Biography
He remains best known for his extensive work in the latter medium, generally in stints as a series regular or recurring character ("Welcome Back, Kotter"; "St. Elsewhere"; "Knots Landing"), very rarely as a lead. Edelman may be best recognized as Stanley Zbornak, the ne'er-do-well ex-husband of Bea Arthur's Dorothy on the hit sitcom "The Golden Girls" (NBC, 1985-92).
It is somewhat poignant to note that this nearly archetypal New Yorker grew up …
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Career Milestones
| "Discovered" by director Mike Nichols while driving a cab | ||
| Attended Cornell University's School of Agriculture for six months | ||
| Co-starred with Bob ("Gilligan's Island") Denver in the "buddy" sitcom, "The Good Guys" | ||
| Co-starred with Robbie Rist in the live-action Saturday morning NBC children's fantasy series "Big John, Little John", as a junior high school science teacher who discovers the fountain of youth | ||
| Continued to drive cab, often picking up audience members who had seen him perform | ||
| Enrolled in Brooklyn College where he began acting regularly | ||
| Grew up in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn with dreams of becoming a farmer | ||
| Occasionally played Mo Epstein, "sweat hog" Juan's uncle, on the hit high school sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter" | ||
| Played a recurring role on the respected NBC medical drama "St. Elsewhere" | ||
| Played a regular role, Deputy Commissioner Herbert Klein, on the ABC cop drama "Strike Force" | ||
| Played a regular, the good-natured salesman Harry, on the first season of the ABC sitcom spin-off "9 to 5" | ||
| Played the recurring role of Bea Arthur's no-good ex-husband Stanley Zbornak on the hit NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls" | ||
| Played the regular role of Reggie, a harried bookkeeper, on the short-lived sitcom "Ladies' Man" | ||
| Served as a corporal in the US Army | ||
| Turned down a role in Mike Nichols' film version of "Catch 22" to star in a TV series | ||
1961 | First stage role of note, played the Commodore in Boston production of "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad" | |
1963 | Breakthrough stage role, the telephone repairman in Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park", directed by Mike Nichols | |
1963 | Broadway debut, "Lorenzo" | |
1966 | TV series debut, played the recurring role of Uncle Harry on the sitcom "Occasional Wife" | |
1967 | Reprised the role of the bewildered telephone repairman in film version of "Barefoot in the Park" | |
1968 | Portrayed Murray the cop in the film version of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" | |
1969 | TV-movie debut, "In Name Only", an ABC romantic comedy | |
1973 | Starred in the busted pilot for a NBC comedy-drama entitled "Kosta and His Family" | |
1974 | Co-starred with Tim Conway in "The Boys", an unsold sitcom pilot | |
1978 | Starred in "Honest Al's A-OK Used Car and Trailer Rental Tigers", a busted pilot for a syndicated sitcom | |
1983 | Final film role, co-starred as psychiatrist Dr. Jonas Pletchik in Jerry Lewis' "Cracking Up/Smorgasbord" | |
Awards
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer In a Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer In a Comedy Series in The Golden Girls |