster

Temperatures Rising 12th September 1972 as Dr. Patterson

The New Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The New Dick Van Dyke Show 18th September 1971 as George Benson

Cannon poster

Cannon 14th September 1971

The Partridge Family poster

The Partridge Family 25th September 1970 as Darby Willis

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Phil

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969

The Bill Cosby Show poster

The Bill Cosby Show 14th September 1969 as Mr. Maher

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 14th September 1969 as Howard Feinstein

The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys 25th September 1968 as Bert Gramus

Accidental Family poster

Accidental Family 15th September 1967

The Mothers-in-Law poster

The Mothers-in-Law 10th September 1967 as Police Sergeant Crump

The Flying Nun poster

The Flying Nun 7th September 1967 as Albion 'Al' Caine

Good Morning World poster

Good Morning World 5th September 1967 as Uncle Harry

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966

Occasional Wife poster

Occasional Wife 13th September 1966

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

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 13th September 1966 as Mr. Asterick

It's About Time poster

It's About Time 11th September 1966 as Tony Nugent

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966

Honey West poster

Honey West 17th September 1965 as Moody

Bewitched poster

Bewitched 17th September 1964

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 4th October 1963 as Seth Swine

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Rabbi David Miller