Person

Herb Edelman

Acting · 1933–1996 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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  MacGyver

  Tubbs

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Lieutenant Varick

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  The Love Boat

  Robert Savage

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  Bewitched

  1964

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  Ironside

  1967

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  Knots Landing

  Sergeant Levine

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  Batman: The Animated Series

  Stern (voice)

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  Matlock

  Arthur Rydell

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  The Golden Girls

  Stanley Zbornak

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  Mission: Impossible

  1966

• 2003The Golden Girls: Their Greatest MomentsStanley Zbornak (archival footage)
• 1995Cops n Roberts
• 1994Burke's LawGeorge Muldoon
• 1993The Second HalfBen
• 1992The Naked TruthRupert Hess
• 1992The Golden PalaceStan Zbornak
• 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesStern (voice)
• 1992Grass RootsManny Pearl
• 1990The Bradys
• 1987thirtysomething
• 1987Beauty and the BeastHarold Levinson
• 1986L.A. LawAl Jones
• 1986MaggieHarry 'Pidge' Pidgeon
• 1986MatlockArthur Rydell
• 1985Picking Up the PiecesMac Goodman
• 1985MacGyverTubbs
• 1985The Golden GirlsStanley Zbornak
• 1984Crazy like a FoxInspector Rouletti
• 1984Murder, She WroteLieutenant Varick
• 1984Highway to Heaven
• 1984Wheels on MealsMatt
• 1983Shooting Stars
• 1983SmorgasbordDr. Jonas Pletchick
• 1982St. ElsewhereRichard Clarendon
• 1982Matt Houston
• 1982HotelEverett Gillan
• 1982Cagney & LaceyJoel Steiger
• 19829 to 5
• 1981Strike ForceCommissioner Herb Klein
• 1981On the Right TrackSam
• 1980Ladies' ManReggie
• 1980A Cry for LoveJack
• 1980MarathonSaul Feigenbaum
• 1979Tora-san's Dream of SpringMichael
• 1979Knots LandingSergeant Levine
• 1979Trapper John, M.D.
• 1978Goin' CoconutsSid
• 1978The Comedy CompanyLester Dietz
• 1978California SuiteHarry Michaels
• 1978Special OlympicsDoug Ransom
• 1978Fantasy IslandArthur Gantman
• 1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouRabbi
• 1977Charge of the Model T'sVilla Nueva
• 1977The Love BoatRobert Savage
• 1977The San Pedro Beach Bums
• 1977CHiPsSanders
• 1977Rafferty
• 1976Charlie's AngelsJoey January
• 1976Big John, Little JohnBig John Martin
• 1976Smash-Up on Interstate 5Danny
• 1975Distant Early Warning
• 1975Hearts of the WestPolo
• 1975Ellery QueenTaxi Driver
• 1975CrossfireBert Ganz
• 1975Barney MillerAlan Schuster
• 1974The YakuzaWheat
• 1974The Front PageSchwartz
• 1974The Strange and Deadly OccurrenceFelix
• 1974Happy Days
• 1973KojakToza Stefanovic
• 1973The Way We WereBill Verso
• 1973SteambathBieberman
• 1973Police Story
• 1973HawkinsLt. Joe Horowitz
• 1972Of Thee I SingLouis Lippman
• 1972The Streets of San Francisco
• 1972BanacekJoe Taddenhurst
• 1972Temperatures RisingDr. Patterson
• 1972The War Between Men and WomenHoward Mann
• 1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowGeorge Benson
• 1971Once Upon a Dead ManGregory Constantine
• 1971Cannon
• 1971BanyonHarry Sprague
• 1971The Neon CeilingHarry
• 1971The Feminist and the FuzzWyatt Foley
• 1970The Partridge FamilyDarby Willis
• 1969In Name OnlyBert Clayton
• 1969Love, American StyleBob Curtis
• 1969Medical Center
• 1969The Bill Cosby ShowMr. Maher
• 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsHoward Feinstein
• 1968I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!Murray
• 1968The Good GuysBert Gramus
• 1968The Odd CoupleMurray
• 1968P.J.Charlie (as Herbert Edelman)
• 1967Accidental Family
• 1967The Mothers-in-LawPolice Sergeant Crump
• 1967The Flying NunAlbion 'Al' Caine
• 1967Good Morning WorldUncle Harry
• 1967Barefoot in the ParkHarry Pepper
• 1967Ironside
• 1967In Like FlintRussian Premier
• 1966Mission: Impossible
• 1966Occasional Wife
• 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Mr. Asterick
• 1966It's About Time
• 1966That Girl
• 1965Honey WestMoody
• 1964Bewitched
• 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeth Swine
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRabbi David Miller