Herb Edelman
Herbert "Herb" Edelman (born November 5, 1933 in Brooklyn , New York , NY - † July 21, 1996 in Woodland Hills , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Herb Edelman played the role of Stanley Zbornak in the television series Golden Girls , for which he was twice nominated for an Emmy Award. In the cinema he was seen as a police officer and poker friend of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in A Strange Couple , in the comedy Barefoot in the Park with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford , in Sydney Pollack's The Way We Were next to Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford and in The Crazy California Hotel alongside Michael Caine , Walter Matthau, Jane Fonda and Maggie Smith .
He has appeared in guest appearances in many series, including CHiPs , MacGyver , Cagney & Lacey , Matlock , LA Law , Charlie's Angels , Kojak , In a Secret Mission , The Boss , Mord is Her Hobby and Love Boat .
From 1964 to 1970 Edelman was married to the actress Louise Sorel , the marriage ended in divorce. He died of emphysema on July 21, 1996 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: Derek Flint - Hard As Flint (In Like Flint)
- 1967: Barefoot in the Park (Barefoot in the Park)
- 1968: The Merciless (PJ)
- 1968: The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple)
- 1968: Let Me Kiss Your Butterfly (I Love You, Alice B. Toklas)
- 1968–1970: The Good Guys (TV series, 42 episodes)
- 1972: The War Between Men and Women
- 1973: The Way We Were (The Way We Were)
- 1974: Extrablatt (The Front Page)
- 1974: Yakuza (The Yakuza)
- 1975: Hearts of the West
- 1978: The Crazy California Hotel (California Suite)
- 1981: The Million Dollar Boy (On the Right Track)
- 1981–1982: Strike Force (TV series, 20 episodes)
- 1983: Always on the little ones (Smorgasbord)
- 1984: Powerman (Wheels on Meals)
- 1984–1988: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall ( St. Elsewhere ; TV series, 17 episodes)
- 1984-1995: Murder, She Wrote ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 1985–1992: Golden Girls (TV series, 25 episodes)
- 1992: Battle for Georgia (Grass Roots)
- 1993: The Naked Truth
- 1995: Cops n Roberts
Web links
- Herb Edelman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Herb Edelman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Edelman, Herb |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Edelman, Herbert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1996 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , California |