Person
Herb Edelman
Born 5 November 1933 Died 21 July 1996, aged 62 Brooklyn, New York, USA TMDB ↗
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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18age in their first credit on record (1951)
52years on screen and counting
7credits in 1984, their busiest year
114dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 69 The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
2003as Stanley Zbornak (archival footage)
Age: 61 Cops n Roberts
1995
Age: 58 The Naked Truth
1992as Rupert Hess
Age: 58 Grass Roots
1992as Manny Pearl
Age: 52 Maggie
1986as Harry 'Pidge' Pidgeon
Age: 51 Picking Up the Pieces
1985as Mac Goodman
Age: 50 Wheels on Meals
1984as Matt
Age: 49 Shooting Stars
1983
Age: 49 Smorgasbord
1983as Dr. Jonas Pletchick
Age: 47 On the Right Track
1981as Sam
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Age: 46 A Cry for Love
1980as Jack
Age: 46 Marathon
1980as Saul Feigenbaum
Age: 46 Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979as Michael
Age: 44 Goin' Coconuts
1978as Sid
Age: 44 The Comedy Company
1978as Lester Dietz
Age: 44 California Suite
1978as Harry Michaels
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Age: 44 Special Olympics
1978as Doug Ransom
Age: 44 Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977as Rabbi
Age: 43 Charge of the Model T's
1977as Villa Nueva
Age: 42 Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976as Danny
Age: 41 Distant Early Warning
1975
Age: 41 Hearts of the West
1975as Polo
Age: 41 Crossfire
1975as Bert Ganz
Age: 41 The Yakuza
1974as Wheat
Age: 40 The Front Page
1974as Schwartz
Age: 40 The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974as Felix
Age: 39 The Way We Were
1973as Bill Verso
Age: 39 Steambath
1973as Bieberman
Age: 38 Of Thee I Sing
1972as Louis Lippman
Age: 38 The War Between Men and Women
1972as Howard Mann
Age: 37 Once Upon a Dead Man
1971as Gregory Constantine
Age: 37 Banyon
1971as Harry Sprague
Age: 37 The Neon Ceiling
1971as Harry
Age: 37 The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971as Wyatt Foley
Age: 36 In Name Only
1969as Bert Clayton
Age: 34 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968as Murray
Age: 34 The Odd Couple
1968as Murray
Age: 34 P.J.
1968as Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)
Age: 33 Barefoot in the Park
1967as Harry Pepper
Age: 33 In Like Flint
1967as Russian Premier
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TV credits
Age: 60 Burke's Law
1994as George Muldoon
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Age: 59 The Second Half
1993as Ben
Age: 58 The Golden Palace
1992as Stan Zbornak
Age: 58 Batman: The Animated Series
1992as Stern (voice)
Age: 56 The Bradys
1990
Age: 53 thirtysomething
1987
Age: 53 Beauty and the Beast
1987as Harold Levinson
Age: 52 L.A. Law
1986as Al Jones
Age: 52 Matlock
1986as Arthur Rydell
Age: 51 MacGyver
1985as Tubbs
Age: 51 MacGyver
1985as Gorman
Age: 51 MacGyver
1985as Bart Riggins
Age: 51 The Golden Girls
1985as Stanley Zbornak
Age: 51 Crazy like a Fox
1984as Inspector Rouletti
Age: 50 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Lieutenant Varick
Age: 50 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Max Hellinger
Age: 50 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Artie Gelber
Age: 50 Murder, She Wrote
1984as George
Age: 50 Highway to Heaven
1984
Age: 48 St. Elsewhere
1982as Richard Clarendon
Age: 48 Matt Houston
1982
Age: 48 Hotel
1982as Everett Gillan
Age: 48 Cagney & Lacey
1982as Joel Steiger
Age: 48 9 to 5
1982
Age: 48 Strike Force
1981as Commissioner Herb Klein
Age: 46 Ladies' Man
1980as Reggie
Age: 46 Knots Landing
1979as Sergeant Levine
Age: 45 Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Age: 44 Fantasy Island
1978as Arthur Gantman
Age: 43 The Love Boat
1977as Robert Savage
Age: 43 The Love Boat
1977as Howard von Buren
Age: 43 The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Age: 43 CHiPs
1977as Sanders
Age: 43 Rafferty
1977
Age: 42 Charlie's Angels
1976as Joey January
Age: 42 Big John, Little John
1976as Big John Martin
Age: 41 Ellery Queen
1975as Taxi Driver
Age: 41 Ellery Queen
1975as Max Sheldon
Age: 41 Barney Miller
1975as Alan Schuster
Age: 40 Happy Days
1974
Age: 39 Kojak
1973as Toza Stefanovic
Age: 39 Kojak
1973as Jack Cohen
Age: 39 Police Story
1973 Age: 39 Police Story
1973as Mr. Morrell
Age: 39 Hawkins
1973as Lt. Joe Horowitz
Age: 38 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Age: 38 The Streets of San Francisco
1972as Sam
Age: 38 Banacek
1972as Joe Taddenhurst
Age: 38 Temperatures Rising
1972as Dr. Patterson
Age: 37 The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971as George Benson
Age: 37 Cannon
1971
Age: 36 The Partridge Family
1970as Darby Willis
Age: 35 Love, American Style
1969as Bob Curtis
Age: 35 Love, American Style
1969as Marion Feinstein
Age: 35 Love, American Style
1969as Phil
Age: 35 Medical Center
1969
Age: 35 The Bill Cosby Show
1969as Mr. Maher
Age: 35 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969as Howard Feinstein
Age: 34 The Good Guys
1968as Bert Gramus
Age: 33 Accidental Family
1967
Age: 33 The Mothers-in-Law
1967as Police Sergeant Crump
Age: 33 The Flying Nun
1967as Albion 'Al' Caine
Age: 33 Good Morning World
1967as Uncle Harry
Age: 33 Ironside
1967
Age: 32 Mission: Impossible
1966
Age: 32 Occasional Wife
1966
Age: 32 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966as Mr. Asterick
Age: 32 It's About Time
1966 Age: 32 It's About Time
1966as Tony Nugent
Age: 32 That Girl
1966
Age: 31 Honey West
1965as Moody
Age: 30 Bewitched
1964No poster
Age: 29 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Seth Swine
Age: 18 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Rabbi David Miller