Herb Edelman

Known for

Acting

Born

November 5, 1933

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

July 21, 1996 (aged 62)

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.

Best known work

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

MacGyver

1985

Bewitched

1964

The Odd Couple

1968

Barefoot in the Park

1967

The Way We Were

1973

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Wheels on Meals

1984

The Golden Girls

1985

The Front Page

1974

Filmography

2003
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)
1995
Cops n Roberts
1994
Burke's LawTV
as George Muldoon (1 episode)
1993
The Second HalfTV
as Ben (1 episode)
1992
The Naked Truth
as Rupert Hess
1992
The Golden PalaceTV
as Stan Zbornak (1 episode)
1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesTV
as Stern (voice) (2 episodes)
1992
Grass Roots
as Manny Pearl
1990
The BradysTV
1987
thirtysomethingTV
1987
Beauty and the BeastTV
as Harold Levinson (1 episode)
1986
L.A. LawTV
as Al Jones (2 episodes)
1986
Maggie
as Harry 'Pidge' Pidgeon
1986
MatlockTV
as Arthur Rydell (1 episode)
1985
Picking Up the Pieces
as Mac Goodman
1985
MacGyverTV
as Tubbs (1 episode), as Gorman (1 episode), as Bart Riggins (1 episode)
1985
The Golden GirlsTV
as Stanley Zbornak (28 episodes)
1984
Crazy like a FoxTV
as Inspector Rouletti (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Lieutenant Varick (1 episode), as Max Hellinger (1 episode), as Artie Gelber (7 episodes), as George (1 episode)
1984
Highway to HeavenTV
1984
Wheels on Meals
as Matt
1983
Shooting Stars
1983
Smorgasbord
as Dr. Jonas Pletchick
1982
St. ElsewhereTV
as Richard Clarendon (18 episodes)
1982
Matt HoustonTV