Herb 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.
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Acting History
2003
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)
1995Cops n Roberts
1994Burke's Law as George Muldoon
1993The Second Half as Ben
1992The Naked Truth as Rupert Hess
1992The Golden Palace as Stan Zbornak
1992Batman: The Animated Series as Stern (voice)
1992Grass Roots as Manny Pearl
1990The Bradys
1987thirtysomething
1987Beauty and the Beast
1986L.A. Law as Judge Al Jones
1986Matlock as Arthur Rydell
1985Picking Up the Pieces as Mac Goodman
1985MacGyver as Tubbs
1985MacGyver as Gorman
1985MacGyver as Bart Riggins
1985The Golden Girls as Stanley Zbornak
1984Crazy like a Fox as Inspector Rouletti
1984Murder, She Wrote as Lieutenant Varick
1984Murder, She Wrote as Max Hellinger
1984Murder, She Wrote as Artie Gelber
1984Murder, She Wrote as George
1984Highway to Heaven
1984Wheels on Meals as Matt
1983Shooting Stars
1983Smorgasbord as Dr. Jonas Pletchick
1982St. Elsewhere as Richard Clarendon
1982Matt Houston
1982Hotel as Everett Gillan
1982Cagney & Lacey as Joel Steiger
19829 to 5
1981Strike Force as Commissioner Herb Klein
1981On the Right Track as Sam
1980Ladies' Man as Reggie
1980A Cry for Love as Jack
1980Marathon as Saul Feigenbaum
1979Tora-san's Dream of Spring as Michael
1979Knots Landing as Sergeant Levine
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1978Goin' Coconuts as Sid
1978The Comedy Company as Lester Dietz
1978California Suite as Harry Michaels
1978Special Olympics as Doug Ransom
1978Fantasy Island as Arthur Gantman
1977Have I Got a Christmas for You as Rabbi
1977Charge of the Model T's as Villa Nueva
1977The Love Boat as Robert Savage
1977The Love Boat as Howard von Buren
1977The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977CHiPs as Sanders
1977Rafferty
1976Charlie's Angels as Joey January
1976Big John, Little John as Big John Martin
1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5 as Danny
1975Distant Early Warning
1975Hearts of the West as Polo
1975Ellery Queen as Taxi Driver
1975Ellery Queen as Max Sheldon
1975Crossfire as Bert Ganz
1975Barney Miller as Alan Schuster
1974The Yakuza as Wheat
1974The Front Page as Schwartz
1974The Strange and Deadly Occurrence as Felix
1974Happy Days
1973Kojak as Toza Stefanovic
1973Kojak as Jack Cohen
1973The Way We Were as Bill Verso
1973Steambath as Bieberman
1973Police Story
1973Hawkins as Lt. Joe Horowitz
1972Of Thee I Sing as Louis Lippman
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Francisco as Sam
1972Banacek as Joe Taddenhurst
1972Temperatures Rising as Dr. Patterson
1972The War Between Men and Women as Howard Mann
1971Once Upon a Dead Man as Gregory Constantine
1971Cannon
1971Banyon as Harry Sprague
1971The Neon Ceiling as Harry
1971The Feminist and the Fuzz as Wyatt Foley
1970The Partridge Family as Darby Willis
1969In Name Only as Bert Clayton
1969Love, American Style as Bob Curtis
1969Love, American Style as Marion Feinstein
1969Love, American Style as Phil
1969Medical Center
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Howard Feinstein
1969The Bill Cosby Show as Mr. Maher
1968I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! as Murray
1968The Good Guys as Bert Gramus
1968The Odd Couple as Murray
1968P.J. as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)
1967Accidental Family
1967The Mothers-in-Law as Police Sergeant Crump
1967The Flying Nun as Albion 'Al' Caine
1967Good Morning World as Uncle Harry
1967Barefoot in the Park as Harry Pepper
1967Ironside
1967In Like Flint as Russian Premier
1966Mission: Impossible
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Mr. Asterick
1966Occasional Wife
1966It's About Time
1966It's About Time as Tony Nugent
1966That Girl
1965Honey West as Moody
1964Bewitched
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Seth Swine
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rabbi David Miller