Herb Edelman

Birth Name:

Herbert Edelman

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Assistant director, Location management

His professional acting debut was as Walt Dreary in a touring company production of the Brecht-Weill musical "The Threepenny Opera․"
Served in the United States Army as an announcer for Armed Forces Radio
Brooklyn-born, he portrayed many archetypal New Yorkers
One of his best known roles was as Dorothy Zbornak's ex-husband Stanley Zbornak on "The Golden Girls," but over three decades, he co-starred, guest starred and played recurring characters on numerous television shows
A talented artist, he created paintings and sculptures in his free time
Knew how to speak Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Yiddish, Hebrew, German and Russian
Once picked up stage director Mike Nichols while working as a taxi driver, which led to his part in "Barefoot in the Park․"

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