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Herb Edelman

Acting

Born November 5, 1933 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died July 21, 1996

Also known as Herbert Edelman

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.

Filmography43 titles

Charge of the Model T's

1977as Villa Nueva

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Stern (voice)

Banacek

1972as Joe Taddenhurst

Bewitched

1964

MacGyver

1985as Bart Riggins

The Golden Girls

1985as Stanley Zbornak

Happy Days

1974

Mission: Impossible

1966

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Artie Gelber

Highway to Heaven

1984

Barney Miller

1975as Alan Schuster

The Odd Couple

1968as Murray

Beauty and the Beast

as Harold Levinson

The Front Page

1974as Schwartz

Kojak

1973as Jack Cohen

L.A. Law

1986as Al Jones

Matlock

1986as Arthur Rydell

The Yakuza

1974as Wheat

Barefoot in the Park

1967as Harry Pepper

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Joel Steiger

Police Story

1973as Mr. Morrell

The Way We Were

1973as Bill Verso

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Wheels on Meals

1984as Matt

Knots Landing

1979as Sergeant Levine

CHiPs

1977as Sanders

The Partridge Family

1970as Darby Willis

Ironside

1967

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

as Mr. Asterick

Charlie's Angels

1976as Joey January

Fantasy Island

1978as Arthur Gantman

The Golden Palace

1992as Stan Zbornak

The Love Boat

1977as Howard von Buren

The Flying Nun

1967as Albion 'Al' Caine

That Girl

1966

In Like Flint

1967as Russian Premier

Smorgasbord

1983as Dr. Jonas Pletchick

The Mothers-in-Law

as Police Sergeant Crump

California Suite

1978as Harry Michaels

St. Elsewhere

1982as Richard Clarendon

Hearts of the West

1975as Polo

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

as George Benson

The Naked Truth

1992as Rupert Hess