Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born November 5, 1933
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.
MovieThe Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003
as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)
MovieCops n Roberts
1995
TVBurke's Law
1994
as George Muldoon
The Second Half
1993
as Ben
MovieThe Naked Truth
1992
as Rupert Hess
TVThe Golden Palace
1992
as Stan Zbornak
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Stern (voice)
MovieGrass Roots
1992
as Manny Pearl
TVThe Bradys
1990
TVthirtysomething
1987
TVBeauty and the Beast
1987
as Harold Levinson
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Al Jones
MovieMaggie
1986
as Harry 'Pidge' Pidgeon
TVMatlock
1986
as Arthur Rydell
MoviePicking Up the Pieces
1985
as Mac Goodman
TVMacGyver
1985
as Tubbs
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Stanley Zbornak
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Inspector Rouletti
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lieutenant Varick
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
MovieWheels on Meals
1984
as Matt
MovieShooting Stars
1983
MovieSmorgasbord
1983
as Dr. Jonas Pletchick
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Richard Clarendon
TVMatt Houston
1982
TVHotel
1982
as Everett Gillan
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Joel Steiger
TV9 to 5
1982
TVStrike Force
1981
as Commissioner Herb Klein
MovieOn the Right Track
1981
as Sam
TVLadies' Man
1980
as Reggie
A Cry for Love
1980
as Jack
MovieMarathon
1980
as Saul Feigenbaum
MovieTora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as Michael
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Sergeant Levine
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
MovieGoin' Coconuts
1978
as Sid
MovieThe Comedy Company
1978
as Lester Dietz
MovieCalifornia Suite
1978
as Harry Michaels
Special Olympics
1978
as Doug Ransom
TVFantasy Island
1978
as Arthur Gantman
MovieHave I Got a Christmas for You
1977
as Rabbi
MovieCharge of the Model T's
1977
as Villa Nueva
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Robert Savage
TVThe San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
TVCHiPs
1977
as Sanders
TVRafferty
1977
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Joey January
TVBig John, Little John
1976
as Big John Martin
MovieSmash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
as Danny
MovieDistant Early Warning
1975
MovieHearts of the West
1975
as Polo
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Taxi Driver
MovieCrossfire
1975
as Bert Ganz
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Alan Schuster
MovieThe Yakuza
1974
as Wheat
MovieThe Front Page
1974
as Schwartz
MovieThe Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
as Felix
TVHappy Days
1974
TVKojak
1973
as Toza Stefanovic
MovieThe Way We Were
1973
as Bill Verso
MovieSteambath
1973
as Bieberman
TVPolice Story
1973
TVHawkins
1973
as Lt. Joe Horowitz
MovieOf Thee I Sing
1972
as Louis Lippman
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
TVBanacek
1972
as Joe Taddenhurst
TVTemperatures Rising
1972
as Dr. Patterson
MovieThe War Between Men and Women
1972
as Howard Mann
TVThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
as George Benson
MovieOnce Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Gregory Constantine
TVCannon
1971
MovieBanyon
1971
as Harry Sprague
MovieThe Neon Ceiling
1971
as Harry
MovieThe Feminist and the Fuzz
1971
as Wyatt Foley
TVThe Partridge Family
1970
as Darby Willis
MovieIn Name Only
1969
as Bert Clayton
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Bob Curtis
TVMedical Center
1969
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mr. Maher
TVThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Howard Feinstein
MovieI Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
as Murray
TVThe Good Guys
1968
as Bert Gramus
MovieThe Odd Couple
1968
as Murray
MovieP.J.
1968
as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)
TVAccidental Family
1967
TVThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Police Sergeant Crump
TVThe Flying Nun
1967
as Albion 'Al' Caine
TVGood Morning World
1967
as Uncle Harry
MovieBarefoot in the Park
1967
as Harry Pepper
TVIronside
1967
MovieIn Like Flint
1967
as Russian Premier
TVMission: Impossible
1966
TVOccasional Wife
1966
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Mr. Asterick
TVIt's About Time
1966
TVThat Girl
1966
TVHoney West
1965
as Moody
TVBewitched
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Seth Swine
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Rabbi David Miller
